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March-April,  1932 

THE  MICHIGAN  STATE  COLLEGE  RECORD 

Listening  In 

Brucker 

'HEN  Governor  Wilber  M. 
issued  a  procla 
mation  on  March  1, 
tbe 
convening 
1932, 
in  extraor 
legislature 
dinary 
s t a r t 
.session, 
ing  March  29.  he  had 
just  one  thing  in  mind. 
the 

the  budget  of 

the  balancing  of 
state  of  Michigan. 

In  the  wake  of  this  budget  balancing 
we  may  expect  a  concerted  effort  on 
the  part  of  the  state  legislature  to  paiv 
down  every  expense  to  the  lowest  con 
ceivable  minimum, 
thus  taking  cogni 
zance  of 
the  emergencies  which  con 
front 

the  governor 
the  state  must  accept 

the  commonwealth. 
In  his  joint  message  to  the 
specifically 

legisla 
stated 
ture 
t h at 
leadership 
in  this  program  of  balancing  budgets 
on  a  reduced  scale  and 
third 
recommendation  under  the  heading  oi 
"State  Governmental  Expenses"  asked 
the  legislators  to  pass  an  act  "to  reduce 
the  totals  of  all  supplies,  material  and 
contractural  service  expenses  as  pro 
vided  in  the  Budget  Act  of  1931  and  of 
the  Mill  Tax  acts  of  1931  for  the  Uni 
versity  of  Michigan  and  the  Michigan 
State  college  fifteen  per  cent  below  the 
total  fixed  by  t h at  act  for 
fiscal 
year  beginning  July  1.  1931." 

in  his 

the 

the 

the 

the  vital 

itself  was 

Significant 

fundamental 

issued  following 

recommendation  as 

importance  of 
Because  of 
it 
the  governor's 
source 
might  affect 
of 
institution's  support.  President 
R.  S.  Shaw  hastened  to  confer  with  the 
State  Beard  of  Agriculture  before  defi 
nitely  considering  steps 
to  meet  any 
proposed  legislation.  The  meeting  was 
held  on  Wednesday.  March  30. 
in 

the  state 
the  state  board 
ment 
It  was  as  follows:  "Although 
meeting. 
the 
the  staff  at 
President  Shaw  and 
the  past  four  years 
College  have  for 
in  the  work  o-
been  actively  engaged 
reorganization 
foi 
t he  purpose  of  greater  efficiency  and 
economy,  all  in  the  face  of  a  continu 
ally  increasing  attendance  of  students, 
and  although  salaries  at  State  college 
are  lower  t h an  at  many  state 
institu 
tions  of  the  same  class,  it  is  the  belief 
of  the  president  and  members  of 
the 
the 
t h at 
State  Board  of  Agriculture 
College  should  endeavor  at  this  time  to 
do  its  full  share  in  assisting  the  state  to 
this 
balance 
end  an  earnest  effort  will  be  made 
to 
the  College  budget  to  the  pro 
adjust 
posed  decrease  as  suggested  by  Gov 
ernor  Brucker 

in  his  message." 

its  budget,  and 

readjustment 

t h at 

and 

to 

It  seems  to  the  RECORD  t h at  the  state 
board  has  taken  a  fair  stand  on 
this 
vital  question.  At  the  same  time,  how 
ever,  whatever  else 
re 
ceives,  it  must  not 
too  much  of 
t he  income  on  its  p e r m a n e nt  endow 
ment, 
the 
people  of  t he  state  of  Michigan.  Com 
the  College's 
pared  with  other 

taxable  property 

the  College 

taxes 

lose 

the 

of 

The  MICHIGAN  STATE  COLLEGE 
R E C O RD 

Established  1896 

Member  of  the  American  Alumni  Council 

Published 

for 

the  ah»mni  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 
Entered  as  second  class  matter  at 

the  postofFice  at  East  Lansing,  Michigan. 

to  the  M.  S.  C.  Association. 

GLEN  O.  STEWART,  "17.  Editor 

GLADYS  FRANKS, 

'27.  Alumni  Recorder 

T HE  M.  S.  C.  ASSOCIATION 

Union  Memorial  Building 

OFFICERS—1931-32 

Charles  W.  Garfield, 
R.  Bruce  McPherson,  '90,  President 

L.  T.  Clark, 

'04.  Treasurer 

'70,  Honorary  President 

A.  S.  Armstrong,  '06,  Vice-President 
Glen  O.  Stewart,  '17,  Secretary 

L.  O.  Gordon, 

'mi,  Muskegon, 

EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 
term  expires  1932;  S.  Fred  Edwards, 

'99,  Lansing, 

term 

expires  1933;  W.  ()  Hedrick. 

'91.  East  Lansing, 

Thomas.  '85.  Lansing,  ex-officio  ;  E.  W.  Ranney, 

term  expires  1934:  Harris  E. 
'00,  Greenville,  ex-officio  ; 

Frank  F.  Rogers. 

'83.  Lansing,  ex-officio  :  A.  C.  MacKinnon, 

'95.  Bay  City,  ex-officio:  Carolyn  Ellsworth  Edwards, 
""•>.  President  i>t Alumnae  League. 

Entered  at  the  East  Lansing  Postoffice  as  Second  Class  Matter 

Vol.  W W I I.  No.  7-s 

E;c-t  Lansing.  Michigan 

March-April.  193i 

In  This  Issue 

•.•.:...-•..•. 

.:„....:..._...:, 

Listening  In 
Who's  Who  Among  The  Alumni 
Alumni  to  Assist  in  Awarding  Scholarships 
S p a r t an  Clubs 
New  Librarian  Assumes  Duties 
Fraternities  Expand  Building  Program. 
Summer  Session  Plans  Announced 
So  This  Is  Leap  Year! 
Campus  Scenes 
Nominating  Committees  Make  Selections—Alumni 
Association  Plans  Anniversary  Celebration 
Station  WKAR  On  the  Air 
"Close  Beside  The  Winding  Cedar" 
S p a r t an  Sports 
In  Memoriam—Marriages 
Alumni  Affairs 

...,: 

....: 

.... 

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3 
..  4 
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6 
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8 
9 
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12 
12 
13 
14 
17 
19 
20 

...... 

... 

infinitesimal  for  most 
share  is  almost 
individuals,  but 
is  con 
the  aggregate 
siderable  and  the  welfare  of  the  state 
as  a  progressive  element  in  the  educa 
tional  world  is  tied  up  in  t h at  one-fifth 
of  a  mill  on  every  dollar  of 
taxable 
property.  For  some  years  a  measure 
restricting  the  income  from  this  source 
to  a  certain  figure  has  threatened 
the 
greatest  value  of  this  form  of  College 
support,  its 

flexibility. 

As  we  go  to  press 

law-makers 
t he 
fifteen  per 
have  passed  bills  cutting 
cent 
amount 
equal  to  $256,044.  The  next  meeting  of 
the  state  board  will  not  be  held  until 

the  mill 

tax,  an 

from 

It 

the 

t h at 

little 

is  hoped 

April  21  and  no  final  program  has  been 
announced  by  administrative  heads  r e 
garding  proposed  emergency  changes. 
social 
themselves 

groups  will  not  decide  for 
t h at  t he  closing  up  of  courses  a nd  de 
p a r t m e n ts  in  which  the  opinion-holder 
is  not  interested  would  effect  a  panacea. 
Assuming  t h at  the  eventual  recovery 
t h an  rapid  we 
will  be  gradual  r a t h er 
the  state  board 
sincerely  hope 
will  not  be  forced 
into 
the  mill  tax  budget—-which  represents 
and 
living  expenses, 
t he 
butter  of  the  College. 

to  cut  further 

t he  bread 

t h at 

4 

THE  MICHIGAN  STATE  COLLEGE  RECORD 

March-April.  1932 

Who's Who Among the Alumni 

entered 

the 

States 

Army 

signal 
in 

He 
ivhere 

icas  sent 

immediately 
he  was  graduated 
summit 
the 
two 
little  over 

on 

station 

for  a 

school 

training 

following 

Ag., 
United 

his  graduation 

C.  Fred  Schneider, t,5

ie 
college. 
from 
at  Fort  Myers.  Virginia, 

year.  He  was  assigned 
in  Colorado,  where 

1885. 
the 
following 
he 
Pikes  Pike 
to  Detroit. 
teas 
He 
that  he  might 
the  signal  corps  so 
from 
discharged 
In  1894  he 
weather 
ivas  placed 
service. 
bureau 
section  with  headquarters 
in  Lansing.  Nine  years 
moved 
He  spent 
reicarded  by  the  official  recommendation 
be  desired. 

to  Grand  Rapids,  where  Schneider 

the 
remained 

years  under 

transferred 

the  strict 

thirty-six 

signal 

then 

to 

On  June  30.  1891.  he  was 

the  United 

enter 
in  charge  of 
later 

the  headquarters 

stayed  until  his  resignation 
regime  of  the  government 

of  "Excellent." 

a  goal  leaving 

of 
corps 
December. 
la 
the 
of 
years. 
honorably 
States 
the  Michigan 
were 
in  1921. 
and  was 
to 
little 

He  immediately 

entered 

the  employment 

of 

the  Grand  Rapids  Savings 

and 
organise 
mental 

is  now  managing 

the  Division 

the  Masonic 

country 
the  Franklin 

in  building 

street  branch  of  that  bank. 
He 

club  of  Grand  Rapids. 
street  viaduct  and  widening  Division 

lias  been 

He  helped 

avenue. 

bank 
to 
instru-

For  many  years  he  lias  been  an  active  member  of  tlie  Grand  Rapids  M.  S.  C. 
in  the  alumni  association  at  the  College.  He  is  a  candi 
coming 

club,  and  a  live  worker 
date  for  the  office  of  treasurer  of  the  general  alumni  association 
year.  Mr.  Schneider 

is  married  and  has  one  daughter. 

right) 

this 

/To 

the 

for 

of 

of 

for 

science 

ivorked 

division 

IILLLIL 

department 

and  agriculture 

farther 
at  odd 

chemistry 
taught 

in  the  office  of  farm 

'°2-  Ag'  M~  Agr- 

'13'  lives 

so 

far  West 

if 

he 

the  Virginia  Polytechnic 

1,  1914.  when  he  returned 

I  Lt:j 
State, 
icith 
years 

Cnr>r>ic>v> 
K_JUI 

he  would  be  in 
around 
jobs 
the 

,  went  much 
he 
the 
he 

in  the  office  of  forage  crop 
teas  assigned 

T  Mmnn 
±^y 
from 
After  graduating 
for  a  year  but  mostly 
station. 
two 
Then 
schools.  This  was  followed  by  an  appointment 
of  the  U.  S.  department 
the  agronomy 
mained  until  September 
agriculture 
Mr.  Carrier 
fine 
He  first  originated 
greens,  a  method 
completed  when 
turf  grasses 
creeping  bent  grass  that  has  proved 
is  now  president 
chants'  bank,  both  of  Coquille.  Oregon,  where 
serving  his  second 
Clara  Pack  of  Elacksburg. 
the 
Martha,  aged  14. 

the  East. 
the  College 
experimental 
in  public 
management 
of  agriculture.  On  January  1.  1908.  he  became  head  of 
re 
of 
the  World  wv.r 
grown  supply  of 
Germany. 
putting 
ivork 
fine, 
Oregon  a  supply  of  a  strain  of 
thing  of  its  kind  known.  He 
and  Mer 
is 
city.  Mr.  Carrier  married 
daughter, 

that  was  quite  popular 
the  armistice  was  signed  Carrier  continued 
in  south-western 

turf  grass  seed.  This  product  had  previously  been 
the  "vegetative  method"  of  planting 

term  on  the  school  board  of 
Virginia, 
left) 

for  several  years.  Not  having  his 
for 

where  he 
to  the  U.  S.  department 

task  of  developing 

the  Cocoos  Seed. 

finally  discovering 

his  home.  He 

lawns  and  golf 

Inc..  and  also 

to  be  tlie  best 

in  1911.  and 

the  Farmers' 

investigations. 

an  American 

he  makes 

have  one 

imported 

to  hunt 

Institute 

During 

from 

they 

that 

/To 

the 

of 

Dr.  Hu&h  P.  Baker,  '01  Ag.,  B.  S..  dean  of 

college  cf 

State 

forestry 

an  outstanding 

figure 

in  forestry 

education, 

year  as  dean  or  the  Empire  State's 

forestry 

is  now  completing 
institution. 

educational 

in  1904  with 

the  degree  M.  F..  University 

at 

the  New  York 
Syracuse 
his 
Dr. 
cf  Munich 

university, 
twelfth 
Baker  graduated 
in  1910  with 

from  Yale 
the  degree  D.  Oec. 

forestry 

He  organized 

the 
three  years  as  professor  of  forestry. 
forestry 
of  forestry 
General  Staff 
college  of  forestry 

in  1930. 
In  1920  Dr.  Baker  accepted 

committee 

Pulp  and  Paper  Ass'n. 
as  manager  of  the  trade  associations 
national 
and  on  the  executive 
technical 
chairman 
winter  meeting  of  the  section 
on  arrangements 
the  Advancement 

board  since 

department 

at  Ioioa  State 

college  where  he 

In  1907  he  became  administrative 

head  of 

school  at  Penn  State,  and  in  1912  organized 

at  Syracuse,  Neic  York.  He  served  with 
from  1917-1919.  He  was  reappointed 

the  New  York  State 

the  46th 

infantry 

dean  of  the  New  York 

the  position  as  executive 

secretary  of  the 
the  national  chamber  of 

In  1928  he  went  with 

department. 
on  wood  utilization.  United  States  department 

He  has  been  a  member  of 

of 

its  organization.  He  is  also  a  membeer  of 

committee 
of  the  New  York  section  of  the  Society  cf  American  Foresters  at 

to  the  National  Timber  Conservation 

board  and 

in  1932.  Dr.  Baker 

is  chairman 

of  the 

for 
of  Science  which  will  be  held  at  Syracuse 

the  mid-summer  meeting  of  the  American  Association 
in  June,  1932, 

spent 
the 
college 
the 
on 
State 

American 
commerce 
the 
commerce 
the 
ivas  elected 
the 
committee 
for 

March-April,  1932 

THE  MICHIGAN  STATE  COLLEGE  RECORD 

5 

Alumni to Assist College in 
Awarding Undergraduate  Scholarships 
WHEN  t he  State  Board  of  Agricul 

ture  on  March  17  approved  a  plan 
of  awarding  32  alumni  undergraduate 
it 
scholarships  annually 
t h at  m a ny  needy  high 
possible 
for 
school  graduates 
to  enter  Michigan 
State  this  fall  who  otherwise  would  be 
financially  unable  to  consider  a  college 
education. 

they  made 

This  action,  which  had 

the 

recom 

mendation  of  the  executive  committee 
of  t he  M.  S.  C.  Association,  amounts 
to  a  waiver  by  the  College  of  most  of 
It  does  not 
the  so-called  tuition  fees. 
and 
provide 
student  voted  fees.  The 
scholarships 
involve  no  actual  cash  gifts. 

for  matriculation 

fees 

SCHOLARSHIP  DETAILS  EXPLAINED 
T he  details  of  administration  of  these 
the  board 

scholarships  as  passed  by 
are  substantially  as  follows: 

A.  T h at 

the  stipend  be  $35.00  a 

term  for  one  year. 

B.  T h at 

the  number  of 

scholar 
ships  be  limited  to  32  for  the  pres 
ent  in  order  t h at 
there  may  be  one 
from  each  senatorial  district. 

the 

financial 

D.  T h at 

active 
the 

definitely  w a r r a nt 

these  students  be  nomi 
nated  by  the  alumni  organizations  in 
in  co 
various  parts  of 
the  state, 
high 
operation  with 
school 
the 
principals,  from 
the  upper  one-fifth 
of 
respective  high  classes  and 
t h at  nominations  be  confined  to  those 
circum 
students  whose 
stances 
t h is 
scholarship  aid. 
alumni 
or 
E.  T h at  any 
state  may 
ganization  within 
nominate  one  or  more 
candidates 
for  these  scholarships  the  final  selec 
tion  to  be  made  by  a  committee  a p 
the  President  and  after 
pointed  by 
taken  a  com 
the  candidates  have 
prehensive  examination 
to  be  given 
at  some  time  previous  to  the  opening 
of  college. 
As  an  indication  of  the  interest  m a n i 
undergraduate 
fest 
alumni 
scholarships  several 
informa 
clubs  have  already  requested 
tion  on  the  plan.  This  is  one  of 
t he 
fine  points  of  the  plan  since  it  stimu 
to 
lates 
activity  and 
their 
contact  and 
state 

immediately  renews 
interest 

d e p a r t m e nt 
educational 
and  high  school  principals  are  very 
enthusiastic  over 

the  non-active  alumni  group 

in  t he  College. 

t he  plan. 

inactive 

alumni 

The 

the 

in 

The  College  appreciates 

the  group 
which  will  enter  each  fall,  as  it  will 
give  t h em  a  distinctive  group  to  study 
and  analyze  as 
to  their  abilities  a nd 
accomplishments  in  college  work. 

ALUMNI  CLUBS  START  SELECTIONS 

The  plan  has  been 

explained  at 
recent  meetings  of  the  G r a nd  Rapids 

and  Flint  clubs  and  committees  to  con 
sider  applications  in  those  two  districts 
have  been  appointed  by  DeGay  Ernst, 
'27,  presi 
'22,  a nd  James  B u c h a n a n, 
dents  of  the  above  clubs. 

to  select 

five  applicants 

The  Detroit  alumni  club  will  be  e n 
titled 
since 
there  are  five  senatorial  districts  in  the 
city  of  Detroit.  Other 
clubs 
include 
which  will  handle  applications 
Berrien  county  club,  Washtenaw  coun 
ty  club,  Oakland  county  club,  Central 
Michigan  club,  Shiawassee  county  club 
and  Van  Buren  county  club. 

active 

In  some  districts  where  active  clubs 
do  not  exist  at  present,  alumni  com-

R.  HRUCE  M C P H E R S ON 

PRESIDENT 

M.  S.  C.  ALUMNI  ASSOCIATION 

—"The  accompanying 

the 

to  be 

the  aid 

over-stress 

Our  alumni 

that  parents 

sacrifices 
an  education, 

are  willing 
to  give 
that 

of 
students 
by 
these  alumni 

story  does  not 
im 
the 
given 
administra 
undergraduate 
clubs  have 
to 
their 
service 
ex 
finding 
during 
can 
college 
state 
importance 
join  me 
their 
for 
in  behalf  of  future  M.  S.  C. 

in  any  way 
portance 
worthy 
tion  of 
scholarships. 
found 
make  personal 
children 
departments 
hausted 
jobs 
these 
not  save  enough 
one  year.  The  aid  given  by  the 
board 
and  all  alumni 
heartily 
efforts 
students." 

for 
times  many  young  people 

clubs  will 
them 

at  the  College  have 

their 
freshmen 

ingenuity 
but 

tremendous 

in 
still 

thanking 

to  stay 

is  of 

in 

in 

mittees  are  at  work  formulating  plans 
the  organization  of  new  chapters. 
for 
alumni 
interest 

renewed 

This 

of 

t h at 

if  worthy 

groups  is  quite  convincing  t h at  t h r o u g h 
out  the  state  there  is  a  definite  feel 
ing 
to 
enter  Michigan  State  this  fall,  instead 
of  being  forced  from  high  school  classes 
into  t he  ranks  of  t he  unemployed,  t h at 
as  much  aid  as  possible  should  be  ex 
tended  at  this  critical 

students  are 

time. 

See the  Point 
IN  NO  ONE  FEATURE  do  college 

systems  differ  more  t h an  in  grading 

systems. 

today  is 

T he  system  most  used 
"point 

t he 
system."  of  which 
so-called 
The 
there  are  numerous  variations. 
general  principal  is  to  give  every  grade 
whether  a  letter,  or  a  number,  a  cer 
tain  point  value,  and  t h en  to  multiply 
the  number  of  hours 
t h at  value  by 
rating. 
gaining 
For 
instance  you  get  A  in  a  3  hour 
course;  an  A  rates  a  4.  t h en  you  have 
won  12  points. 

t h at  m a rk 

to  get 

the 

At  Ohio  State,  Nebraska  and 
table 

is  used 

for 

the 
following 
point  system: 

Iowa 
t he 

A  equals  4  points 
B  equals  3  points 
C  equals  2  points 
D  equals  1  point 
equals 
a 
At  Nebraska 
minus  1,  a nd  a  flunk  equals  m i n us  2 
is  an  additional 
At  Ohio  State 
there 
m a rk  K  (work  satisfactory  but 
incom 
plete)  which  equals  .8  of  a  point. 

condition 

The  most  frequently  used  point  sys 
the 
is  as 

tem  given  in  a  recent  survey  and 
one  adopted  at  Michigan  State 
follows: 

A  equals  3  points 
B  equals  2  points 
C  equals  1  point 
D  equals  0  point (  though  a  passing 

m a r k ). 

T he  College  administration  h as  also 
t h at  grades  of  X  or  F  will  be 
ruled 
given  one  negative  point 
each 
credit.  Points  equal  to  the  n u m b er  of 
credits  earned  are  required  for  gradu 
ation. 

for 

A  student  whose  work  proves  u n 
satisfactory  may  be  warned,  placed  on 
to  withdraw 
probation,  or 
requested 
from  the  College. 
If  placed  on  proba 
tion,  he  is  not  permitted  to  participate 
in  any  extra-curricular  activities. 

At  t he  close  of  each  term  a  report 
to  his 

t he  student's  work 

is  sent 

of 
parent  or  guardian. 

ALUMNI  DAY,  Saturday,  J u ne  11. 
t he  75th  anniversary  program 

Attend 
t h at  day. 

5 

THE  MICHIGAN  STATE  COLLEGE  RECORD 

March-April,  1932 

SPARTAN 

CLUBS 

-Photo  by  Ball  and  Wnnok 

GENESEE  COUNTY 
f~XN 
the 
the  evening  of  March  30. 
^  Genesee  county  M.  S.  C.  Alumni 
club  held  one  of 
those  dinner-dances 
t h at  are  long  remembered.  More  t h an 
b a n 
a  hundred  alumni  and  guests 
queted  in  the  twelfth  floor  dining  room 
of  the  I.  M.  A.  hall  in  Flint. 

'13.  who  presided 

President  J.  R.  B u c h a n a n. 

'27.  gave 
the  welcome  and  introduced  W.  A.  Mc 
toast-
Donald. 
master.  The  first  speaker  was  Alumni 
Secretary  Stewart  who  made  public 
for  the  first  time  to  any  State  alumni 
group  the  College's  plan  for  awarding 
scholarships  to  high  school  seniors. 

as 

t he  dinner  program  with  a  short 
on  friendship  and  an  outline  of 
football  schedule  for 

Coach  J a m es  H.  Crowley  concluded 
talk 
t he 
the  fall  of  1932. 
The  dinner  program  was  followed  by 
dancing.  Jack  Bakeman's  orchestra  pro 
viding  the  music.  A  short  program  of 
novelty  music 
numbers 
and 
featured 

intermission. 
The  entire  party  was  a  huge  success 
and  evidenced  the  hard  work  of  a  very 
capable  committee. 

dance 

the 

GRAND  RAPIDS 

Among  the  many  recent  alumni  club 
meetings  was  the  affair  sponsored  by 
t he  live-wire  S p a r t a ns  of  G r a nd  Rapids 
they  gave  a  banquet  honoring 
when 
members  of 
the  all-city  high  school 
basketball  squad  at  the  Masonic  temple, 
on  the  evening  of  March  23. 

the  guest  speakers 

Ralph  H.  Young,  director  of  athletics. 
G.  O.  Stewart,  alumni  secretary,  a ni 
B.  P.  Van  Alstyne,  varsity  basketball 
coach,  were 
from 
t he  College.  Coach  Van  Alstyne  clev 
talk 
erly 
State's 
play. 
of 
Randy  Boeskool  and  Dee  Pinneo,  co-
captains 
both 
former  G r a nd  Rapids  boys  were  also 
present. 

chalk 
basketball 

this  past  season,  and 

illustrated  with 

system 

a 

The  G r a nd  Rapids  club  continues  to 
hold  successful  Monday  noon  luncheons 
at 
the  Chamber  of  Commerce  cafe 
teria. 

SOUTHERN  CALIFORNIA 

an 

taken 

seriously 

Albert  H.  Voigt. 

operation 
recovery 

'81.  president  of 
our  Southern  California  alumni  asso 
ill  and 
ciation  was 
last 
underwent 
early 
December.  His 
progressed 
slowly  and  after  gaining  back  consider 
able  of  his  strength,  complications  set 
in  and  he 
to  his 
ill.  We  know  a  note 
home  seriously 
or  call  from  any  of  his  friends  would 
be  greatly  appreciated. 

is  again  confined 

Vincent  W.  Bunker.  '24,  is  now  with 
the  G r a nd  Rapids  Store  Equipment 
lives  at  752  East  22nd 
company  and 
street.  Portland,  Oregon. 
"Bunk"  was 
in  Los  Angeles  visiting  his  mother  dur 
ing 
t he  Christmas  holidays  and  a t 
tended  the  U.  S.  C.-Tulane  New  Year's 
day  football  game. 

Russell  S.  Simmons, 

'18.  continues 
to  tell  the  world  about  vitamin  C  and 
Sunkist 
the  other  good  points  of 
lem 
oranges  and 
"Rus"  is  the 
ons. 
of 
owner 
proud 
the  "•Clio,"  a  six-
r a c i ng 
m e t er 
yacht,  which 
is 
known  as  one  of 
l i g ht 
t  h  e  best 
weather  boats 
in 
Southern  Califor 
nia  waters.  "Russ" 
takes  his  share  of 
races 
"firsts" 
in 
y e ar 
t he 
held 
round  and  is  r a p 
idly  gaining  a  col-
lection  of  trophies 
for 
a nd  a  n a me 
is 
It 
circles. 

in  yachting 

^ ^H 

I()'. 

• ri 

himself 

hoped  t h at  he  will  be  fortunate  enough 
to  survive  the  Olympic  trials  which  he 
to  enter,  with  possibilities  of 
expects 
representing 
this 
the  United  States 
summer  in  the  six  "meter  events. 

Stewart  M.  Bair, 

'27,  lives  at  309 
South  Westlake.  Los  Angeles.  He 
is 
a  baritone  soloist,  and  a  member  of 
a  quartet  doing  radio  broadcasting. 

W.  K.  Dunn,  who  attended  M.  S.  C. 
in  1915-16.  lives  in  Pasadena.  He  offi 
the  U.  S.  C.  vs.  Stanford 
ciated  for 
fre 
basketball  games 
quently 
in  Pacific 
coast  conference  games. 

recently,  and 

this  capacity 

fills 

the 
Clara  Morley.  '07,  is  engaged  in 
organization  of  study  clubs  in  connec 
tion  with  Roycroft  books  by  Albert 
Hubbard. 

'29.  and 
Earl  "Dutch"  McConnell. 
'29.  live 
Marion  Trumbull  McConnell. 
in  Los 
at  2138  South  LaSalle  avenue 
"Dutch"  covers  the  western 
Angeles. 
part  of 
tc 
the  U.  S.  from  Canada 
Mexico,  as  field  engineer  for  Sparks-
Withington  company.  He  recently  was 
in  Mexico  City.  Mexico,  where  among 
other 
the  n a 
tional  bull 

things  he  enjoyed 
fights. 

(?) 

in  Hollywood 

acquaintance  of  Coach 

It  was  with  a  great  deal  of  pleas-
sure  t h at  several  of  t he  alumni  made 
Jimmy 
the 
Crowley  and  Mrs.  Crowley  during  their 
stay 
last  summer.  An 
informal  dinner  at  t he  University  club 
was  attended  by  about  twenty  alumni 
a nd  friends,  who  listened  with  interest 
to  Jimmy's  discussion  of  college  sports 
in  general  and  football 
in  particular. 
We  are  all  pleased  to  know  t h at  Jimmy 
has  no  immediate  intention  of  leaving 
M.  S.  C,  and  we  wish  him  success  in 
the  coming  year. 

Andy  Schoolmaster, 

family, 
recently  moved  to  5907  Pickford  street 
in  Los  Angeles,  phone  Whitney  8082. 

'26,  and 

M.  S.  C.  alumni,  come  to  the  1932 

Olympic  games  in  Los  Angeles. 

Maich-April.  1932 

THE  MICHIGAN  STATE  COLLEGE  RECORD 

7 

WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 

from 

32nd 

a n n u al  dinner  of 

r p HE 
the 
*  Washington  M.  S.  C.  Association 
t he  All  Souls  Unitarian 
was  held  at 
church  on  February  20,  1932. 
Fifty-
three  alumni  and  guests  attended  and 
spent  an  enjoyable  evening,  tr.e  main 
feature  of  which  was  a  splendid  m e s 
sage 
the  College  given  by  Dr. 
E.  L.  Austin,  acting  dean  of  Liberal 
Arts.  President  Robert  D.  Maltby.  '04, 
presided  and  musical  selections  were 
given  by  Mrs.  Mary  G a r r e tt  Lewis,  '27. 
and  Mrs.  Maltby.  Officers  elected  fcr 
the  coming  year  were  Miss  Florence 
Hall. 
'09.  president;  Porter  R.  Taylor. 
'15.  vice-president;,  and  Miss  Alice  L. 
'09.  secretary-treasurer. 
Latson. 
Those  present  were  Representative 
and  Mrs.  Seymour  H.  Person,  A r t h ur 
Adelman,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  P.  Close. 
Mr.  and  Mis.  G.  Harris  Collingwood. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  L.  H.  Dewey.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  I.  J.  Fairchild.  Miss  Cora  Feld-
kamp.  Thomas  Lewis,  Mrs.  Mary  G a r 
rett  Lewis,  W.  D.  Grosbeck,  D.  A.  G u r-
ney.  Mrs.  Anna  Pickett  Gurney,  Miss 
Florence  Hall.  Dr.  and  Mrs. S. L.  Jodidi 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  R.  D.  Maltby,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Erston  Miller,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  R.  R. 
Pailthorp,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Roy  C.  Potts. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  B.  Smith,  Dr.  and 
Mrs.  W.  A.  Taylor,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  P.  R. 
Taylor.  Mr.  and  Mrs,  Ray  A.  Turner. 
Miss  Alice  L.  Latson.  Miss  Edna  B, 
McNaughton.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  D.  F.  Fish 
er.  Mrs.  W.  P.  Wilson,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Charles  G.  Woodbury.  H.  R.  Kingsley, 
Stanley  E.  Ross  and  E.  L.  Grover. 

PHILADELPHIA 

at 

r n W E N T Y - S E V EN  Michigan 
S t a te 
-*- alumni  and  wives  attended  the  mid 
winter  dinner  of  the  Philadelphia  club 
which  was  held 
the  Benjamin 
Franklin  hotel.  February  23.  1932.  The 
in  this  year  of  depression 
attendance 
t he 
was  most  gratifying 
t h at  the  known  alumni  within  a 
fact 
fifty  miles  of  Philadelphia 
radius  of 
only  totals  fifty-seven. 
In  the  absence 
of  t he  president.  Frank  V.  Warren,  '98, 
the  first  vice-president.  George  Davis, 
'21,  presided.  Dr.  E.  L.  Austin,  acting 
dean  of  the  liberal  arts  division  of  the 
College  was  the  guest  of  honor. 

in  view  of 

After 

t h at  have  been 

and  Glen  Stewart 

the  dinner  Dr.  Austin  gave 
the  club  the  greetings  sent  by  Presi 
and 
dent  Shaw 
to  describe  some  of 
then  proceeded 
the  changes 
taking 
place  recently  at  the  old  College.  Of 
t'r.e  old  M.  S.  C.  girls 
course  all  of 
the  new 
were  delighted  to  hear  about 
women's  dormitories  while 
probably 
the  innovation  t h at  interested  the  men 
installation  of  showers 
most  was  the 
in 
t h at  had  both  cold  and  hot  water 
Wells  hall.  The  knowledge 
so 
t h at 
landmarks  were 
old 
many 
changed  could  not  but  sadden  some  of 
the  older  alumni  but  at  the  same  time 
they  naturally  were  much  gratified  at 
the  growth  and  progress  of  their  alma 
mater.  The  growth  in  numbers  of  stu 

the 

of 

dents  was  especially  surprising  to  those 
who  had  not  learned  of  t he  large 
crease  in  recent  years. 

in 

At 

the  conclusion  cf  Dr.  Austin's 
the  club  gave  him  a 

interesting 
talk 
rising  vote  of  appreciation. 

TOLEDO,  OHIO 
Encouraging  was  t he  response  to  t he 
dinner-dance  held  by  the  Toledo  M.  S. 
the  Ottawa  Park 
C.  alumni  club  at 
shelter  house  on  March  2. 
Plans  were  discussed  for 

increasing 
the  membership  of  t he  club,  arranging 
activities  for  the  coming  year  a nd  a d 
vertising  of  Michigan  State 
along  the  state  line. 

college 

New  members  of  the  board  of  direc 
tors  elected  for  t he  coming  year  were: 
Philip  O'Neill, 
'15,  president;  Lloyd 
'23,  v i c e - p r e s i d e n t;  Maud 
Hughes, 
Ferguson  Werner, 
'08,  secretary,  a nd 
Parnell  Anderson,  '29,  treasurer. 

Maud  Ferguson  Werner, 

Secretary. 

Among  the  events  of  t he  Washington 
Bi-Centennial  was  the  convocation  of 
George  Washington  university  in  Con 
the  Capital  City  on 
stitution  hall  of 
February  22.  Dr.  E.  L.  Austin,  acting 
dean  of 
t he 
occasion.  He  also 
College  on 
spoke  before 
and 
Philadelphia  alumni  club  while  on  the 
trip. 

liberal  arts,  represented 

the  Washington 

t h at 

New  Librarian  Assumes  Duties 

r\N  APRIL  first,  Michigan  State  col-
Sf 
lege's  new  librarian  assumed  office, 
t h us  relieving  Mrs.  Linda  E.  Landon 
of  t he  responsibilities  she  h as  held  for 
more  t h an  forty  years.  This  man,  J a c k 
son  E.  Towne  of  Nashville,  Tennessee, 
comes  to  the  College  with  a  long  and 
honorable  record,  both  of  degrees  and 
service,  from  some  of  the  most  promin-
nent 
t he  United 
libraries 
States. 

college 

in 

His  list  of  degrees  includes  an  A.  B. 
and  an  A.  M.  from  Harvard  university 
the  University  of 
and  a  B.  L.  S.  from 
Illinois.  He 
left  Peabody  Teachers' 
college,  at  Nashville,  Tennessee,  to  take 
up  his  new  post  here;  he  has  been 
director  of 
and 
librarian  there  for  the  past  four  years 
and  his  recommendations  with 
library 
work  at  Yale  university,  the  University 
of  Illinois,  and  the  New  York  univer 
insure  him  a  varied  experience 
sity 
and 
various 
a  wide  knowledge  of 
library  and  cataloging  systems. 

library 

school 

the 

Mr.  Towne  was  born  in  Milwaukee, 
Wisconsin,  where  his  father  was  form 
the  real  estate  busi 
erly  engaged 
t he 
ness.  He  served  in  France  during 
for 
interpreter 
World  war,  acting  as 

in 

MRS.  LINDA  E.  LANDON 

—Gave  her  best  as 

for  more 

ian 
years. 

librar 
40 

than 

JACKSON  E.  TOWNE 

—Comes  well  qualified 
succeed  Mrs.  Landon 
librarian. 

to 
as 

the  32nd  Divisional  Remount  d e t a c h 
to 
ment.  T h en 
from  October,  1929, 
in 
June,  1930,  he  acted  as  consultant 
t he  Julius  Rosen-
to 
library  service 
wald  fund 
establishment  of 
the 
in 
demonstration  county  libraries  in  seven 
southern  states.  He  was  elected  presi 
dent  of  the  Tennessee  Library  associa 
tion  in  1930  a nd  held  office  during  t h at 
in  clubs  a nd 
year.  His  membership 
associations 
organiza 
tions  as  the  American  Association  for 
the  Advancement  of  Science  and 
t he 
of  America, 
Bibliographical  Society 
and  he  now  holds  t he  office  of  secre 
tary  and  treasurer  of  the  College  and 
Reference 
t he  American 
Library  association.  Articles  by  Mr. 
Towne  have  appeared 
cational  and 

in  various  edu 

section  of 

journals. 

includes 

library 

such 

t he  College  as 

She  will  continue 

Mrs.  Linda  E.  Landon,  known  among 
alumni  as  the  "mother  of  the  College," 
librarian 
h as 
served 
her 
since  1891. 
library  work,  though  her  labor  will  be 
considerably  lessened.  Mr.  Towne  will 
take  full  control  of  the  functioning  of 
t he 
the  College 
steady  progress  of 
is  ex 
pected  to  continue. 

library.  Under  h im 

library 

the 

THE  MICHIGAN  STATE  COLLEGE  RECORD 

March-April,  1932 

Fraternity  Buildings Replace 
Society Rooms of Dormitory Fame 

llTHIN  the  last  year 
four  M i c h i g an 
State  societies  have 
built  new homes,  at 
a  total  cost  of  a p 
proximately  $235,-
000.  The  trend  of 
building  for  society 
houses  seems  to be, 
evidence, 
on 
toward  more  luxury  and  more  size,  as 
well  as  more  distance  between 
the 
house  and  the  Campus.  But  what  a 
difference  between  these  a nd  the  rooms 
in  Wells  and  Williams  halls  which  t he 
old 
t h e m 
literary 
selves  fortunate 

to  have. 

societies 

t h o u g ht 

t he 

T he  AeTheons  opened 

this  year's 
building  program  with  a  $65,000  house 
which  was  completed  and  officially  e n 
tered  J a n u a ry  10.  1931.  It  is  located 
on  four  lots  at  the  corner  of  Woodmere 
and  East  G r a nd  River,  which  are 
evaluated  at  $15,000.  a nd  t he  house  a nd 
grounds  occupy  a  plot  136  by  166  feet. 
itself  is  of  brick  veneer 
The  structure 
construction  and  essentially  English 
Tudor  in  design.  The  main  entrance 
faces  on  Woodmere 
of 
with  a  terrace  on  G r a nd  River. 
It  is 
built  to  accommodate  forty  men.  with 
most  of  the  study  rooms  designed  for 
three  men;  a nd  t he  dining-room  a nd 
kitchen  are  in  the  basement,  with  quar 
ters  for  a  cook  a nd  a  porter. 

the  building 

floor 

the  first 

there  is  a 

large 
On 
twenty  by  thirty  feet,  with  a 
lounge 
fireplace  and 
rafters.  Also 
timbered 
on  the  first  floor  are  t he library,  a  guest 
room,  a  chapter  room,  a nd  two  study 
rooms.  The  second  floor  has  nine  study 
rooms  which  will  each  accommodate 
three  men.  and  on  t he  third  floor  are 
the  sleeping  dormitory  a nd  three  more 
study 
room  has 
built-in-individual  wardrobes. 

rooms.  Each  study 

There  are  two  batns.  one  on  t he  sec 

floor  and  one  on  the 

third.  A 
ond 
stairway  goes  from  the  first 
fire-proof 
to  the  basement.  The  windows 
floor 
are  of  a  steel  French 
type,  a nd  are 
shuttered  on  the  first  floor.  Furniture, 
drapes  a nd  rugs  worth  $2,500  have  been 

AETHEON  HOUSE 

purchased.  These  include  two  leather-
covered  overstuffed 
suites,  four  occa 
sional  chairs,  and  radio. 

The  house  itself  is  valued  at  $50,000. 
Work  was  begun  on  it  by  Taylor  and 
Tanner,  an  Ann  Arbor  firm,  on  August 
1.  1931.  and  at  present 
it  is  entirely 
complete. 

KAPPA  KAPPA'S  BUILD 

(formerly 

the  Themians) 

The  new  home  of  t he  Kappa  Kappa 
G a m m as 
is 
situated  on  the  corner  of  M.  A.  C.  ave 
nue  a nd  Beech  street.  The  structure 
was  designed  a nd  constructed  by  H. 
G.  Christman-Lansing  company,  at  a 
cost  of  $35,000.  It  was  formally  opened 
in  September. 1931. 
A  design  drawn 

society 
flower  is  carved  in  each  of  the  shutters 
to  strike  a  note  of  individuality  in  t he 
type  of  early 
otherwise  conventional 
American  architecture. 
Inside,  a  wide 
colonial  stairway  strikes  the  keynote  of 
the  appointments.  A  brick 
fireplace, 
russet  rugs,  a nd  window  draperies  of 

from 

the 

PHI  DELTA  THETA 

t an  further 

russet,  green,  and 
carry 
out  the  scheme  in  the  spacious  recep 
tion 
have 
wardrobes. 

room.  All  of 

rooms 
and 

the  study 

dressing 

built-in 

tables 

The  work  of  landscaping  has  lately 
been  completed,  a nd 
t he  house  and 
grounds  present  a  very  charming  pic 
ture. 

P HI  DELTS  MOVE  WESTWARD 

A  LAPSE  of  some  four  months,  and 
•*"*-  another  new  house  opened.  This 
time  it  was  the  Phi  Delta  Thetas.  who 
had  their  new  home  constructed  on  the 
corner  of  Grand  River  and  Cowley  ave 
nues 
(this  being  on  former  President 
Snyder's  farm),  at  a  cost  of  $75,000. 
J a n u a ry  23  was 
the  house-warming 
date. 

Their  house  is  built  of  sandstone  a nd 
trimmed  with  Indiana  limestone.  The 
interior  walls  of  t he  lounge  a nd  great 
hall  are  paneled  with 
light  oak  a nd 
the  ceilings  have  dark  oak  beams.  All 
lighting  fixtures  are  made  with  a  h a m-

DKPTA  SICMA  PHI 

is 

mered 
iron  effect,  a nd  t he  rugs,  of  a 
dark  burgandy  color,  harmonize  with 
the  draperies  a nd  the  upholstery,  p a rt 
of  which 
in  mohair  a nd 
finished 
part  in  deep  blue  leather.  The  draw 
sturdy, 
ing 
straight-backed  furniture  of  the  early 
American  period,  a nd  the  rest  of  the 
house  is  fittingly  decorated,  harmoniz 
ing  with  the  lounge. 

is  furnished  with 

room 

first 

The  house  was  built  to  accommodate 
thirty-eight  men.  On  the 
floor 
are  the  reception  room,  guest  room,  of 
ficers'  rooms,  and  an  immense  hall  and 
lounge  room,  both  paneled 
in  pine. 
The  study  rooms  are  located  on  t he 
second  floor,  a nd  two  dormitories  on 
the 
hall, 
kitchen,  chapter 
room,  cook's  a p a r t 
ment  and  storage  rooms  a re  in  the 
basement. 

third,  while 

t he  dining 

Shortly  after  the  opening  of  the  P hi 
Delta  Theta  residence,  the  new  Delta 
Sigma  P hi  house  was  completed.  Work 
was  rushed  by  t he  Christman  Con 
struction  company  so  t h at 
the  mem 
bers  moved  in  February  5.  T he  con 
struction  had  been  under  the  personal 
supervision  of  L.  H.  Belknap. 
'09,  a 
retired  deputy  state  road  commissioner 
and  a  member  of  t he  alumni  board, 
from  plans  drawn  by  Thomas  T a n n er 
of  Ann  Arbor. 
T he  house 

just  outside 
t he  city 
limits  on  East  G r a nd  River 
avenue  and  the  Red  Cedar  river.  T he 
rear  lawn  will  be  terraced  down  to  t he 
water's  edge  and  canoe  docks  are  to 
be  built  this  spring,  from  ground  plans 
made  by  T.  N.  Zeatch.  '30.  T he  struc 
ture,  of  I n d i a na  limestone,  was  design 
ed  to  house  42  men  a nd  will  seat  50  in 
facilities, 
room.  Bathing 
t he  dining 
an  incinerator  inlet,  and  a  phone  are 
located  on  each 
flcor.  Above  each 
of  the  two  fireplaces  is  a  tinted  coat-
of-arms  of  t he  Sigma  Delta  Phi  fra 
ternity. 

located 

is 

On  the  first  floor  are  t he  reception, 
lounge,  cloak,  card,  guest,  officers,  a nd 
phone  rooms,  and  t he  lobby.  T he  fur 
niture  of  t he  lounge  is  oak,  tapestried 
in  rust  a nd  green,  a nd  t he  fixtures  are 
of  hammered  metal.  Heavy  oak  beams 

March-April,  1932 

THE  MICHIGAN  STATE  COLLEGE  RECORD 

9 

are 

the 

finished 

t h at  of 

lounge  room 

the  basement 

decorate  the  ceiling  and  t he  walls  are 
in  Versailles 
of  rough  plaster 
the  lobby  is  tiled 
gray.  The  floor  of 
and 
is  car 
peted. 
In 

the  dining, 
chapter,  store,  porter's,  coal  and  boiler 
rooms,  the  kitchen  and  butler's  pantry 
Furniture 
is  matched 
is  of  oak  and 
ir  all  the  various  rooms.  On  t he  sec 
ond  floor  are  twelve  study  rooms  and 
a  second  lounge  room,  each  study  room 
being  furnished  with  oak  chairs,  desks, 
and 
private 
a 
lockers. 

chiffonier 

two 

and 

t he 

third 

Six  more  study  rooms  and  the  dor 
floor.  A 
mitory  occupy 
r a t h er  new  feature 
installation 
of  hospital  lights,  which  are  set  in  the 
wall  at  intervals  about 
the  room  and 
make  possible  the  lighting  of  any  sec-
ticn  without  disturbing  the  others. 

is  the 

Here. 

then, 

is  completed 

the  cata 

loging  of  new  society  homes.  Others 
contemplate  building,  but 
it  is  doubt 
ful  if  the  luxury  of  these  will  be  much 
surpassed  for  some  time  to  come.  The 
old 
is  pretty 
well  gone,  but  these  new  homes  have 
somewhat 
they 
are  individual  and  private. 

idea  of  Fraternity  Row 

the  advantage 

in  t h at 

to 

Naming  Michigan 
" R E S E A R C H ES  of  J a m es  McGillivary. 
the  Michigan  conservation  de 
**^  of 
partment,  lead  him  to  believe  t h at 
the 
long-discussed  origin  of  Michigan  as  a 
n a me  for  this  state  is  settled  by  tracing 
its  etymology  back 
the  Chippewa 
word  for  beaver,  which  was  Miqua.  pro 
nounced,  according 
liv 
ing  near  his  home  in  Oscoda,  as  "Mich-
qua." 
It 

fact 
is 
t h at  Michigan  (Land  of  t he  Beaver) 
also  known  as  the  Wolverine  state,  the 
it 
connection  being  obvious  when 
is 
known 
extinct 
wolverines  was  one  of  the  few  animals 
steadily  preying  on  the  beaver. 

interesting  additional 

the  now  almost 

to  Chippewas 

is  an 

t h at 

Summer  Session  Plans  Announced 

for 

the  eighteenth 

a n n u al 
"DLANS 
session  have  been  com 
* 
summer 
for 
the  catalog 
pleted  and 
distribution,  according  to  Director  Al 
bert  H.  Nelson,  associate  professor  of 
journalism.  The 
begins  on 
J u ne  20  and  closes  on  July  29. 

is  ready 

session 

T he  courses  offered  have  been  chosen 
from  the  regular  curricula  of  t he  vari 
ous  divisions  of  the  College  so  t h at  anv 
toward  a  de-
work  taken  will  couunt 
work 
toward  a  de-
taken  will  count 
the  College  offers  one  or  more  under 
offer 
graduate  courses,  and 
graduate  work.  The  following  depart 
m e n ts  offer 
the 
higher  degrees: 
bacteriology,  botany, 
chemistry,  economics,  education,  Eng 
lish,  entomology,  farm  crops,  horticul 
ture,  pathology,  poultry,  sociology,  and 
soils. 

thirteen 

leading 

courses 

to 

F I E LD  B I O L O GY  P O P U L AR 

t h at 

is  so  divided 

The  school  of  biology  at  the  W.  K. 
Kellogg  Bird  sanctuary,  which  proved 
so  popular  last  year,  is  being  continued 
during  1932.  With  the  field  biology  i n 
creased  to  nine  credits  instead  of  six, 
the  work 
students 
may  spend  two  summers  in  the  study 
of  biology.  A  special  booklet  has  been 
request. 
issued  and  will  be  sent  upon 
As  in  the  past,  the  language  courses 
t h at  a  student  mav 
are  so  arranged 
in 
first  or 
complete  cne  year's  work 
Third-year 
second 
To  complete 
French 
in 
the  year's  credit  students  enrolling 
the 
remain 
any  of 
eight  or 
ten  weeks,  depending  upon 
which  year  of  the  language  is  chosen. 
Professor  L.  P.  Waldo,  of  the  d e p a r t 
ment  of  English,  whose  courses  in  t he 
Continental  Novel  have 
so 
popular,  will  give  two  new  three-credit 
courses 
this  summer:  "The  American 
D r a m a"  and  "The  Renaissance." 

year 
is  also  offered. 

languages  must 

language. 

proved 

THREE-SUMMER  PLAN  DESIGNED 

All  credits  earned  during  the  summer 
count  toward  the  B.  A.  or  B.  S.  degree 
and  may  be  used  to  qualify  for  t he  vari-

I'ROFESSOR  A.  H.  NELSON 

Director  Surmner  School 

Session 

teachers'  certificates 

ous 
required  by 
t he  state.  To  aid  students  in  planning 
fulfilling 
a  series  of  summer  terms  for 
the  requirements  of  either  t he  college 
or  the  state,  a  t h r e e - s u m m er  plan  has 
been  designed.  The  schedule,  showing 
courses  offered  every  summer  and  those 
to  be  offered 
in  1933,  1934,  and  1935 
respectively,  is  incorporated  in  the  1932 
summer 
as 
possible,  this  plan  will  be  followed  from 
year  to  year. 

session  catalog. 

Insofar 

The  usual  conferences  and  program 

of  e n t e r t a i n m e nt  will  be  held. 

In  spite  of  present  economic  condi 
is  expecting  a 
tions,  Director  Nelson 
Inquiries  from  out 
large  enrollment. 
side  are  coming 
rate 
the  usual 
in  at 
and  m a ny  of  the  regular  students  have 
the 
stated  t h at 
they  expect  to  a t t e nd 
summer  session  in  order  to  hasten 
the 
date  of  their  graduation. 
session 
summer 

grown 
steadily  in  its  eighteen  years  of  exist 
ence  reaching  an  all-time  record  en 
rollment 
session  will  undoubtedly 
keep  pace  with  t he  increasing  enroll 
m e nt  of  the  College  itself. 

last  year  of  815.  The  1932 
to 

continue 

The 

has 

Session 

catalogs 
-Summer 
are  now  ready 
for  mail 
ing.  A  special  book  on 
field  biology  will  be  sent 
on 

application. 

SUMMER  SCHOOL  STUDENTS  LOVE  THE  CAMPUS 

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T HE  MICHIGAN  STATE  COLLEGE  RECORD 

March-April.  1932 

So This Is Leap Year! 

By  J O HN  ARMSTRONG.  Litt.D* 

in  accordance  with 

the  winter 
in  the 
of  the  rising  of 

the  posi 
the  heavens  have  with 
ivhich  have 
to  the  things 
present 
the 
at 
(so  that  occasion  may  not  be 
the  case  may  not  arise 
festivals 
summer, 
the 
one 
the 
some  of 
in 
celebrated 
has 
in  the  past  and 
the 
year 
of  360  days  and 
to 

done 
tion  which 
reference 
to  be  performed, 
time 
given  and 
that 
some  of 
should  be  observed 
in  consequence 
calendar 
day  every 
other  hand, 
the  summer 
the 
future 
in  the  winter 
actually  happened 
would  happen 
always 
five  additional 
the  current 

that 
sliall  not 

four  years);  and  on 

star  Sirius  advancing 

in  order 
festivals 

(a  thing  which 

days,  according 

practice): 

consisted 

to  be 

again 

come 

if 

"It 

that 

tliat 

from 

shall 

knozv 

is  commanded 

this 
time  onivard.  one  day—a  festival  of 
the  good-doing  gods—shall  be  add 
every 
ed  every 
man 
small 
lacking 
amount  of  time  which 
seasons 
in  the  arrangement 
rules 
the 
and  of  the  year  and 
the 
ivhich 
for 
passed 
knowledge  of  their  movements, 
has 
this  cor 
been  corrected,  and 
rection 
the 
by 
good-doing 

four  years,  so  that 
the 
ivas 
of  the 
in 
laws 

has  been  supplied 

gods." 

that 

as 

the 

This  was  precisely 

leap  year 
from  Egypt 
to 
which  was  brought 
the  Alexandrian 
Rome  by  Sosigenes. 
astronomer  whom  Caesar  commission 
ed  to  draft 

the  new  calendar. 

ROMAN  AUTHORITIES  ERRED 
T>UT  it  was  so  much  of  a  novelty,  and 
-*-'so  poorly  understood  by  the  Roman 
authorities,  t h at  for  a  generation 
they 
mistakenly  made  every 
third  year  a 
leap  year  instead  of  every  fourth.  This 
continued  until  there  had  been  twelve 
should  have 
leap  years  when 
been  but  nine,  and 
to  make  the  cor 
rection.  Emperor  Augustus 
omission  of  leap  year  for  12  years. 

ordered 

there 

The  Roman  mistake 

is  naively  ex 
in  some  detail  by  Macrobius. 

plained 

the 

t h at 

"every 

interpreted 

from  one  event 

says,  was 
be 
should 

" t h at 
Caesar's  order,  he 
every 
leap 
year 
fourth 
year."  But  as  was  the  R o m an  custom, 
in  counting 
to  a n 
in  a  series  of  years,  to  include 
other 
the  year  at  the  beginning  as  well  as 
the  one  at 
series. 
the  end  of 
Therefore  the  order  to  add  a  leap  year 
every  fourth  year  was 
to 
means 
in  Sosigenes'  Egyptian 
reckoning  would  have  been  expressed 
by 
The  whole 
third  year." 
performance  seems,  as  one  of  my  stu 
dents  expresses  it.  "a  bit  dumb."  but 
perhaps  t h at  is  because  our  own  Anglo-
the 
Saxon  way  of  counting 
Egyptian  r a t h er  t h an  like  the  Roman. 
I  may  say.  parenthetically,  t h at 
there 
is  some  reason  to  suspect  the  pontiffs, 
who  were  the  principal  priests  of 
the 
state  religion  of  pagan  Rome,  of  h a v 
ing  been  intentionally  "dumb."  in  the" 
fashion  of  some  modern  politicians,  for 
ad 
reasons  of 
story, 
vantage—but 
much  too  complicated  and  involved 
to 
be  argued  out  at  this  time. 

intrigue  or  personal 

is  another 

t h at 

like 

is 

At  any  rate.  Augustus,  who  had  oc 

t he 

ordered 

lofty 
casional  moments  of  high  and 
purpose, 
leap 
correct 
year  rule  cut  on  a  tablet  of  brass,  so 
t h at  it  might  be  observed  properly  for 
ever  afterward.  Perhaps  he  also  had 
the  calendars  of 
notations  made  on 
stone  which  he  placed  at 
the  cross 
through  his  empire, 
roads  everywhere 
to  inform 
to 
shear  their  sheep  a nd  pick  their  grapes, 
as  well  as 
their 
manifold  religious  duties. 

the  farmers  of  the  time 

to  remind 

them  of 

W HY  THE  LEGEND  OF  LEAP  YEAR? 

is 

in 

fact  and 

leap  year 

the  present 
in 

WHY 
February? 
inserted 
'"  calendar 
Here,  again,  we  are  on  debatable  his 
torical  ground,  with 
fancy 
mingled  to  form  a  bewildering  p a t t e rn 
Leap  year  is  still  called  "bissextile."  or 
twice  sixth,  because  the  Roman  custom 
was  to  count  twice  the  sixth  day  before 
the  calends  or  first  day  of  March.  No 
body  knows  whether  the  inserted 
leap 
year  day  was  considered  as  the  one  im 
the  23rd  of  February, 
mediately  after 
or 
23rd. 
Romans  always  numbered  t he  days  as 
so  m a ny  days  after  a  date  in  the  past, 
is  our  modern  custom. 
which 

the  second  one 

after 

the 

A  whole  series  of  historical  debates 
might  easily  be  stated  over  the  legends 
intercalary  m o n th  of  Merce-
of 
the 
donius. 
It  is  vouched  for  in  many  his 
tories,  but  contemporary  R o m an  writ 
ings  are  ignorant  of  it. 

There 

is  no  agreement  among  his 
torians  as  to  which  were  the  leap  years 
in  the  first  half  century  of  the  Julian 
calendar. 
t h at  45  B.  C. 
was  the  first  Roman  leap  year.  Others 
place  it  in  44  or  42. 

Some  hold 

—The  Winding  Cedar  still  "leaps" 

the 

same  old  rock  dam. 

Another  piece  of  debatable  ground 
is  the  question,  why  do  we  call  it  leap 
year?  A  number  of 
have 
been  proposed.  Back  in  1704  a  learned 
"The  bis-
historical  writer  explained: 

theories 

(Continued  on  page  19) 

in 

are 

the  history  of 
to  be 

strangely 
TT^ACT  AND  FABLE 
leap 
•*•  mingled 
year.  W h at  would  seem 
fable 
is  revealed  as  founded  on  fact,  and 
what  has  long  been  accepted  as 
fact 
to  have  historical 
is  often  discovered 
basis 
estimable 
as 
nursery 
tale  of  George  Washington 
a nd  his  father's  cherry 

slender 

tree. 

the 

as 

the 

take 

fancy, 

For  an 

illustration  of  a 

leap  year 
t h at  would  ordinarily  be  dis 
t r a 

legend 
missed  as  pure 
to 
ditional  privilege  of 
sex 
It 
propose  marriage  during  leap  year. 
t h at 
will  surprise  most  of  us  to  find 
this  privilege  is  based  on  actual  legis 
lation,  enacted 
law  by  Scotland 
into 
nearly  650  years  ago.  in  1288.  Here 
is  the  wording  of  the  Scotch  law: 

fair 

the 

and  ordaint 
is  statut 
the  rein  of  Mr  maist 

for 

"It 
during 
Megeste. 
lepe  yeare. 
bothe  highe  and 
hae 
likesr 

liberie 

ilk  yeare  knowne 
ilk  mayden 

lowe  estait 

to  bespeke  ye  man 

that 
blissit 
as 
ladye  of 
shall 
she 

the 

and 

As  an 

leap  year 

illustration  of  accepted 

leap 
year  history  which 
is  actually  based 
on  fable,  there  is  a  long  series  of  trib 
utes  which  calendar  historians  have 
paid  to  Julius  Caesar  and  his  staff  of 
professorial  experts,  as 
founders 
as  mathematical 
of 
geniuses  whose 
intercalated  day  was 
so  ingeniously  figured,  so  accurate  and 
it  required  no  corrective 
precise,  t h at 
time  of  Pope 
legislation  until 
Gregory.  But 
in  exactly 
the  form  which  Caesar  enacted,  was 
nearly  200  years  old  when  he  took 
it 
instal 
over  frcm 
lation  of  it  in  t he  new  R o m an  calendar 
required  no  more  mathematical  genius 
t h an  that  used  by  a  modern  child  in 
transferring 
to 
from  one 
another  with  the  assistance  of  a  punch 
ed  transfer  ticket. 

the  Egyptians.  The 

trolley  car 

leap  year, 

the 

LEAP  YEAR  DECREED  238  B.  C. 

The  facts  of  t he  origin  of  leap  year 
are  on  record  in  the  seven-foot  chis 
eled  surface  of  the  Tanis  or  Canopus 
Stone,  a  cast  of  which  may  be  seen  in 
the  National  Museum  at  Washington. 
This 
stone  was  discovered  by  Karl 
Lepsius.  the  celebrated  Orientalist,  at 
It  bears  a  long 
Tanis.  Egypt,  in  1866. 
inscription 
in  Egyptian  and  Greek,  a 
decree  under  date  of  238  B.  C.  estab 
lishing  Leap  Year  in  Egypt.  This  de 
cree,  freely  translated,  reads: 

"In  order 

that 

that  matters  decreed 
each  season  of 

it  may 

happen 
to  be  dons  at 
the  year  may  be 

Dr.  J,,hn  Artaslrong 

lecturer  at  Si. 
Bonasenture's  coltere,  ABeghaney,  New  York. 
the  artiel"  reproduced  here  was  prepared 
and 
by  him 
Journal  of 
. the  March 
Calendar  .Reform.—Editor. 

i<  a 

1932 

for 

March-April,  1932 

THE  MICHIGAN  STATE  COLLEGE  RECORD 

11 

It's 

tra! 

la!  la!  at  Abbot  hall  with 

our  music 

students 

The 

ivoods  along 
the  Red  Cedar 

"Jake" 

still 

takes 

hard-earned 

in 
the 
dough 

East  Lansing's  main 
its  welcome 
spreads 

street 

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THE  MICHIGAN  STATE  COLLEGE  RECORD 

March-April, 1932 

New  Alumni  Officers  to be Elected  by Mail  Ballot 
AGAIN  this  year  officers  a nd members  of  t he executive  committee  of  t he M. S. C. Association  will  be elected  by  t he 

mail-ballot  method  as  specified  in  t he  constitution.  T he December  issue  of  t he RECORD  carried  t he names of 

the  two chairmen  appointed  by  President  R.  B.  McPherson,  who  headed  t he nominating  committees. 

After  careful 

consideration  of  t he  present  members  of  t he executive  committee  a nd  investigation  of  possible 
nominees  for  new posts  t he two slates  below  were  presented.  Both  committees  were  unanimous  in selecting  Lawrence 
T.  Clark.  '04. for  t he  office  of  president,  he  having  served  t he Association  faithfully  t he past  two years  as  treasurer. 

SELECTIONS  OF  G R O UP  1 

DUDLEY  PRITCHARD, 

'24.  C h a i r m an 

SELECTIONS  OF  GROUP  2 
W.  G.  KNICKERBOCKER.  '16.  C h a i r m an 

P R E S I D E NT 
• Present  Treasurer.  Unanimous  Choice > 
L.  T.  CLARK,  '06,  Detroit 

VICE-PRESIDENT 
(One  to  Be  Selected) 

L.  O.  GORDON.  '06,  Muskegon 
iNow  on  Executive  Committee) 

A.  S.  ARMSTRONG.  '04.  Chicago 
<Present  Incumbent) 

TREASURER 
(One  to Be  Selected I 

C.  FRED  SCHNEIDER,  '85, G r a nd  Rapids 

A. L.  MAIRE.  17. Grosse  Pointe 

MEMBER  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 
iOne  to Be  Selected) 

ELLSWORTH  B.  HOLDEN,  '23.  Greenville 

J.  A.  HANNAH, 

'23,  East  Lansins. 

REPRESENTATIVE  FROM  ALUMNAE  LEAGUE 
(Present  President  Unanimous  Choice) 
MRS.  CAROLYN  ELLSWORTH  EDWARDS.  '06.  Lansing 

Before  May 1 ballots  will  be mailed  to all members  of t he Association  in good  standing  and  up to ten days  before  t h at 
date  it  will  be  possible  for  any  group  of  twenty  active  members  to  add  names  to  t he  ballot.  Otherwise,  the  only 
names  appearing  will  be  those  listed  above.  Members  in  good  standing  a re those  who  have  made  a  monetary  contri 
bution  of  $2.50  or  more  to  t he  Annual  Alumni  Fund  for  t he year  1931-32  (ending  June  30.  1932). 

Are  you  paid  up jor  this  year? 

Alumni  Association  Plans  Anniversary 

Fete 

calling 

T7LABORATE 
for  a 
plans 
-*-J  four-day  celebration  of  t he  75th 
anniversary  of  t he  founding  of  t he 
College  have  been  cancelled  due to  t he 
times  of  economic  stress.  Announce 
ment  was  made  by  President  R.  S. 
Shaw  following  a  conference  with  t he 
State  Board  of  Agriculture.  Attribut 
ing  t he move  as a  first  definite  step  to 
comply  with  Governor  Wilber  M. 
Brucker's  demand  t h at  institutional ex 
penses  be  reduced.  President 
Shaw 
stated 
t h at  "we  are  cancelling  our 
elaborate  anniversary  plans  a nd  r e 
verting  to t he regular  form  of  Alumni 
Day  a nd  Commencement 
celebrations 
as  such  plans  would  necessarily  entail 
appreciable  expense." 

BIRTHDAY  FETE  J U NE  11 

Alumni 

leaders  of  national  promi 
nence  will  be asked  by t he Alumni a s 
sociation  to  take  part  in  t he  big  a n 
niversary  birthday  fete  when  Alumni 
Day  celebrants  return  to  t he  Campus 
J u ne 11. 

Tentative  plans  for  an 

afternoon 
in  t he  College 
program  to  be  held 
gymnasium  call  for well-known  alumni 
to  discuss  t he  various  phases  of  agri 
culture,  engineering  and  home  eco 
nomics  and  t he  75  year.  45  year  a nd 
t h at  Michigan 
35  year  contributions 

State  h as  given  to  each  of  t he  above 
phases  of  education.  T he  May  issue 
of  t he  RECORD  will  give  t he  program 
in  detail. 

As  usual  t he a n n u al  Alumni  Day  golf 
tournament  will  be held  at  t he Walnut 
Hills  Country 
club  a nd  appropriate 
prizes,  including  t he  two trophy  cups 
started  last  year,  will  attract  scores of 
par  shooters  from  distant  points. 

The  events  of  t he  75th  anniversary 
program  will  be  of  prime 
importance 
to  many  of  t he  older  graduates  a nd 
former  students.  Some  very 
interest 
ing  historical  material  h as  been  pre 
pared  by  Dr.  F r a nk  Kedzie,  '77. Col 
lege  historian,  a nd  a  display  of  t he 
early  records,  pictures  a nd  manuscripts 
will  be exhibited  in t he Union  building. 
The  class  of  1882. celebrating  its  50th 
anniversary,  will  be  guests  of  t he  Col 
t h at  day.  T he  well  established 
lege 
"patriarchs"  dinner  will  be held  Satur 
day  noon  in  t he  Union  a nd all of t he 
older  alumni  of  t he  College  will 
join 
with  t he  class  of  1882 in  celebrating 
their  golden  anniversary 

reunion. 

SUNSET  SUPPER  PLANNED 
The  alumni  committee  in  charge  of 
the  big celebration  have  started  plans 
for  t he most  interesting  Sunset  Supper 
large 
It  is  hoped 
ever  held. 

that  a 

number  of  t he  faculty  members  will 
participate  and 
nationally 
known  speaker  can be  secured. 

t h at  a 

The  senior  class  will  repeat  the  water 
carnival  on Friday  and  Saturday  nights 
a nd  t he Saturday  Alumni  Day  program 
will  be  climaxed  with  a  big  College 
reception  and  alumni  dance  at  t he 
Union. 

President  Shaw  h as announced 

t h at 
Glenn  Frank,  president  of  t he  Uni 
versity  of  Wisconsin  will  be t he  Com 
mencement  day  speaker  on  Monday. 
June 13. 

Numerous  class secretaries  have  writ 
ten  members  of  their  classes  to  return 
for  group  reunions,  a nd  this  year  in 
recognition  of  t he  important  date  all 
classes  will  hold  dinners,  either  as  a 
class  or  with  ether  groups  in  college 
with  them. 

The  big  snow  of  1932,  descending 
upon  t he  Campus  on  Monday,  March 
21,  caught  a  good  many  folks  unaware 
The  boulevard 
from  Lansing  to  t he 
College  was shut  off  from  traffic  of all 
kinds  on  Tuesday  until  "Pete"  Dill-
man's  (13) highway  trucks  pushed t he 
drifts 
aside.  Cars  parked  overnight 
were  marooned.  T he Campus  as  usual 
was  a  beautiful 

fairyland. 

March-April.  1932 

T HE  MICHIGAN  STATE  COLLEGE  RECORD 

13 

"Hello, Everybody," This is 
Station WKAR On the Air 

engi 
agement, 
agricultural 
forestry, 
insects 
neering,  beekeeping,  control  of 
in 
farming, 
greenhouse,  muck 
horticulture,  poultry,  soils,  entomology, 
and  farm  crops. 

the 

^ ^ ^ ^ • • • ^ • • •^ 
the  hour,  and  then 
a.  r a t h er  slow,  drawling  voice  saying, 
"Hello,  everybody. 
is  WKAR, 
from  Michigan  State  college  .  .  ." 

This 

The  voice 

is  likely  to  be 

t h at  of 
'28,  announcer  of 

Keith  Himebaugh, 
the  M.  S.  C.  radio  station,  but  the  pro 
gram  may  be  of  any  sort,  for 
lately 
WKAR 
its  policy  of 
has  widened 
service,  and  programs  now  not  only 
interest  the  farmer,  but  as  well  the  city 
dweller,  the  housewife,  the  high  school 
children,  and  in  fact  all  t he  members 
of  any  family.  WKAR  now  is  sponsor 
types  of  programs— 
ing 
the  afternoon 
the  noon  program  and 
program.  Under  the  noon  heading  are 
given 
the  F a rm  Service  program  and 
the  radio  short  courses,  and  under  the 
the  Homemaker's  program, 
afternoon 
the 
the  Public 
Instruction  program, 
the 
Health  Education  program,  and 
College  of  the  Air  program. 

two  distinct 

SERVICE  PROGRAM  FOR  FARMERS 

to 

included 

in  addition 

information, 

forecast  and 

information  adapted 

is 
Since  the  F a rm  Service  program 
the  most  regular—12:00  nocn  to  12:30 
p.  "m..  daily  except  Sunday—it 
is  per 
h a ps 
the  one  most  known  and  most 
listened  to.  The  aim  of  this  program 
to 
is  to  present 
It  in 
the  needs  of  Michigan  farmers. 
the  weather 
cludes 
the 
livestock  and  grain  quotations 
latest 
and 
two 
discussions  daily  relating  to  agriculture 
in  some  form.  Since  J a n u a ry  18,  1932, 
t he 
this  program  has  also 
Michigan  F a rm  Flashes,  a  new 
farm 
service  distributed  by 
radio  program 
the  College, 
the 
United  States  D e p a r t m e nt  of  Agricul 
in 
ture. 
Michigan  use 
this  service  as  well  as 
the  local  station—WWJ,  Detroit;  W F-
DF,  Flint;  WBCM,  Bay  City;  WOOD. 
G r a nd  Rapids;  WKZO,  Kalamazoo; 
WJMS,  Ironwood;  and  WHDF,  Calu 
t he 
met.  On  Saturdays 
impor 
regular 
t a nt  announcements  relating 
to  agri 
cultural  activities,  and  t he  weekly  bean 
market  review  prepared  by  t he  U.  S. 
D e p a r t m e nt  of  Agriculture. 

two  talks  is  taken  by 

in  cooperation  with 

radio  stations 

the  place  of 

Seven  other 

The  aim  of 

the  radio  short  courses 
is  to  present  an  opportunity  for  i n t e n 
sive  study  of  specific  farm  enterprises 
important  problems 
and  some  of 
farm  operation. 
relating 
The  subjects  offered  include  farm  m a n 

the 
to  Michigan 

HOMEMAKER'S  PROGRAM  EDUCATIONAL 
r p HE  AIM  of  the  afternoon  programs 
-"•  is  to  present  special  information  for 
educa 
the  homemaker  and  general 
tional  features  for  everyone,  as  well  a? 
short  periods  of  music.  Members  of 
the 
the  resident  teaching  staff  present 
Homemakers  program,  a nd 
titles 
and  presentation  dates  of  some  of  their 
a r e: 
scheduled 

discussion 

subjects 

t he 

Mfafe  dftft. 

February 

Foods  and  Nutrition,  J a n u a ry  4  through 
J a n u a ry  29;  Home  Furnishing,  F e b 
ruary  1  through  February  19; 
I n s t i 
tutional  m a n a g e m e n t, 
t h r o u gh  February  26;  Clothing,  Febru 
ary  29  through  March  18;  Home  m a n 
agement,  March  21  through  March  25 
a nd  April  4  t h r o u gh  April  15;  Child 
through  May  6; 
training,  April  18 
Foods  and  Nutrition,  May  9 
through 
May  27. 

22 

The  Public  Instruction  program  r u ns 
from  3:30  to  3:40  p.  iri.  on  Mondays 
until  May  23.  A  series  of 
lectures 
furnished  by  the  State  D e p a r t m e nt  of 
Public  Instruction  makes  up  this  pro 
gram.  They  deal  with  such  problems 
as  citizenship,  recreation,  school  legis 
lation,  school  funds,  and  various  edu 
cational  activities. 

t he 

talks  on 

A  series  of 

common 
diseases  makes  up  the  H e a l th  Educa 
tion  program,  given  from  3:30  to  3:40 
p.  m.  on  Mondays  until  May  23.  Spon 
sored  by  the  Michigan  State  Medical 
society,  these  talks  are  given  by  m e m 
bers  of 
t he 
the  medical  profession 
second  councilor  district  of  t he  Michi-
includes 
State  Medical  society,  which 

in 

Jackson,  I n g h a m,  and  Hillsdale  coun 
ties. 

the  Air  programs  are  3:30 

ALUMNI  EDUCATION  GIVEN 
"pvATES  and  air-times  of  t he  College 
"^  of 
to 
3:40  p.  m.  on  Tuesdays,  Wednesdays, 
a nd  Fridays,  through  May  27.  T he  fol 
lowing  departments  contribute:  Speech, 
chemistry,  physics,  geology,  entomology, 
history,  zcology.  and  English.  Here 
are  some  typical  subjects:  "Control  of 
House  Flies,"  "With  the  Poets,"  "Every 
day  Chemistry,"  "Current  Literature," 
"The 
I r on  Minerals,"  "Play  P r o d u c 
tion  in  t he  Community  Theater."  These 
the  most  various  and 
programs  are 
interesting  of  all 
those  broadcast  by 
WKAR,  offering  as  they  do  facts  from 
practically  every  b r a n ch  of 
learning 
given  at  the  College.  Many  alumni  of 
t he  College  keep  constantly 
touch 
with  this  series. 

in 

is 

Still 

Music,  which 

is  a  feature  of  every 
is  furnished  by  a 
afternoon  program, 
t he 
group  of  M.  S.  C.  students  called 
Studio  Trio—Sidney  Rubinstein,  violin-
cello,  Abram  Kaminsky,  violin, 
a nd 
Wendell  Westcott,  piano. 
program 
another 

offered. 
This,  a  special  feature  for  high  school 
students,  was  begun  February  1  a nd 
through  May  23. 
will  be  continued 
Every  Monday  afternoon,  from  1:30 
to 
talks  are  given  by  agricultural 
2:00, 
staff  members  on 
and 
animal  husbandry.  These  two  subjects 
were  decided  on  after  a  questionnaire 
the  S m i t h - H u g h es  high 
sent 
schools 
the  s t u 
the  state,  asking 
dents  which  type  of  a  farm  program 
they  would  prefer,  gave  t h em  t he  larg 
est  number  of  votes. 
is  estimated 
t h at  600  high  school  students,  at  least, 
listen  to  this  program  every  week  and 
discuss  it  in  their  classes. 
It  is  very 
likely 
it  will  be  continued  next 
year. 

to  all 
in 

crops 

farm 

t h at 

It 

them 

The  value  of  the  other  programs 
is 
shown  by  the  fact  t h at  many  women's 
clubs,  in  both  city  and  country,  have 
for  study  projects. 
been  using 
t he 
T he  clubs  are  especially  fond  of 
Homemakers'  programs,  but 
literature 
d a ta  is  welcomed  by  groups  doing  t h at 
sort  of  work,  as  well. 
In  one  Lansing 
high  school  classes  are  being  instructed 
to  use  WKAR  radio  talks  as  p a rt  of 
It  is  not  too 
t he  classroom  education. 
optimistic  to  say  t h at  with  a  few  more 
years  high  schools  and  women's  clubs 
all  over 
the 
information  dissemi 
same,  since 
is  helpful, 
nated  by  t he 
interesting,  factual  and  useful. 

t he  state  will  be  doing 

local  station 

the 

P e r h a ps  you  will  be  unable  to  attend 
the  Centennial  Celebration  in  1957,  so 
plan  to  be  on  t he  Campus  J u ne  11— 
75th  ANNIVERSARY  PROGRAM. 

14 

THE  MICHIGAN  STATE  COLLEGE  RECORD 

March-April,  1932 

"CLOSE  BESIDE  THE 

for 

any 

figures 

Enrollment 

spring 
term  were  broken  last  week  when  2.833 
total 
students  registered.  Last  year's 
enrollment 
term  was 
2.786. 

spring 

the 

for 

the 

sponsored 

More  t h an  75  contractors  and  dealers 
were  attracted  to  the  Campus  the  week 
engineering 
of  March  21  when 
short 
department 
course  in  "forced  air  circulation."  Ac 
to  Dean  H.  B.  Dirks 
cording 
is 
this  conference  an 
planned 
to  make 
from  eight 
a n n u al  affair.  Delegates 
in 
states  other 
attendance. 

t h an  Michigan  were 

a  new 

it 

recent 

to  Camden 

The  Union  One-Act  Play 
presentation 

contest 
the 
of 
was 
a 
Union  beard. 
It  was  won  by  a  presen 
tation  of  Thornton  Wilder's  "A  Happy 
Journey 
and  Trenton," 
which  was  sponsored  by  Elsa  Richards 
a nd  Edith  Bowers.  East  Lansing.  Other 
plays  in  the  contest  were:  "Workhouse 
Ward."  by  Lady  Gregory,  presented  by 
Charlotte  MacKinnon,  Jcseph  Kidder 
and  Richard  Hutchison; 
"The  Back 
Page"  by  Jack  Green  and  O.  L.  Beck-
with 
(the  only  student-written  play), 
presented  by  the  State  News  editorial 
the  well-known  "Drums  of 
staff;  and 
Oude."  presented  by  an  unofficial  Theta 
Alpha  Phi  aggregation.  The  contest 
the  a n n u al  Union 
took 
Opera 
the  Little 
Theater  in  t he  Home  Economics  build 
ing. 

and  was  held 

the  place  of 

in 

t h at 

its  sway.  Figures  from 
reveal 

"Flu,"  which  swept  over  the  Campus 
and  pulled  more  t h an  one-third  of  the 
student  population  out  of  classes,  has 
now  lost 
the 
College  hospital 
duriner 
the  m o n th  of  February  2.800  cases  of 
taken  care  of;  one 
the  disease  were 
extra  doctor, 
four  extra  nurses  and 
two  laboratory  men  were  added  to  the 
staff;  and  at  one  time  the  medical  unit, 
crowded 
in 
to  add 
the  hospital  beds,  was  forced 
sick  beds  in  Mary  Mayo  hall  and 
the 
Woman's  building.  Over  t he  w-eek-end 
of  February  26-28.  at  which  time 
the 
epidemic  was  at 
its  height,  all  social 
functions  were  cancelled. 

limit  with  41  sick 

to  t he 

On 

the  evening  of  March  2,  Lewis 
Richards,  considered  t he  greatest  living 
exponent  of  harpsichord  music,  and 
the 
Georges  Barrare,  unquestionably 
joint 
flautist,  gave  a 
world's  greatest 
harpsichord  and 
They 
flute 
were  assisted  by  Michael  Press,  popu 
lar  violinist  of  the  M.  S.  C.  Institute 
of  Music. 

recital. 

five-man 

Michigan  State's 

billiard 
team  took  fourth  place  in  the  western 
division  of 
Inter 
collegiate  Billiard 
tournament,  which 
was  run  off  by  telegraph.  The  M.  S.  C. 
Union  sponsored 

the  recent  Central 

the  meet. 

More  than  400  students  and 

towns 
people  witnessed 
the  campus  showing 
of  the  noted  French  film.  "The  Passion 
of  J e a n ne  d'Arc"  in  the  auditorium  of 
t he  Hort  building.  March  16-17.  The 
picture  was  a  presentation  of  the  new 
Seven  Arts  club,  which  plans  to  brine 
other  foreign  films 

to  the  Campus. 

Lcuis  K.  Anspacher.  noted  dramatist, 
philosopher,  and  lecturer,  spoke  on  the 
Michigan  State  college 
series 
the  Peoples  church,  on 
March  8.  at 
"The 
the 
the 
Influence  of 
subject. 
in  a  Democracy." 
Drama 

lecture 

in 

the  Union 

An  unusually  small  crowd  attended 
the  ball 
the  All^Ag  mixer  held 
room  of 
the  evening  of 
February  24.  Medals  and  cups  were 
presented 
seniors 
in  the  agricultural  division,  and  medals 
were  given  to  State's  successful  cattle 
juding  teams. 

the  outstanding 

to 

Paul  Robeson,  versatile  negro  actor 
and  baritone  singer  w ho  has  gained 
in  musical  and 
widespread  popularity 
dramatic 
the 
Prudden  auditorium,  in  Lansing,  in  a 
t he  Michigan 
concert 
State 
Institute  of  Music  and  Allied 
Arts,  Wednesday  evening.  February  24. 

sponsored  by 

appeared 

circles, 

at 

the 

The  announcement  of 

annual 
in 
M.  S.  C.  literary  contests,  which 
clude 
the  George  E.  Lawson  Prize 
Essay  contest  and  the  combined  Eng 
lish  department  and  Michigan  State 
News  short  story  and  poetry  contests, 
has  stirred  campus  literates  to  action. 

Gerald  McCaslin,  Saginaw,  and  Alton 
Kircher.  Gladstone,  were  elected  bas 
ketball  captains  for  1932-33,  accord 
ing  to  Coach  Ben  Van  Alstyne's  a n 
nouncement.  Co-captains  are  getting 
to  be  a  habit  at  State—Randy  Boes-
kool  and  Dee  Pinneo  occupied  t h at  of 
fice  this  year. 

in 

the 

the  race 

following 

All-college  elections  are  over,  with 
the 
results:  Clarence  Van 
Lopik,  Grand  Haven,  defeated  Norma:* 
taken 
Reeder.  Grand  Ledge,  who  had 
ineligibility 
the  nomination  upon 
cf  Osmond  Beckwith.  Ovid, 
the 
for 
office  of  State  News  editor  by  a  vote 
of  685  to  453.  Frank  Noble.  East  L a n 
sing,  was  unopposed 
for 
business  managership. 
State  News 
Ronald  MacDonald.  Lansing,  defeated 
K a t h e r i ne  Gordon  of  Ferndale  for 
the 
editorship  of  the  Wolverine  by  a  m a 
jority  of  154  votes. 
James  Porter  of 
Lansing  snowed  under  Mildred  Poet-
zinger,  Lansing,  by  a  vote  of  791  to  325 
for  business  managership  of  the  Wol 
verine. 
In 

the  Student  Council  balloting. 
Milton  Dickman.  Wyandotte.  Don  Fisk. 
Highland  Park,  and  Rex  Steele.  De 
troit,  won  the  junior  appointments. 
In 
the 
sophomore  class  Millard  Farley. 
Albion,  and  Milton  Peasley,  Detroit, 
were  winners,  and 
freshman 
class  Richard  Porter.  Detroit,  was 
named. 

t he 

in 

resulted 

elections 

Union  board 

in 
victories 
for  Richard  MacDonald. 
Dearborn,  K e n n e th  Stonex.  Brighton, 
and  Helen  Carruthers.  Plymouth, 
j u n 
iors;  Gary  Morgan.  Traverse  City,  and 
Betty  Hunt.  Sault  Ste.  Marie,  sopho 
mores,  and  Herbert  Williamson.  Mus 
kegon,  freshman. 

Athenia  Andros.  Lansing,  was  elected 
president  of  Associated  Women  Stu 
dents 
and  Frieda  Brief.  Highland 
Park,  was  named  head  of  the  Woman's 
Athletic  association.  Balloting  on 
the 
whole  was  spirited,  drawing  a  total  of 
1138  voters  to  the  polls. 

Wednesday  evening,  March  9.  Green 
Splash,  co-ed  swimming  society,  spon 
sored  in  the  college  gym  a  "date  night," 
the  first  of  its  kind  to  be  given  on  the 
and 
Campus. 
deck  tennis  were  some  of  the  activities 
the  party 
in  which 
those  attending 
engaged. 
included 
President  and  Mrs.  R.  S.  Shaw  and 
Dean  Conrad,  with  many  others. 

Swimming, 

dancing, 

Faculty 

guests 

Formal  parties  which 

rounded  off 
the  winter  term  social  season  were  the 
Senior  Prom, 
the  Sophomore  Formal, 
and 
the  S p a r t an  Woman's  League 
party. 

March-April.  1932 

T HE  MICHIGAN  STATE  COLLEGE  RECORD 

\1°l 

WINDING 

CEDAR" 

T he  Michigan  State  News  h as  been 
running  a  series  of  features  on  the  a d 
the  Union  building  and 
vantages  of 
the  necessity  of  student  support 
for 
it  in  an  attempt  to  bring  more  people 
to  the  student  clubhouse. 

Operations  in  connection  with 

the 
construction  of  Michigan  State's  new 
women's  dormitory  have  been 
indefi 
nitely  postponed,  according  to  a  s t a t e 
ment  made  recently  by  H.  H.  Halla-
day,  secretary  of  the  College.  Mr.  H a l-
that 
laday  gave  as  a  reason 
t he 
under  existing  business  conditions 
finance 
state  has  found  it  impossible  to 
this  undertaking 
the  sale  Of 
bonds.  The  present  college  building 
this  new  women's 
program  calls 
dormitory 
the 
present  site  of  the  college  hospital  and 
to  be  ready  for  occupancy  by  Septem 
ber.  1932. 

located  west  of 

the  fact 

through 

to  be 

for 

and 

Following  a  wide-spread 

investiga 
tion  by  Campus  police,  four  students 
were  expelled 
two  more  were 
placed  on  probation  Tuesday,  February 
16,  by  President  R.  S.  Shaw.  While 
individuals  were 
the  names  of 
withheld,  President  Shaw  stated 
t h at 
they  were  held  on  "exceedingly  serious 
t h at  no  other 
liquor  violations"  and 
left  him  save  expulsion, 
quarter  was 
the  disciplinary 
due  to  t he  n a t u re  of 
cases. 
confessions  were  ob 
Signed 
tained  from  all  of  t he  students. 

t he 

go 

the 

For 

time 

fourth 

houses 

in  February, 
pantfriskers  entered  jJast  Lansing  fra 
ternity  houses.  Pantfriskers  are  a  local 
specialty  here  who  enter  unlocked  fra 
laboriously 
and 
ternity 
through  the  house  p a n ts  while  the  boys 
are  asleep.  The  two  latest  victims  were 
the  Sigma  Alpha  Epsilon  house  and  the 
Lambda  Chi  Alpha  house.  Mere  /than 
the  former  a nd 
$40  was 
$27.75  from  t he  latter.  Campus  police 
are  hard  at  work  trying  to  get  a 
line 
on  the  indentity  of  t he  culprit. 

taken  from 

for 

The  general  plan 

a nd 
pre-registration 
which  went  on  prior 
tion  was 
the  beginning  of 
A  great  deal  of 
is  eliminated  in  this  fashion. 

labor  of 

same  one  worked 
the  winter 

spring 
term 
classification, 
to  Easter  vaca 
at 
term. 
registration 

t he 

T h e ta  Alpha  Phi  initiated  five  per 
sons  in  ceremonies  r u n n i ng  from  Feb 
'34. 
ruary  23  to  27  P.  A.  Pomeroy, 
Mabel  Peterson, 
'32,  Virginia  Lauzun, 
'32,  and  I r ma  Caswell.  '34,  were  made 
regular  members,  and  Gordon  Miller. 
'33,  was  inducted  as  an  honorary  m e m 
ber. 

in 

The  home  of  Professor  L.  C.  Emmons, 
651  Hillcrest  avenue,  research  profes 
sor 
institutional  m a n a g e m e n t,  was 
seriously  damaged  by  fire  early  Sunday 
morning,  February  13.  None  of 
the 
family  were  injured,  although  an  ex 
plosion  blew  off 
the  F r e n ch  doors 
while  members  of  the  family  were  stili 
in  t he  house.  Damage  was  estimated 
at  several  thousand  dollars. 

Five  senior  men  were  lately 

tapped 
for  Excalibur,  senior  men's  honorary 
t he  senior  Prom.  T he 
fraternity,  at 
five 
are  Dee  Pinneo,  Earl 
initiates 
Steimle,  Milton  Gross,  J o hn  Madonna, 
a n d . H a r o ld  Tyndall.  The  active  m e m 
bers  include  Clark  Chamberlain.  George 
Merkel  and  Leonard  Logan. 

Michigan  State  completed  on  March 
4  one  of  its  most  successful  short  course 
in  a 
programs.  Students  participated 
judging, 
short  course  orchestra,  stock 
athletics,  and  studies  in  a  more 
t h an 
usual  enthusiastic 

fashion. 

Michigan  State  maple  syrup  is  gain 
ing  a  world-wide  market.  Past  years' 
orders  from  California,  Texas,  Massa 
chusetts,  and  New  York  were 
topped 
by  an  order  from  a  mining  engineer 
at  S an  Palos,  Brazil,  for  syrup 
from 
the  M.  S.  C.  forestry  department. 

Carrying  on 

experiment  with 
an 
homemade  apparatus,  t he  physics  de 
p a r t m e nt  obtained  excellent  results  on 
a 
the  recent  dynamite  explosion 
Manistique  limestone  quarry.  The  engi 
neer  who 
the  blast—E.  J. 
Brown,  '23—  first  conceived  t he  idea  of 
recording  its  results  a nd  communicated 
it  to  members  of  the  physics  d e p a r t 
ment,  who  constructed  the  seismograph. 

fired  off 

at 

Latest  art  exhibit  to  be  hung  in  t he 
Union  was  a  joint  showing  of  water-
colors  by  J e an  Slusser 
and  Myron 
Chapin,  University  of  Michigan  artists. 

Producing  a  play,  "The  Tinker"  for 
presentation  and  study  at  the  Peoples 
church,  March  17,  Theta  Alpha  Phi, 
dramatic  society,  gave  its  first  vehicle 
Of  t he  winter  term.  No  admission  was 
charged. 

In 

little  pine 

the  Campus  beautification  work 
the 
which  has  been  going  on  since 
middle  of  the  winter 
term,  several  of 
the  oldest  trees—mostly  Norway  spruce 
—have  been  removed  a nd  more  t h an  a 
hudred 
trees  set  out  here 
a nd  there  about  t he  Campus.  T he  work 
is  part  of  a  plan  which  will  extend 
over  spring  t e rm  a nd  perhaps  into  the 
summer.  The  grounds  near  Demon 
stration  hall  will  be  graded  and  leveled, 
more  trees  a nd  shrubbery  is  to  be  set 
out,  and  an  effort  is  to  be  made  to  put 
n a t u r al  campus  beauty  on  a  still  higher 
plane. 

Opening  a  drive  to  increase  the  w a n 
ing  prestige  and  power  of  the  Student 
Council,  F r a nk  Conover,  Jackson,  pres 
ident  pro-tem  of  t he  body,  lately  r e 
to  elim 
the  details  of  a,  plan 
vealed 
inate 
campus 
control  of 
inefficient 
honoraries  and  to  rigidly  enforce  eligi 
bility  of  office  holders.  According 
to 
t he  announcement,  all  honoraries  were 
to  submit  to  the  council  a  copy  of  their 
t he 
constitution  and  a  statement  of 
lose 
reason  for 
their  organization  or 
campus 
stated 
t he  move  was  made  not  out  of 
t h at 
the  honor 
to  "bully" 
an 
aries,  but  in  an  effort 
the 
growth  of  unauthorized  societies  and 
to  put  down  those  , unauthorized  ones 
already  in  existence. 

inclination 

to  prevent 

privileges. 

Conover 

t he 

from 

furry 

Among 

Its  color 

the  platitudes  of 

election 
caresses  of 
henchmen  and 
soft 
term  draws 
drifting  snow  t he  winter 
is  blue.  With 
to  its  close. 
i n c h-  long,  witn 
whiskers  sprouting 
nerves 
red,  with 
and 
eyes  rimmed 
quivering  like  discr.ordant  harp-strings, 
with  m o u th 
innumerable 
cups  of  coffee  and  uncounted  cigarettes, 
t he  collegian  goes  from  examination  to 
examination,  searching  his  befuddled 
brain  for  the  missing  word,  the  forgot 
ten  formula,  the  syllogism  quivering  on 
the  back  of  his  tongue.  Conversation: 
"Did  I  hit  t h at  last  question  in  chem? 
I ?"  "Oh,  God,  my  head.  D'you 
Did 
last  night? 
I  slept 
know  how  much 
"Old  Fuzzface  will  h a ng 
One  hour." 
a  beauty  on  us,  I  know  it." 
"Petition 
of  Right?  Gee,  I  didn't  put  a n y t h i ng 
about  any  Petition  of  Right."  The  term 
is  dying,  dying,  dying. 

1932  Varsity  Basketball 

Squad 

to  Right—Trainer 

Jack  Heppinstall;  Duffield, 

forivard;  Vander  Roest, 

center;,  Coach  B,  F.  Van  Alstyne; 

Patchett, 

forioard;  Keast, 

guard, 

forward;  McCaslin, 

forward;  Capt.  Pinneo, 

forward;  Capt.  Boeskool,  center;  Vondette. 

guard;  Kircher. 

guard. 

Top  Row,  Left 
Bennett, 

manager. 
Bottom  Row—Barnard, 

> 

March-April,  1932 

THE  MICHIGAN  STATE  COLLEGE  RECORD 

17 

Baseball Squad Looks Promising 
After  Vacation  Tour 

ASEBALL 

prospects 
are  bright.  Coach 
J o hn  Kobs  took  his 
squad  for  a  south 
ern  tour  again  this 
spring,  making  t he 
trip  in  a  motor  bus. 
team's 
W i th 
the 
s t r e n g th 
look 
ing  up  Coach  Kobs 

has  arranged  a  strong  schedule, 
in 
cluding  half  a  dozen  games  with  West 
ern  Conference 
teams.  Michigan  will 
be  met  twice  as  will  Michigan  Normal, 
Central  State  Teachers,  Western  State 
Teachers  and  Notre  Dame. 
Iowa,  Wis 
consin,  Chicago,  and  Northwestern  are 
all  on  the  list. 
Although 

terribly 
handicapped  at  the  start  of  t he 
t r a i n 
ing  schedule  by  lack  of  outdoor  p r a c 
the 
tice  they  made  an  even  break  on 
Dixie  jaunt,  winning  three  games,  los 
ing  three  and  tying  one. 
The  Kobsmen  dropped 

squad  was 

two  of 

their 

the 

three  games  with  the  Ft.  Benning  I n 
fantry  school  t he  first  8  to  6  a nd 
t he 
second  5  to  4  in  an  11  inning  battle. 
State  won  the  third  game  6  to  3. 

The 

they  moved  up 

team  battled  Georgia  Tech 

in 
a  4  to  4  tie  game,  called  on  account  of 
darkness.  Then 
to 
Nashville  and  divided  two  games  with 
Vanderbilt 
t he 
second  8  to  4  after  dropping  a  pitching 
duel,  2  to  1.  They  closed 
trip 
Monday,  April  4,  with  a  7  to  6  victory 
over  Xavier  university  at  Cincinnati. 

university,  winning 

their 

In 

the  games  played 

t he  S p a r t an 
batters  pounded  out  a  total  of  77  base 
hits,  an  average  of  11  in  each  game. 
favorable 
The  pitching  staff  m a de  a 
showing.  Opponents  were  held 
to  53 
hits,  an  average  of  less  h an  8  in  each 
contest. 

VETERAN  DIAMOND  M EN  AVAILABLE 

t h° 
There  was  only  one  position  on 
team  t h at  was  not  m a n n ed  by  a  vet 
eran  in  the  first  game.  Harry  Lawford. 
Saginaw  junior  and  a  reserve  of 
last 
year,  was  behind  the  bat.  The  balance 
of  the  lineup  was  as  follows:  Griffin, 
pitcher;  Eliowitz,  first  base;  Cuthbert-
son,  second  base;  Captain  J o hn  Madon 
third 
na,  shortstop;  J o h n ny  Langer, 
base;  Alton  Kircher. 
J o hn 
field; 
Gafner,  center  field;  Charles  Fawcett, 
right 

field. 

left 

There 

is  a  strong  possibility 

t h at 
some  sophomore  will  appear  frequently 
in  the  lineup.  Ferrell 
(Red)  Glaspie, 
an  infielder,  was  given  a  chance  in  t he 
second  game  at  third  base  and  hit  a 
homer  and  a  single.  Floyd  Morris,  a 
husky  young  giant  from  Arkansas,  too.-? 
his  t u rn  behind  the  bat  in  t he  second 
game  and  hit  safely  twice.  Morris 
is 
troubled  with  a  lame  finger  and  when 
he  recovers  will  be  the  first  string  r e 
is  regarded  as  one 
ceiver  because  he 

t he  best  sophomore  catchers  ever 
of 
seen  here.  Bill  McCann,  another  big 
sophomore,  is  capering  around  second 
oust 
base 
" C h u m" 
threatening 
Cuthbertson  from 
job  he  has  so 
capably  held  for 

two  years. 

to 
the 

The  home  season  opens  on  April  16. 

KKNDLEY  COLLINS 
Wrestling  Coac-h 

Wrestling 
WRESTLING  hit  a  new  high  during 

term.  Coach  Fendley 
Collins,  himself  an  American  a nd  C a n a 
dian  a m a t e ur  champion  during  his  col 
lege  days  at  Oklahoma  A. & M., gave  t he 
in  history. 
finest 
S p a r t a ns 

the  winter 

team 

their 

to 

o f 

The 

the  season,  bowing 

The  m a t m en  lost  only  one  meet  dur 
ing 
the  Uni 
versity  of  Indiana,  who  have  been  big 
ten  champions  for  the  last  two  years. 
Michigan,  Syracuse,  Toronto  universi 
ties  and  Mechanics  Institute  of  Roches 
ter,  New  York,  were  conquered  in  dual 
meets. 

« g r  a  p  piers 

S p a r t an 
s aw 
their 
three 
number 
crowned 
Michigan  A.  A.  U. 
Two 
champions. 
sophomores 
s t ar 
t e am 
the 
helped 
Floyd  Austin,  113 
p o u n d e r, 
and 
Gordon  R  e a  vly, 
heavyweight,  were 
t he 
outstanding 
newcomers.  Cap 
tain  H a r ry  Byam  was 
star 
a n o t h er 
and  helped  in  making  wrestling  more 
popular  on  the  Campus  t h an  ever  be 
fore. 

Byam 

Capt 

ALUMNI  DAY,  Saturday,  J u ne  11. 
t he  75th  anniversary  program 

Attend 
t h at  day. 

Overtime  Games 

their 

Feature  Court  Year 
r p EN  PLAYERS  were  honored  with 
•*- the  major 
services 
" S"  for 
during  t he  basketball  season.  This  is 
r a t h er  a  large  consignment  but  every 
m an  honored  was  deserving,  Coach  Ben 
Ban  Alstyne  said 
r e 
commendations  to  the  athletic  council. 
Van  Alstyne  declared  t h at  "the  great 
t he 
est 
I  ever  coached  played 
stiffest  schedule  in  the  history  of 
t he 
College." 

in  making 

team 

the 

the 

The  season  returned  12  victories  out 
of  17  starts.  Michigan,  Colgate,  Cornell, 
Marquettte,  Detroit  and  others  were 
made  victims.  Van  Alstyne  recognized 
early  in  t he  season  t h at  a  wonderful 
spirit  h ad  developed  in  the  squad  and 
he  saw  unmistakable  evidence  of 
this 
five  overtime 
team  played 
when 
games,  four  of  them  in  a  stretch,  and 
won  four  out  of  the 
five.  This  almost 
unbeatable  spirit  stood  out  in  all  games 
except  possibly 
last  one  with 
Marquette  when  tired  bodies  would  not 
respond  to  further  commands.  Due  to 
the  fact 
is  in 
Demonstration  hall  for  only  six  weekr,, 
all  t he  home  games  must  be  packed 
into  t h at  period  and  road  games  play 
ed 
15. 
playing  six  games 
in  12  days  at 
tail  end  of  the  season  and  proved 
much  of  a  strain  at  the  fag  end. 

in  December  and  after  February 
necessitated 
the 
too 

the  portable  floor 

a r r a n g e m e nt 

This 

t h at 

the 

in 

given 

Players 

awards  were:  Co-
Captains  Dee  W.  Pinneo  and  Randall 
Boeskool;  Captains-elect  Gerald  Mc-
Caslin  and  Alton  S.  Kircher;  William 
Vondette.  Nick  VanderRoest,  Wendell 
J o hn 
Patchett,  Arnold  Duffield 
B a r n a r d. 

and 

the 

C O N Q U ER  M I C H I G AN  AND  D E T R O IT 
The  Michigan  victory  on  the  home 
court  was  a  thriller.  State  met  a  27-5 
defeat  at  the  hands  of  the  Wolverines 
earlier  in  the  season  a nd  Van  Alstyne 
and  his  players  felt  t h at  this  score  was 
not  a  true  indication  of  the  difference 
teams.  Playing  before  a 
in 
near 
S p a r t a ns 
the 
in  a 
rose  to  the  occasion  and 
14  to  13  victory  in  a  game  t h at  went 
two  overtime  periods. 
It  was  a  great 
battle  t h at  made  up  in  defensive  work 
for  what  it  lacked  in  basket  shooting. 
Incidentally,  this  gives  State  three  vic 
tories  out  of  the  last  five  played  with 
the  Ann  Arbor  brothers. 

two 
capacity 

crowd, 

turned 

in  the  slump 

This  game  was  satisfying  but  it  r e 
mained  for  t he  t e am  to. prove  t h at 
it 
would  not  recognize  defeat  in  the  De 
troit  game  at  Detroit.  The 
first  half 
found  t he  S p a r t a ns  far  off  their  stride 
a nd  they  continued 
for 
the  first  10  minutes  of  the  second  half. 
At  this  juncture 
they  were  17  points 
behind  the  Titans,  26  to  9.  Suddenly 
they  found  their  basket  eyes  a nd  blazed 
t h r o u gh 
ferocity 
the  Titans  with  a 
t h at  let  t h em  tie  up  the  score  just  be 
fore 
t h en  win  out 
in  two  thrilling  overtime  periods,  35-

final  gun  and 

the 

18 

THE  MICHIGAN  STATE  COLLEGE  RECORD 

March-April,  1932 

34.  Such  an  exhibition  of  d e t e r m i n a 
tion  to  win  probably  h as  been  m a t c h ed 
but  few 
the 
college  athletics. 

t he  history  of 

times 

in 

T he  S p a r t a ns  also  conquered  M a r 
quette  in  an  overtime  period  at  heme. 
t he 
to  23.  T he  Hilltoppers  had 
25 
power  but  could  not  get  past  t he  S p a r 
t a n s.  Coach  Van  Alstyne  called 
fre 
quently  on  his  reserve  m a t e r i al  and 
t he 
every  player  n a m ed  went 
It 
game  and  played 
was  t h is  display  t h at  prompted  Coach 
Van  Alstyne  to  n a me 
the  10  men  for 
letters. 

into 
like  a  regular. 

But  the  long  series  of  overtime  gamer, 

its 

took 

toll.  S t a te 

lost  a n 
finally 
other  overtime  game  to  Xavier  univer 
sity  at  Cincinnati.  34  to  31  and  drop 
ped  a  redhot  encounter  to  Notre  Dame. 
28  to  20.  The  collapse  came  at  Mil 
waukee  when  S t a te  lost 
to  Marquette. 
43  to  18. 

DEE 
PINNEO 
'32 

—midget 
star 
forward 
completes 
varsity 
cage 
work 

if): 

; i-

12  B A S K E T B A LL 

S C O R ES 

Ii."vmlp<'i 
Decembei 
J a n u a ry 
J a n u a ry 
J a n u a ry 
J a n u a ry 
J a n u a ry 
J a n u a ry 
J a n u a ry 
J a n u a ry 
F e b r u a ry 
F e b r u a ry 
F e l . r u a ry 
F e b r u a ry 
F e b r u a rv 
February* 
F e b r u a ry 

3 
12 
1 
2 

9 

5 

9 

>'.i 

10 

S t a te  39,  A l ma  12. 
S t a te  5.  M i c h i g an  27. 
S t a te  2'.i.  Ohio  U n i v.  15. 
S t a te  29,  C o r n e ll  U n i v.  26. 
S t a te  17.  W e st  R e s e r ve  15. 
S t a te  25,  N o t re  D a me  2 s. 
S l a te  22.  X a v i er  2d. 
S t a te  22.  D e t r o it  18. 
S ; a te  30,  C o l g a te  2 1. 
S t a te  29,  C o l g a te  28. 
-  S t a te  17,  K a l a m a z oo  9. 
S t a te  14.  M i c h i g an  18. 
S t a te  25.  M a r q u e t te  28. 
S t a te  35,  Detroit  34. 
S t a te  24.  X a v i er  8 1. 

<;-

L3 
15 

17 

28 

25 

-  S t a le  20,  N o t re  D a me  28; 
S t a te  I s.  M a r q u e t te  13. 

PARTAN 

PRING 

PORT 

CHEDULE 

1932  CAPTAINS 
JOHN  MA DON A.  Baseball 
M.  M.  PFliUG,  Track 

VARSITY  BASEBALL  SCHEDULE 
1932 

'Saturday.  April  16  St.  Viators  College. 
'Thursday.  April  21  Central  State  Teachers 

Cortege, 

Saturday,  April  25  Luther  College. 
Triday.  April  29  University  of  luwa. 
•Saturday.  April  3U  University  of  Iowa. 
Tuesday.  May  3  University  of  Michigan. 
Saturday.  May  7  Michigan  State  Normal 

College. 

-Monday,  May  '.<  Northwestern  University. 
'Wednesday,  May  11  Hillsdale  College 
•Saturday,  May  14  University  of  Notre  Dame. 
•Thursday,  May  19  Ohio  University. 
Wednesday,  May  25  University  of  Michigan. 
Friday,  May  27  Central  State  Teachers  Col 

lege  at  Mt.  I'leasant. 

Saturday.  May  2s  -Western  State  Teachers 

Cortege, 

Monday.  May  36 
i Memorial  Day I. 

- University  of  Chicago 

Wednesday.  June  1  Michigan  State  Normal 

College  at  Ypsilanti. 

Saturday.  June  4  University  of  Notre  Dame 

at  South  Bend,  Ind. 

Wednesday.  June  8  Western  State  Teachers 

College  at  Kalamazoo. 

•Home  Games. 

VARSITY  OUTDOOR  TRACK 
SCHEDULE 

Saturday,  April  1<>'  Fresh-Soph  meet. 
'Saturday.  April  23  Detroit  City  College. 
Friday  and  Saturday,  April  21) and  30  Drake 

Relays  at  Des  Moines.  Iowa. 

Friday  and  Saturday.  April  29  and  8(1  I'enn 

Relays  at  Philadelphia,  I'a. 

Saturday.  April  30 
Saturday,  May 7  University  of  Notre  Dame. 
Saturday.  May  14  University  of  Detroit  at 

Interclass  meet. 

Detroit. 

'Friday  and  Saturday.  May  20  and  21  -State 

Intercollegiate  meet. 
Friday.  June  3  Central 
at  Milwaukee.  Wis. 

intercollegiate  meet 

Friday  and  Saturday.  June  16  and  11—Na 

tional  Collegiate  meet  at  Chicago, 111. 

Home  Meets. 

INTKRSCHOLASTICS 
Friday  and  Saturday.  May 27  and  2S  Mich 
igan  Hiuh  School  Track  and  Field  Champion 
ships. 

t he 

The 
finals  of  t he  a n n u al  all-college 
t o u r n a m e nt  were  held  during 
boxing 
the  last  p a rt  of  t he  t e rm  before  a  large 
crowd  of  enthusiastic  spectators.  As 
in  former  years, 
audience  was 
t r e a t ed 
to  some  good  bouts.  O ut  of 
seven  fights,  one  was  won  by  a  knock 
out,  two  by  technical  knockouts,  a nd 
four  by  decisions.  Abe  Eliowitz,  of 
football  fame,  seems  to  be  t he  Campus 
champion,  as  he  successfully  defended 
title. 
his  heavyweight 

Standing  of Classes for 

1930-31  Alumni  Fund 

(As  of  J u ne  30,  1931) 

R a nk 

C l a ss 

L i v i ng 
M e m b e rs 

S u b 
s c r i b e rs 

P er 
c e nt 

1 
2 

3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 

10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 
22 
23 
24 
25 
26 
27 
28 
29 
30 
31 
32 
33 
34 
35 
36 
37 
38 
39 

40 
41 
42 
43 
44 
45 
46 
47 
48 
49 
50 
51 
52 
52 
54 

1895 
1870 
1881 
1882 
1900 
1879 
1915 
1886 
1930 
1874 
1899 
1906 
1898 
1890 
1891 
1889 
1901 
1904 
1893 
1894 
1888 
1909 
1902 
1907 
1892 
1885 
1910 
1929 
1911 
1880 
1914 
1919 
1912 
1878 
1913 
1877 
1903 
1897 
1887 
1884 
1875 
1876 
1916 
1917 
1920 
1908 
1896 
1921 
1883 
1905 
1918 
1922 
1923 
1924 
1925 
1928 
1926 
1927 

27 
2 

14 
13 
20 
7 
113 
17 
454 
5 
20 
68 
23 
16 
25 
29 
35 
48 
31 
16 
23 
93 
52 
91 
18 
15 
87 
427 
123 
4 
199 
146 
158 
13 
156 
9 
55 
23 
14 
19 
5 
10 
245 
265 
230 
78 
21 
203 
17 

71 
160 
237 
276 
259 
311 
363 
333 
302 

17 
1 
7 
6 
9 
3 
48 
7 
186 
2 
8 
27 
9 
6 
9 
10 
12 
16 
10 
5 
7 
27 
15 
26 
5 
4 
23 
108 
31 
1 
49 
35 
37 
3 
35 
2 
12 
5 
3 
4 
1 
2 
49 
52 
45 
15 
4 
37 
3 
12 
25 
36 
38 
30 
35 
39 
35 
26 

63.00 
50.00 
50.00 
46.00 
45.00 
43.00 
42.00 
41.00 
40.90 
40.00 
40.00 
39.70 
39.10 
37.50 
36.00 
34.40 
34.20 
33.30 
32.00 
31.00 
30.00 
29.00 
28.90 
28.50 
27.00 
26.60 
26.20 
25.29 
25.20 
25.00 
24.60 
23.90 
23.40 
23.00 
22.40 
22.20 
21.80 
21.70 
21.40 
21.00 
20.00 
20.00 
20.00 
19.62 
19.56 
19.20 
19.04 
18.30 
17.60 
16.90 
15.60 
15.10 
13.70 
11.50 
11.20 
10.70 
10.50 
8.40 

T o t al 

6095 

1313 

21.50 

s u b s c r i b ed 

T o t al 
Average  per  capita 

$4 

936.40 
$3.75 

Who  Will  Lead for 
'31-32? 

March-April.  1932 

THE  MICHIGAN  STATE  COLLEGE  RECORD 

19 

Prominent  Ah  mni  Honored 
A  TESTIMONIAL  dinner  honoring  three  of  Michigan' 
JA famed  engineers  was  held  by  t he  Michigan  Engineer-
ing  society  at  Kalamazoo,  February  22.  F r a nk  F.  Rogers. 
'83,  consulting  engineer  of  the  State  Highway  department. 
and  for  m a ny  years  commissioner,  a nd  Theodore  O.  Wil 
liams,  '85, county  surveyor  of  Kent  county  a nd  president 
of  t he  engineering  firm  of  Williams  a nd  Works,  of  G r a nd 
Rapids,  were  t he  two  M.  S.  C.  alumni  honored.  Mr. 
Rogers  h ad  served  t he  engineering  society  as  president 
in  1898  while  Mr.  Williams  acted  as  president  in  1917. 
Both  were  made  honorary  members  of  t he  organization. 
Grover  C.  Dillman.  '13. state  highway  commissioner,  was 
toastmaster  at  the  dinner. 

T.  ().  WILLIAMS. 

F.  V.  ROGERS,  '-83 

IN  MEMORIAM 

WILLIAM  HOWARD  BBISTOL,  W I TH 

1883 

William  H.  Bristol,  w'83.  passed 
away  February  12.  1932,  at  his  home 
leaving 
in  Almont.  Michigan.  After 
M.  S.  C.  Mr.  Bristol  entered  t he  law 
school  of  t he  University  of  Michigan, 
receiving  his  LL.B.  in  1884.  He  was 
a  member  of  P hi  Delta  T h e ta  at  both 
schools. 

Three  of  his  eight  children  attended 
M.  S.  C.  Willitto  K.,  graduating 
in 
1920,  Everett  R.  in  1924,  and  Calista 
L.  w'28. 

WILLIAM  WESTBROOK  REDFERN,  1921 

William  W.  Redfern. 

'21,  physician 
at  the  state  public  school  at  Coldwater. 
died  there  February  2,  1932,  of  pneu 
monia. 

Following  his  graduation  from  M.  S. 
C.  Dr.  Redfern  attended  Johns  Hopkins 
university,  receiving  his  doctor  of  sci 
ence  degree  in  1925.  He  later  attended 
the  University  of  Chicago  medical 
school.  After  graduation  he  was  an 
interne  at  t he  University  hospital 
in 
Ann  Arbor. 
In  addition  to  his  work 
at  t he  school  in  Coldwater,  Dr.  Redfern 
had  applied  for  a  fellowship  in  Vienna 
and  was  continuing  his  studies  with 
the  intention  of  going  abroad  for  fur 
t h er  work. 

He  is  survived  by  his  parents  a nd 

two  brothers,  one  Vernon  B. w'17. 

CLARA  OHLAND  RUSSELL,  W I TH  1901 

Clara  Ohland  Russell,  w'01,  passed 
away  February  24,  1932.  at  her  home 
in  Detroit,  following  an  illness  of  three 
days. 

She  is  survived  by  her  husband.  Ed 
'99.  and  two  sons, 

ward  R.  Russell. 
Edward  C.  and  Harry  R. 

FLORENCE  BRENNAN  STONE,  W I TH 

1913 

Word  has  been  received  of  t he  death 
on  December  30,  1931,  of  Florence 
B r e n n an  Stone,  w'13,  (Mrs.  Ormond 
Stone)  of  Clifton  Station,  Virginia. 

t h at  year."'  Which  doesn't 

SO  T H IS  IS  LEAP  YEAR! 
I Continued  from  pant'  10) 
sextile  year  is  called  by  us  leap  year 
because  one  day  of  the  week  is  leaped 
over  in  t he  observance  of  religious  fes 
tivals,  by  reason  of  the  additional  day 
in 
really 
make  a  very  good  sense.  T he  n a me 
like  m a ny 
is  probably  a  misnomer, 
other  English  words.  For  there  is  no 
real 
the  calendar,  a;; 
in 
there  would  be  if  leap  year  were  one 
day  shorter 
stead  of  one  day  longer. 

t h an  ordinary  years 

leap  made 

i n 

WHAT  OF  THE  FUTURE  LEAP  YEAR? 

revision 

t he  future?  Calendar 

W h at  of  leap  year  in  t he  calendar 
of 
in 
either  of  t he  forms  agreed  upon  by 
long 
the  League  of  Nations  after  a 
process  of  elimination  a nd  combination, 
will  shift  Leap  Year  day  from  Febru 
ary  29 to  the  middle  of  the  year. 

by 

from  America 

In  the  plan  supported  by  Switzerland 
a nd  m a ny  other  European  countries, 
a nd  backed 
the 
5,000  members  of  t he  World  Calendar 
association  leap  day  becomes  an  extra 
Saturday  between  J u ne  30  a nd  July  1. 
speaking  countries  may  call 
English 
the  day  J u ne  "L."  Continental  Europe, 
which  knows  not  t he  words  "leap  day'' 
and  "leap  year."  may  call  it  J u ne  " B ," 
for  bissextile. 

This  procedure  is  thoroughly  in  a c 
cord  with  historical  precedent.  The 
Latin  word  "intercalary"  means  "called 
between,"  a nd  R o m an  intercalary  days 
were  those  added  by  the  pontiffs  be 
tween  established  points  in  t he  calen 
dar  for  the  purpose  of  adjusting 
t he 
year  to  the  sun  and  seasons.  After 
these  called-between  days  h ad  passed, 
they  were  regarded  as  not  affecting  the 
reckoning  or  t he  dating. 

It  is  a  smaller  change 

The  proposed  change  would  seem  to 
the  historian  to  be  one  which  can  be 
made  without  seriously  inconveniencing 
anyone. 
t h an 
most  of  those  which  have  t a k en  place 
in  the  past.  As  far  as  t he  new  rule 
for  leap  day  is  concerned,  I  am  inclined 
to  agree  with  Dean  Madden  of  New 
York  university  t h at  "in  all  probability 
its  introduction  would  be  effected  al 
most  unnoticed  by  t he  world." 

MARRIA  GES 

BELL-BATES 

Arthur  Bell.  '24.  a nd  Alberta  Bates, 
'26,  were  married  J u ne  20,  1931.  They 
are  living  at  327 Pine  street.  Marquette, 
Michigan.  Mr.  Bell  is  agricultural  e n 
gineering  specialist  fcr  the  College  and 
h as  t he  upper  peninsula  for  his 
ritory. 

ter 

HATCH-WOODRUFF 

Lewis  C.  H a t ch 

college1 
'Bentley 
'30,  were 
and  Margaret  M.  Woodruff, 
married 
in 
home 
the  Woodruff 
Rockford,  Michigan,  September  19, 
1931.  They  are  making  their  home  in 
Rockford. 

at 

T A U C H - D I X ON 

Ernest  J.  Tauch.  '26,  and  Katherine 
E.  Dixon  were  married  February  20, 
1932.  They  are  at  home  at  149  College 
street.  Buffalo,  New  York. 

WEDDELL-TORNBLOM 

Donald  J.  Weddell,  '28. a nd  Winifred 
in  the  Cen 
Tornblom  were  married 
tral  Methodist  church 
in  Lansing  on 
March  23, 1932.  Mrs. Weddell  has  been 
secretary  to  President  R.  S.  Shaw  of 
for  several  years.  Mr. 
the  College 
Weddell  holds 
fellowship 
in  forestry  at  M.  S.  C.  a nd  will  receive 
his  master's  degree  in  June.  They  are 
at  home  in  Lansing  at  222 Leslie  street. 

the  Kellogg 

MARCH 
Yesterday  t he twig  was brown  and  bare; 
Today  t he  glint  of  green  is  there. 

Tomorrow  will  be  leaflets  spare; 

I  know  no  thing  so  wondrous  fair. 

No  miracle  so  strangely  rare. 

I  wonder  what  will  next  be  there. 

—L.  H.  BAILEY, 

'82 

It  h as  been  shown  t h at  what  a  m an 
does  when  he  first  enters  college  pretty 
generally  sets  the  pace  for  what  he 
does  later  on  while  m  college  a nd  after 
he  gets  out  of  it.—Ex. 

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THE  MICHIGAN  STATE  COLLEGE  RECORD 

March-April,  1932 

ALUMNI 

AFFAIRS 

1870 
("has.  Garfield.  Secretary 
i<ifi  Burton  St.,  S.  E..  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

the 

The  alumni  office  received 

fol 
last  week 
lowing  grateful  message 
honorary 
from  Charles  W.  Garfield, 
president  of  the  Association: 
"It  was 
thoughtful  of  the  executive  committee 
to  send  me  the  congratulatory  greet 
ing  on  my  84th  natal  day  (March  141. 
a nd  I  appreciate  your  thoughtful  kind 
ness  and  good  wishes,  always  remem 
bering  t h at 
there  is  a  sweet  and  per 
sistent 
tie  t h at  binds  us  t h r o u gh  our 
Alumni  association." 

t he 

Ray  Sessions 

1879 
Rav  Sessions.  Secretary 
11'.'  Gracflar«i  St..  N.  E„  Grand  Rapids.  Stieh. 
following 
send 
regarding  one  of  his  class 
clipping 
mates: 
and  Mrs.  Clifton  B. 
"Mr. 
Charles  will  observe  their  golden  wed 
ding  anniversary  Thursday 
i February 
25 > at  the  home  of  their  daughter.  Mrs. 
G.  B.  Findley  of  Elyria.  Ohio.  They 
residents  of  Van  Buren 
have  been 
in  1882. 
their  marriage 
county  since 
Mr.  Charles  has  conducted 
farmers' 
institutes 
the  state  and  has  been 
cashier  of  four  banks.  His  wife  wa^ 
a  school  teacher  in  Van  Buren  county 
and  t he  first  woman  to  head  the  county 
grange.*'  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  make 
their  home  at  Bangor. 

in 

1881 
Charles  McKenny,  Secretary 
Michigan  State  Normal  College, 
Ypsilanti,  Mich. 

George  Grover 

as 
clerk  of  San  Jacinto.  California. 

continues 

city 

their 

fiftieth 

1882 
Alice  W.  Coulter,  Secretary 
457  Union  Ave.  S.  E.,  Grand  Rapids.  Mich. 
Mrs.  Alice  Weed  Coulter  writes  t h at 
'82  people  are  already  making  plans 
for 
this 
coming  June,  and  t h at  Dr.  Liberty  H. 
Bailey.  J o hn  R.  Shelton.  L.  B.  Hall. 
their 
a nd  W.  L.  Snyder  have  indicated 
intentions  of  returning  to  the  Campus. 
t h at  other 
She  expresses 
classmates  will  assure  her  of 
their 
being  on  h a nd  for  t h at  celebration. 

anniversary 

the  hope 

"Whether  I  can  be  at 

'"will  depend  on  Neptune. 
the  country  and 

the  J u ne  11 
H y de 
celebration."  writes  Liberty 
1 
Bailey, 
am  going  out  of 
if 
my  ship  reaches  New  York  on  schedule 
time  shall  be  in  Ithaca  on  June  7  and 
this  will  enable  me  to  make  the  East 
Lansing  date.  At  t h at  time  of  the  year 
one  is  not  likely  to  be  delayed  at  sea 
is  every  probability 
by  fog  and 
there 
the  date." 
t h at  I  can  make 

in 
t he 

Dr.  Bailey  was  honored 

Ithaca 
State 
on  February  16  when 
Federation  of  Home  Bureaus  held  their 
In  his  address.  Dr. 
annual  meeting. 
Bailey 
t he 
country  life  movement  during  his  life 
family 
time  and  stressed  the  need  of 

t he  evolution  of 

traced 

occupancy  of  the  land  and  neighborli-
ness. 

company  at  940  West  St.  Paul  avenue. 
He  lives  at  4636  North  Larkin. 

1885 

l. 

i>.  T. 

Secretar> 

I2r"2  \V.  Kalamazoo.  Lansing,  Mich. 

lives 

C.  Fred  Schneider 

in  G r a nd 
Rapids.  Michigan,  at  1245  Franklin 
street  S.  E.  He 
t he 
the  G r a nd 
Division  street  branch  of 
recently 
Rapids  Savings  bank 
for 
completed  a  successful  campaign 
the  widening  of  Division  street. 

is  m a n a g er  of 

a nd 

1889 
Edward  N.  Pagelsen.  Secretary 
Box  315  Panama  City,  Fla. 
Gager  C.  Davis  lives  in  San  Marino, 

California,  at  2714  Monterey 

road. 

to 

as 

trip 

to  Florida 

On  a  recent 

ii^t&ELS. I* 

the  RECORD  attempted 

t he 
editor  of 
to 
select  the  most  healthful  spot  for  his 
recover 
wife 
from  her  recent 
nines.  Finding  E. 
N.  P a g e l s e n, 
working 
in  his 
garden,  hale  and 
hearty.  P a n a ma 
pro 
City  was 
pounded 
a 
most  wholesome 
place. 
"E.  N." 
retired  as  a  pat 
ent  attorney  six 
years  ago 
from 
Detroit  to  P a n a 
Their 
ma  City. 
home, 
beautiful 
overlooking  S  t. 
Andrews  bay  and 
the  Gulf  of  Mex 
ico  in 
the  dist 
ance,  is  the  r e n 
travel 
dezvous  for  any  M.  S.  C.  grad 
through  Florida.  Many  pleasant 
ing 
hours  were  spent  in  their  home 
talk 
ing  over  old  College  affairs.  Mr.  Pagel 
sen  married  Elizabeth  Brown,  w'15. 
two  sons.  Charles  and 
and 
Edward  Jr..  known  in  their  home  town 
as  Peg"  and  Little  Peg."—Editor. 

they  have 

1890 
R.  B.  McPhcrson.  Secretary 
Howell,  Mich. 
John  W.  Toan  is  a  physician  in  P o r t 

land.  Michigan. 

1895 
M.  <;.  Kains.  Secretary 
Suffern,  N.  V. 

M.  W.  Fulton 

is  an  orchardist  at 
Cherry  Run.  West  Virginia.  He  was 
elected  county  commissioner  in  1920  and 
president  of  the  county  court  in  1932. 
He  is  now  campaigning  as  Republican 
candidate  for  state  legislature. 

1897 
Hubert  E.  VanNorman,  Secretary 
Care  Borden  Co.,  350  Madison  Ave., 
New  York  City 
A.  L.  Pond  is  manager  of  the  Mil 

waukee  office  of 

the  General  Electric 

t h at 

the  fact 

it  not  for 

"Rebuilding  the  Rock  Island  lines  at 
Joliet.  Illinois."  was 
the  subject  dis 
cussed  by  I.  L.  Simmons,  bridge  engi 
neer  for  the  C.  R.  I.  & P.  Ry..  on  March 
28  before  a  large  gathering  of  Western 
Society  of  Engineers  in  Chicago.  "Lift 
ing  a  bridge  by  its  bootstraps  is  one  of 
the 
jobs  t h at  would  have  been  com 
paratively  simple,"  declared  Simmons, 
"were 
there 
could  be  no  interruption  of  train  service, 
so  traffic  had  to  be maintained  t h r o u g h 
out  the  period  while  work  was  in  pro 
t he 
cess.  Due  to  the  construction  of 
Illinois  Waterway, 
Island 
was  obliged  to  elevate  its  tracks.  The 
former  crossing  consisted  of  five  double-
track  vertical-lift  span  of  312  feet  and 
two  100-foot 
and 
approach 
then  the  whole  thing  was  raised  twelve 
and  one-half  feet.  At  the  same  tim:? 
the  approach  tracks  were  elevated  fov 
almost  a  mile.  An 
ingenious  method 
of  raising  the  bridge  to  its  final  eleva 
tion  was  adopted  and  carried  out  suc 
this 
cessfully.  Of  course  in  a  job  of 
kind 
thing  depends  upon 
careful  planning  of  every  detail  and 
exact  performance  according 
the 
predetermined  schedule." 

the  whole 

the  Rock 

trusses, 

to 

1899 
S.  Fred  Edwards,  Secretary 
801  Ionia  St.,  Lansing,  Mich. 
Lewis  Carlisle  Smith  is  in  the  truck 
ing  and  real  estate  business  in  New 
port.  Oregon,  where  he 
Sixth  avenue. 

lives  at  505 

1901 
Mark  L.  Ireland,  Secretary 
Fort  Bliss,  Texas 

The 

federal 

government 

recently 
granted  patents  to  Horace  T.  Thomas, 
the  Reo  Motor  Car 
chief  engineer  of 
a 
inventions  of 
company 
h is 
shutter-operating  mechanism 
a 
and 
vibration  damper.  The  patents  were 
assigned  to  the  Reo  Motor  company. 

en 

1902 
Norman  B.  Horton,  Secretary 
Fruit  Ridge,  Mich. 

Oramel  H.  Skinner 

is  treasurer  of 
the  Thomas  &  Skinner  Steel  Products 
company  of  Indianapolis,  Indiana.  He 
lives  in  Indianapolis  at  910  East  38th 
street.  Mrs.  Skinner  was  Norma  Sear 
ing.  w*02. 

1903 
Edna  V.  Smith,  Secretary 
East  Lansing.  Mich. 
Burr  Wheeler  is  general  manager  of 
the  Chile  Exploration  company,  Chu-
quicamata.  Chile.  South  America. 

1904 
R.  J.  Baldwin,  Secretary-
East  Lansing,  Mich. 
George  C.  Morbeck  may  be  reached 
in  care  of  Forest  Products  Lab.,  Madi 
son,  Wisconsin. 

in 
Henry  J.  Schneider  has  moved 
Washington,  D.  C,  to  5514  33rd  N.  W. 

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THE  MICHIGAN  STATE  COLLEGE  RECORD 

21 

1905 
V.  R.  Gardner,  Secretary 
East  L a n s i n g,  Mich. 
Jennie  A.  H u m p h r ey  lives  in  Detroit 

at  228  East  Philadelphia  avenue. 

1906 
L.  O.  Gordon,  Secretary 
Intcrlakon,  North  MuskeKon,  Mich. 
Lawrence  A.  Stockwell  is  a  building 

material  salesman,  and  lives  in  H u n t 
ington,  New  York.  His 
local  address 
is  Park  avenue,  P.  O.  Box  92. 

1907 
• Jeorgre  B r o w n,  Secretary 
East  L a n s i n g,  Mich. 
teaches  at 
and 

B.  B.  Ellsworth 
in  Detroit 

school 
Beaconsfield.  Grosse  Pointe. 

Ives 
the 
lives  at  1065 

Nicholas  Prakken 

is  ill  at  his  home 

at  R.  3.  Byron  Center.  Michigan. 

1908 
Harry  H.  M u s s e l m a n,  Secretary 
East  L a n s i n g,  Mich. 

Walter  D.  Hyatt 

is  retired  and  may 
be  reached  at  Box  98.  Pinehurst.  North 
Carolina. 

Olive  Graham 
313  Forest  Ave., 

1909 
( l o w l a n d. 
Secretary 
East  L a n s i n g,  Mich. 

J.  J.  McDevitt  is  president  of  a  gen 
eral  contracting  company  at  505  Build 
ers  building.  Charlotte.  North  Carolina. 
He  lives  in  Charlotte  at  1034  Ardsley 
road. 

W.  C.  Trout  is  superintendent  of  the 
Ella  W.  S h a rp  park  in  Jackson.  Michi 
gan,  and  proprietor  of  the  W.  C.  Trout 
road. 
the  Fourth 
nursery  on 

street 

the 
three-quarters  of  a  mile  south  of 
city  limits.  He  has  fourteen  acres  of 
o r n a m e n t al  nursery  stock. 

1910 
Mrs.  Minnie  J o h n s on  Starr,  Secretary 
627  Madison  Ave.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 
Barbara  VanHeulen  is  with  the  Wo 
men's  National  F a rm  and  G a r d en  a s 
sociation.  Detroit.  She  makes  her  home 
in  East  Lansing  with  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Thomas  Gunson. 

1911 
J a m es  G.  Hayes,  Secretary 
213  Bailey  St.,  East  L a n s i n g,  Mich. 

is  with 

Roscoe  E.  Brightup 

lives 
at 
1725 
Harlem  boulevard.  Rockford. 
Illinois. 
the  Greenlee  Brothers  & 
He 
company  in  charge  of  advertising.  He 
writes:  "Busy,  of  course,  trying  to  keep 
up  with  Virginia  Gayle.  6  years  old, 

r 

HOME  MADE 

ICE  CREAM 

Eaton  Rapids,  Michigan 

D.  G.  Miller, 

'91 

Geo.  F.  Miller, 

'17 

Chas.  D.  Miller,  24 

Gladys  Gruner  Miller, 

'18 

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Michigan  State  College 

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in 
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March-April,  1932 

J a m es  Roseoe.  3.  and  Robert  Charles, 
l." 

Major  Charles  A.  Ross  may  be  a d 
in  care  of  office  of  chief  of 

dressed 
staff.  G-2.  Washington.  D.  C. 

Oliver  H  and  Leta  Hyde  ('091  Cleve 
live  at  43  East  Sycamore  street. 

land 
Columbus.  Ohio. 

Devillo  D.  Wood  may  be  reached  at 
835  Twentieth  street,  Hollybum.  West 
Vancouver.  British  Columbia. 

1912 

('.  V.  Ballard,  Secretary 
East  L a n s i n g,  Mich. 

Dr.  Max  W.  Gardner  recently  became 
a  member  of  the  faculty  of  t he  depart 
ment  of  plant  pathology  at 
the  Uni 
versity  of  California.  Berkeley. 
For 
the  past  seven  years  Dr.  Gardner  has 
the  botany  department 
been  head  of 
and  professor  of  plant  pathology  at 
Purdue  university  and 
in 
t h at 
charge  of 
the  graduate  work  at 
to 
institution. 
tr.e 
In  1931  he  went 
University  of  California  as 
the  guest 
the  university  for  a  m e n th  where 
of 
he  conducted 
several  discussions  of 
problems  on  plant  pathology  and  con 
ferred  with  noted  authorities  on  ex 
perimental  work  on  fruit  tree  diseases 
m  the  Penryn  district. 

also  was 

Herbert  N.  Thomas 

is  service  m a n 
ager 
street. 
at  500  North  Saginaw 
Flint.  Michigan,  where  he  lives  at  613 
Josephine  street. 

1913 
Robert  E.  Loree,  Secretary 
East  L a n s i n g,  Mich. 

Homer  M.  Ward 

is  county  highway 
engineer 
for  Van  Buren  county  and 
has  offices  in  the  court  house  at  Paw 
Paw7.  He  lives  there  at  414  Pine  street. 
H.  K.  Wright  writes  from  Apartado 
"Am  stiil 
1046.  Mexico  City.  Mexico: 
with  Sharp  &  Dohme.  successors 
to 
H.  K.  Mulford  company,  Philadelphia. 
from 
Just  returned  a  few  weeks  ago 
the  Argentine, 
a  year  and  a  half 
is 
address 
etc. 
temporary  and  expect 
in 
to  be  back 
Philadelphia 

in  a  few  months. 

above  Mexico 

The 

in 

1914 
Henry  K.  I'ublow.  Secretary 
East  L a n s i n g,  Mich. 
Richard  Hodgkins  may  be  reached  at 
820  Massachusetts  avenue.  Cambridge. 
Massachusetts. 

Peter  G.  Mason  is  a  garage  manager 

in  Blanchard.  Michigan. 
R.  B.  Kellogg,  Jr.. 

is  manager  of 
production 
Indiana 
Public  Service  company.  Box  318  A. 
Michigan  City,  Indiana. 

the  Northern 

for 

to  fellow 

features  Don  Francisco  as  a  "model 
for  young  men 
in  attaining 
sketches  F r a n 
success."  and  briefly 
advertising 
cisco's  progress 
t he 
field. 
t he 
Francisco 
Woodbury  advisory  board. 

in 
is  a  member  of 

Ralph  J.  and  Sophia  Hoehle  <w'20i 
Dodge  announce  the  birth  of  Richard 
Patrick  on  March  17,  1932.  The  Dodges 
live  at  755  South  Erie  street.  Wichita, 
Kansas. 

H.  J.  Lowe  may  be  reached 

in  care 
the  Pure  Oil  company.  63  North 

of 
Fourth  street.  Newark.  Ohio. 

1915 

Rolan  W.  Sleight.  Secretary 
Laingsburg,  Mich. 
In  the  Chicago  Tribune  for  March  5. 
Paul  Armstrong,  general  manager  of 
ex-
the  California  Citrus  Growers' 
change, 
recently 
is  quoted  as  having 
urged  t he  adoption  of  progressive  a d 
vertising  and 
inauguration  of  a 
concentrated  sales  campaign  in  order  to 
insure  success  for  the  western  grape 
fruit  orchardists.  He  stated: 
"The 
present 
consumption  of 
grapefruit  in  the  nation  is  six  per  year. 

capita 

per 

the 

Gladys  McArthur  Evans  i Mrs.  R.  K.) 
lives  at  Tresemeisstr  51,  Weisbaden. 
Germany,  with  her  husband  and  three 
children.  Mr.  Evans  is  managing  di 
rector  of  Adam  Opel  autcmobil  werke 
at  Russelheim. 
in 
An  article 

the  J a n u a ry  29.  1932, 
issue  of  "Woodberries."  a,  publication 
of  Woodbury  college  of  Los  Angeles, 

EAST  LANSING  BUILDING  & 
LOAN  ASSOCLATION 
124  West  Grand  River 
East  Lansing,  Mich. 

is  p a y i ng  5'  r, 

.">'/•;' '<  and  fi'  ;  compounded 

quarterly  on  Saving  ?  Certificates 

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" 

Headquarters  for 
Michigan State 
Alumni 
whenever they 
stop over night 
in Lansing 

Just  mention  that  you  are 
one  of  the  "old  grads"  of 
M.  S.  C. when  you  register 
and  you will  receive  special 
attention 

Besides  this  cordial  wel 
come  which  always  awaits 
you,  the  Kerns  now  offers 
perfect  comfort,  excellent 
food  and  superlative  ser 
vice 

Hotel  Kerns  -L  a n s i nk 

March-April.  1932 

THE  MICHIGAN  STATE  COLLEGE  RECORD 

23 

t h at  fay  one  fruit 
If  we  can  increase 
per  person  per  year  we  will  have 
created  a  market  for  3,000  more  acres." 
1916 
Herbert  G.  Cooper,  Secretary 
519  Riley  St.,  L a n s i n g,  Mich. 

Alice  Smallegan  McLaughlin  request-; 

t h at  her  RECORD  be  sent  to  h er  at  For 
est  Grove,  via  Hudscnville,  Michigan, 
Charlotte  Grace  Martin  teaches  home 
economics  in  G r a nd  Rapids.  Her  home 
is  in  Detroit  at  10265  Prairie  avenue. 

education,  here  on 

Bob  Linton,  assistant  professor  of 
agricultural 
t he 
Campus,  sent  over  t he  following  note 
the 
last  week:  "I  am  enclosing  mv 
check  for  $5.00,  half  of  which  was due 
some  time  ago  a nd  t he  other  half  to 
pay  for  some  time  ahead.  We are  cer 
tainly  going 
to  need  our  unity  of 
Alumni  association  membership  more 
t h an  ever  before.  Let's  all  remember 
t he  College  is  somewhat  unique  in  t h at 
we  have  been  on  an  economy  budget 
for 
three  years.  A  general 
'awareness'  of  this  fact  throughout  our 
association,  with  its  m a ny  contacts,  is 
not  a  bad  thing  in  these 

t he  past 

times." 

1917 
Mary  LaSelle,  Secretary 
420  W.  Hillsdale  St.,  L a n » i n «,  Mich. 
Alice  M.  Powell  may  be  reached  at 

924  West  Second  street,  Boone,  Iowa. 

Clare  F.  Rossman  is  taking  graduate 
work  at  M.  S.  C.  and  at  present 
lives 
in  East  Lansing.  He  h as  a  farm  at 
Lakeview.  Michigan. 

William  Howard  Rowan  is  an  elec 
trician  with  t he  Detroit  Edison  com 
pany,  and  lives  at  10253  Mendota. 

1918 
WlUard  Coulter,  Secretary 
1266  Randolph  S.  E.,  Grand  Rapid*.  Mieh. 
"We are 
Cleo  Gledhill  Beck  writes: 
still  living  in  Norwaik,  Ohio. 
I  have 
charge  of  t he  home  economics  depart 
ment  of  t he  Norwaik  high  school.  We 
will  be  glad  to  welcome  any  M.  S.  C. 
people  to  our  home  at  58  Old  State 
road.  Always  glad  to  hear  of  t he  suc 
cess  of  M.  S.  C.  a nd  h er  graduates." 

F a n ny  Rogers  Stewart  (Mrs. G. O.), 
h as  spent  t he  past  two  a nd  one-half 
months  in  Florida  recovering  from  her 
illness.  She  h as  been  at  t he 
recent 
Cove  hotel,  P a n a ma  City.  Much  i m 
proved  in  health  she will  r e t u rn  to h er 
home  in  Lansing  about  May 1. 

1919 

Paul  Howell,  Secretary 
1010  B r a m an  St.,  L a n s i n g,  Mich. 

Dr.  Clarence  E.  Bird  is  head  of  t he 
d e p a r t m e nt  of  surgery  at 
t he  Uni 
versity  of  Louisville,  Louisville,  K e n 
tucky.  He  is  also  in  charge  of  surgery 
in  t he  Louisville  city  hospitals. 

Ethel  L.  H o p p h an  h as  moved  to No. 
19,  T he  Roanoke,  Ludlow  avenue,  Cin 
cinnati,  Ohio. 

Harrison  G.  Loree  lives  in  Lansing 

at  829  East  Main  street. 

Ralph  C.  Sweeney  gives  his  resi 
road. 

dence  address  as  2105  Loxley 
Toledo,  Ohio. 

Charles  W.  Wangen  is  an  accountant 
in  Lansing  at  1112  West 

and 
lives 
Lenawee  street. 

1921 
Maurice  Rann.  Secretary 
1509  Osborn  Road,  Lansing:,  Mich. 

S.  P.  Nelson  h as  moved 

in  G r a nd 
to  1241  Benjamin 

Rapids,  Michigan, 
avenue  S.  E. 

Joseph  H.  P e r m ar  is  in  Guatemala. 
Central  America,  with  t he  United  Fruit 
company.  He  m ay  be  reached  at  12 
Calle  Oriente  No.  1,  Guatemala,  or  at 
Tiquisate,  Rio  Bravo.  He  terms  h i m 
tropical 
self  as  a  T.  T.  T.—typical 
t r a m p — a nd  says:  "No  news  of  myself 
no  family.  No other  alumni  here  since 
Big  Maynard  Schultz, 
'29,  left  here 
for  Lansing." 

You  Will  Enjoy 

Eating  at the 

MARY  STEWART 
SHOPS 

Lansing:—123  E.  Michigan  Ave. 

East  Lansing—114  W.  G r a nd  River 

JOHN  HANCOCK 

SERIES 

Who  ever  heard  of  an  Alumnus 
who did not expect  to send  his son through  college? 

INSURE  IT  and  SECURE  IT,  even  if  you  are  not 

here  to  see  the  program 

through 

OF  B O S T O N.  M A S S A C H U S E T TS 

Our  1931  Financial 

Summary 

TOTAL  A D M I T T ED  ASSETS  D e c e m b er  3 1, 1 9 31  $ 6 2 1 , 2 7 8 , 1 3 3 . 09 
(Massachusetts*  I n s u r a n ce  D e p a r t m e nt  Standard  of 
Market  Valuation) 
INCREASE  DURING  1 9 31 

3 7 , 1 5 6 , 3 1 9 . 68 

Policy  Reserve  R e q u i r ed  by  Law 
All  other  Reserves  on  Policyholders'  Account 
Reserve  for  Taxes  a nd  Sundries 
Dividends  payable  to  policyholders  in  1 9 32 
Special  Reserve  for  Asset  Fluctuation  a nd 

Amortization 

General  Safety  F u nd 

TOTAL  L I A B I L I T I ES 

$ 5 2 2 , 2 2 0 , 8 0 0 . 00 
2 6 , 2 6 0 , 7 9 0 . 58 
3,277,796.73 
2 0 , 6 9 2 , 9 2 9 . 83 

5,000,000.00 
4 3 , 8 2 5 , 8 1 5 . 93 

$ 6 2 1 , 2 7 8 , 1 3 3 . 09 

Paid  Policyholders  in  1 9 31 
Total  Paid  to  Policyholders  in  69  Years 
Dividends  Paid  to  Policyholders  in  1 9 31 

$  8 7 , 7 4 3 , 7 6 6 . 56 
769,305,522.00 
19,585,230.38 

A  m u t u al  c o m p a ny  r e t u r n i ng  a n n u al  d i v i d e n d s.  Offers  com 
p l e te  life  i n s u r a n ce  service  for  every  p h a se  of  p e r s o n al  a nd  fam 
ily  p r o t e c t i o n,  i n c l u d i ng  t he  i n s u r i ng  of  a  college  e d u c a t i o n. 

Over  3 70  offices  a v a i l a b le  in  37  states  a nd  j u r i s d i c t i o n s.  F or 
t e l e p h o ne  y o ur  J o hn  H a n c o ck  agent,  or  write  t he 
i n f o r m a t i on 
J o hn  H a n c o ck  I n q u i ry  B u r e a u,  197  C l a r e n d on  Street,  for  c o py  of 
p a m p h l et  on  " My  F i n a n c i al  P r o b l e m s ." 

JOHN  HANCOCK  INQUIRY  BUREAU,  197  Clarendon  St.,  Boston,  Massachusetts 
Please  send  me a  copy  of  "My Financial  Problems." 

Name 

Address 

City 
c. 

.._ 

„. 

„ 

State 

OVER  SIXTY-NINE 

YEARS 

IN  BUSINESS 

T HE  MICHIGAN  STATE  COLLEGE  RECORD 

March-April,  1932 

Twin  Cities 
Service  Station 

2513-2519  E.  Michigan  Ave. 

Lansing 

Caters  to  College  and  Alumni 

Patronage 

Near 

the  Old  Split-Rock  Site 

M A KE 
N EW 

FRIENDS 
at  The  Allerton 

Horseback  r i  d i h  g.  swimming, 
skating,  golf,  bowling  and  many 
other  special  parties. 

Complimentary  h  o u  s  e  dances. 
concerts,  bridge  parties, 
inter 
esting  trips,  etc.,  weekly. 

( n i f ^ i ni 

^n 

^n-ercollegiate 

*  Alumni  Hotel  * 

I  Official  Residential  Head-
. quarters  for  Michigan 

1000  outside  soundproof 

rooms  with 
RCA  radio  speaker  in  each  room  at  no 
for  men.  7 
extra  charge. 
floors 
for 
married  couples. 

10 
for  women  and  4 

floors 

floors 

RATES 

SINGLE 
Daily  $1.75  to  $4.00 
Weekly  $10.50  to  $25-00 

DOUBLE  (per  person* 
Daily  $1.50  to  $2.50 
Weekly  $8.50  to  $12.50 

PHILIP  E.  COBDEN,  MANAGER 

7 01  NORTH  MICHIGAN  AVENUE 

ALLERTON 
HOTEL  Chicago 

1922 
Mrs.  Donald  Durfee,  Secretary 
12758  Stoepel  Ave.,  Detroit,  Mich. 
Rufus  W  and  Alice  Voorheis  Snyder 
recently  moved  to  667  Chestnut  street, 
Bridgeville.  Pennsylvania,  where  Sny 
der  has  accepted  a  position  as  m e t a l 
the  Universal  Steel  com 
lurgist 
pany.  The  Snyders 
small 
have 
daugher.  Ethol  Glendon. 

for 

a 

1923 
Wm.  H.  Taylor,  Secretary 
Okemos,  Mich. 

in 

its  charm 

t h at  swept 

little  gown 

A  stiff 
in 

into  panniers  on 

t he 
the  minuet  at  Washington's 
floor 
inaugural  ball  143  years  ago  was 
the 
center  of  attention  again  when  Marie 
Bentley  Higbie,  of  Marshall.  Michigan, 
appeared  in  the  garb  which  her  great, 
great,  great-grandmother  wore.  Mrs. 
Higbie  portrayed  Betsy  Ross 
a 
Colonial  scene  presented  by  the  D.  A. 
R.  of  Marshall.  The  dress  has  lost  none 
Its 
of 
t he  years. 
through 
heavy-ribbed  silk,  with  stripes  of 
tiny 
roses,  is  well  preserved.  A  high  waist 
line  puffs  out 
the 
side,  and  a  bustle  in  the  back,  which 
is  tightly  pleated.  The  dress  was  made 
by  hand.  A  heavy  facing  lines  the  cir 
cular  train  to  catch  any  dust  t h at 
its 
wearer  might 
in  dancing.  The 
raise 
gown  was  the  ball  dress  of  Mrs.  Ger 
trude  Rutgers,  wife  of  Capt.  Anthony 
the  safety  com 
Rutgers,  member  of 
mittee 
t he 
Revolutionary  war.  and  who  resided  in 
t h at  city  when  the  inaugural  ball  was 
i..e  dress  has  been 
held  in  April  1789. 
to 
handed  down 
t he  eldest  daughter 
in  the  family. 
It  is  now  the  property 
of  Mrs.  B.  K.  Bentley,  mother  of  Mrs. 
Higbie.  who  will  be  the  next  to  receive 
it.—Detroit  Free  Press  March  5,  1932. 

in  New  York  city  during 

1924 
Mrs.  Joseph  Witwer,  Secretary 
7(>4  Burroughs,  Plymouth,  Mich. 
Chester  M.  Archbold  may  be  ad 
dressed  at  Box  1322,  Ketchikan,  Alas 
ka,  in  care  of  the  U.  S.  forest  service. 
"Transferred  from  Peters 
He  writes: 
to  Ketchikan  district  of 
burg  district 
Tongass  national  forest 
in  September 
1931.  and  like  it  here  fine.  Mrs.  Arch-
bold  has  recently  returned  from  win 
in  Southern  California.  Very 
tering 
glad 
look 
forward 

t he  RECORD  and 

to  receive 

to  every 

issue." 

Bernice  Vollmer  is  supervising  teach 
the  Eastern  high 
er  for  M.  S.  C.  at 
school  in  Lansing  where  she  lives  at 
812  West  Michigan  avenue. 

live 

secretary 

Oscar  W.  Behrens, 

to 
Mayer  William  Anderson  of  Minne 
apolis.  Minnesota,  is  one  of  t he  spon 
sors  of  a  community  farming  project 
to  enable  some  200  selected 
designed 
families 
self-sustaining 
in  a 
to 
colony  on  a  co-operative  farm  of  20,000 
the  plan 
acres.  Behrens  asserts  t h at 
is  modeled  on  an  American 
idea  and 
is  entirely  different  from  t h at  followed 
in  Russia.  Behrens,  who  is  president 
of  the  Minneapolis  direct  employment 
said  his  committee  was 
relief  plan, 

virtually  assured  by 
viduals  of  a  $100,000 
the  colony. 

interested 
to 
fund 

indi 
start 

1925 
Frances  Ayres,  Secretary 
E a st  L a n s i n g,  Mich. 
A.  W.  Hanigan  gives  his  new  address 

as  Algonac,  Michigan. 
Donald  F.  Simmons 

is  manager  of 
t he  laundry  supply  d e p a r t m e nt  of 
the 
Eaton-Clark  company,  1490  Franklin 
street.  Detroit.  He  lives  in  Detroit  at 
16622  Lilac. 

at 

'27, 

Mervyn  K.  Wrench 

1926 
R.  H.  Riggs,  Secretary 
Kast  Lansing,  Mich. 
C.  E.  Russell  is  head  of  the  depart 
the  Texas 
ment  of  horticulture 
Technological  college.  Lubbock.  George 
Woodbury, 
is  associate  professor 
of  horticulture  at  the  same  institution, 
a  position  which  Russell  formerly  held. 
is  an  engineer 
with  the  Minneapolis  Gas  Light  com 
pany,  Minneapolis.  Minnesota. 
Ray  A.  Bailey  does  general 

testing 
for  the  Detroit  Edison  company  in  De 
troit  and  lives  at  9981 Littlefield.  Bailey-
was  recently  awarded  an  autographed 
copy  of  Mr.  Dow's  book,  "Some  Public 
the  most 
Service  Papers,"  for  making 
accurate  peak 
a 
at 
time. 
specified 
Horace 

in  Ellensburg, 
Washington,  with  t he  California  Pack 
ing  company.  He  r e m a r k s: 
"I  hav° 
enjoyed  a  wide  variety  of  winter  sports 
here  this  winter  close  by,  facilities  for 
which  are  as  a b u n d a nt  as  can  be  found 
any  place  in 

this  country." 
Dorothy  Collins  Hersee  (Mrs.  G.  B.) 
lives  at  6500  Milwaukee  avenue,  W a u-
watosa,  Wisconsin. 

lead  prediction 

Farley 

is 

Leota  V.  Hinkle  and  Elaine  Robert 
teaching  home  economics  at 

son  are 
St.  Clair  Shores,  Michigan. 

Stanley  E.  Ross  is  a  patent  examiner 
in  the  U.  S.  P a t e nt  office  at  Washing 
ton,  and  attends  law  school  at  night. 
teaching 
He  reports  t h at  Max  Lett  is 
at 
in 
engineering 
George  Washington 
in 
Washington.  Ross  lives  at  2121  New 
York  avenue. 

department 
u  n  i versity 

the 

William  G.  Winemiller 
in 

is  district 
charge  of 
organization  manager 
northwestern  Ohio 
F a rm 
the 
Bureau  federation.  He  lives  at  213  N. 
Prospect  street,  Bowling  Green.  Ohio. 
1927 
Eleanor  Rainey  Mallender.  Secretary 
28X  George  St.,  B i r m i n g h a m,  Mich. 

for 

Abbie  Stiff  Dean  ((Mrs.  L.  W.) 

lives 
at  567  N.  River  drive,  St.  Clair,  Michi 
gan. 

Ralph  E.  Decker  may  be  reached  at 
1054  N.  River  drive,  Los  Angeles,  Cali 
fornia. 

Walter  D.  Rossow  has  moved 

in 
Niagara  Falls,  New  York,  at  464  13th 
street. 

1928 
Karl  Davies,  Secretary 
533  Cherry  St.,  L a n s i n g,  Mich. 

J o hn  M.  Beardslee  writes  from 

the 
Olympic  hotel,  San  Francisco:  "Air-

March-April, 1932 

THE  MICHIGAN  STATE  COLLEGE  RECORD 

25 

ways  engineer  with  t he U. S.  D e p a r t 
m e nt  of  Commerce,  on  maintenance 
and  construction  airways  in  California, 
parts  of  Oregon.  Nevada,  a nd  Arizona. 
teaches  home  eco 
nomics  in  Kalamazoo.  Michigan,  where 
she  may  be reached  at  108 E.  Cedar. 

Beatrice  Bohm 

I.  H.  Gronseth,  distribution  engineer 
of  t he board  of  water  a nd electric  light 
commissioners  of  Lansing,  h as  recently 
been  promoted  to  t he  r a nk  of  major 
in  t he signal  reserve  of  t he U. S.  army. 
During  t he war Major  Gronseth  was  in 
t he  signal  corps, 
regular  army,  a nd 
was  detailed  as  an  instructor  in  t he 
a r my  candidates'  school  at  Langress, 
France.  He  h as  also  seen  service  in 
Mexico  in  1916.  Since  t he war,  holding 
a  captain's  rank,  he h as been  active  in 
reserve  affairs,  a nd  is  now serving  as 
secretary  of  t he  Lansing  Army  a nd 
Navy  club. 

E m ma  Hyde  teaches  home  economics 

at  Lake  Orion.  Michigan. 
,  Arthur  Kempf  m ay be  addressed  at 
Box  217. Holton,  Michigan. 

Willena  MacDonald 

teaches  home 

economics  at  Dollar  Bay.  Michigan. 

James  McElroy  is  a 

representative 
for  t he Studebaker-Pierce  Arrow  Truck 
sales,  45 West  24th  street.  Chicago.  He 
lives  there  at  7035  Greenview. 

1929 

Phil  Olin.  Secretary 
TOO  Delaware  Ave.,  D e t r o i t,  M i c h. 
Ray  F.  Bower  is  instructor  in  forest 
extension  at  t he  New York  State  Col 
lege  of  Forestry  at  Syracuse  university. 
t h at  LeRoy  C.  Stegman. 
He 
"28.  is  also  a  member  of  t he faculty  at 
Syracuse  as  an  instructor 
foresc 
zoology. 

reports 

in 

Marjorie  Brody  h as accepted  recently 
a  position  as cataloguer  at t he  Lansing 
public  library.  S he received  a  B. L. S 
from  t he  library  school  at  t he  Uni 
versity  of  Michigan  in  1930 a nd  since 
t h at 
t i me  s he  h as  been  employed  at 
t he  public  library  in  Flint. 

Henry  E.  Chatfield  gives  his new 

address  as  49  South  9th  street.  Read 
ing,  Pennsylvania.  Chatfield  is  on t he 
sales  force  of  t he  DuPont  Chemical 
company  in t he specialty  division. 

William  R.  Gleave  is a  tool  engineer 
company. 
lives 

at  t he  A.  C.  Spark  Plug 
Plant  4.  Flint.  Michigan.  He 
at  805 Linn  street.  Bay City. 

Grace  M.  Kellogg 

home 
economics  in  t he  high  school  at  Utica, 
Michigan. 

teaches 

Detroit's 

headquarters for 

graduates and 

undergraduates 

«  « »  » 

B_uxurious  dining-rooms 

and  lobbies  make  ideal  meet 

i ng  p l a c es  f or  b o th  y o u ng 

and  o ld classmates. 

/ ^ . I w a ys  t he  home  of 

visiting  athletic  teams. 

/ %.  popular  coffee  shop 
room 
luncheon  concerts 

and  a  beautiful  d i n i ng 
featuring 
and  dinner  dancing. 
«  « »  » 

^ L nd  for those w ho stay 

overnite 

there  are  most  at 

tractive  rooms w i th  soft, si eep-

i n s p i r i ng  b e ds  at  no  more 

than  the cost  of  an  ordinary 
hotel. 

RATES  FROM 
S2?°  SINGLE 
*3.50  DOUBLE 

^ 

Robert  Mclnnis  is in  t he  advertising 
work  with  Maxon  Inc., 2761  E.  Jeffer 
son  avenue.  Detroit. 
Pauline  Massey 

teaches  home  eco 
nomics  in  Detroit  where  she  lives  at 
12666  Wark  avenue. 

Marian  Megchelsen  is  employed  at 
the  Detroit  Edison  company,  a nd  lives 
at  2520  Pingree  avenue,  Detroit. 

Mary  Biebesheimer  Roney  (Mrs.  A. 

E.)  writes:  "Have  bought  a  home  n e ar 
Holt  so  Joan  Marie,  our  one-year-old 
girl,  can  get  lots  of  suunshine  a nd 
fresh  air.  O ur post  office  is  still  East 
Lansing,  Box  684." 

HOTEL 
IIIH IIIFMM 

6AKER  OPERATED 
MOST  CENTRALLY  LOCATED  AT 
CASS  A ND BAGLEY  AVENUES 

DETROIT 

O.  M. HARRISON, Manager 

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THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 

1932 

O.  J.  Schuster  writes  from  111  N. 
Houghton.  Manistique.  Michigan:  "Just 
completed  my  second  year  as  a  food 
store  manager  and  without  having  to 
mortgage 
t he  place.  Like  my  good 
J o hn  Kelly,  principal  of  our 
friend 
junior  high.  I'm  not  a  politician,  nor 
am  I  married,  yet  I'm  commencing  to 
get  bald." 

Lura  Stemmetz 

teaches  home  eco 

nomics  at  Yale.  Michigan. 

1930 
Effie  Kricson.  Secretary 
223  Linden,  F.;)st  I.ati-inv 
Fannie  Fairbanks  J r.  may  be  reached 
in  care  of  the  dietary  department  of 
t he  Binghampton  City  hospital.  Bing-
hampton.  New  York. 

Mrs.  Ethel  O.  Foley  gives  her  new 
address  as  9100  Dwiglit  avenue.  De 
troit.  Michigan. 

J a m es  G.  Hayden  is  doing  highway 
engineering 
in  Washington.  D.  G. 
where  he  lives  at  Apt.  32. The  Tulane. 
2109  18th  street  N.  W. 

Herbert  E.  and  Louise  Stoner 

i '28' 

Hendry  are  living  at  327  Lincoln  ave 
nue.  Monroe.  Michigan. 

Howard  Odel  received  his  B.  S.  from 
Northwestern  last  J u ne  and  expects  to 

be  granted  a  B.  M.  from  t he  medical 
school 
lives 
this  coming  J u n e.  Odel 
in  Chicago  at  724  Rush  street. 

J a ne  Piatt  may  be  reached  at  53 

Marston  street.  Detroit.  Michigan. 

Warren  Atkinson 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  R.  W.  Sheathelm  of 
Reading.  Michigan,  announce  t he  birth 
of  a  son. Herbert  Havens,  on  March  26. 
chemist 
and  research  director  of  the  Asbesto; 
company,  makers  of 
Manufacturing 
brake 
facings  of 
all  kinds.  He  may  be  reached  at  43'i 
East  Market 
I n 
diana. 

street.  Huntington. 

linings  and  clutch 

is  chief 

1931 

l.arke.  Secretary 
(Jlenn 
Y.H<\  Lansinu.  Michigan 
and 
Mary  A.  Hewett.  Secretary 
128  Beech  St..  East  LansinR 
Alan  C.  Albert  lives  in  Holt  Michi 

gan. 

G.  Appelt  Jr.  gives  his  address  as 
street  N.  E..  G r a nd 

415  Northwood 
Rapids.  Michigan. 

is  working 

Margaret  Goodenow 

in 
Detroit  as  a  cafeteria  manager  for  the 
board  of  Education,  and  lives  at  1553 
Vine wood  avenue. 
is 

J a ne  Haire 

in  Detroit 

teaching 

ALUMNI  BUSINESS  DIRECTORY 

Our  Business  is  Growing 
THE  CORYELL  NURSERY 
Nurseries  at 
Birmingham,  Southfleld  and  Utica 
Headquarters  at 

West  Maple  Ave. 

Birmingham 

Provident  Mutual  Life  Ins.  Co. 
of  Philadelphia 
Established  18<>"> 
Arthur  E.  Warner,  '13 
1912  Book  Tower.  Detroit 
Phoney  Randolph  6'<U1,  Fairmont  1703R 

The Equitable LifeAssuranceSociety 
of  the  United  States 

The  Edwards  Laboratory 

S.  F.  Edwards.  '99 

Veterinary  Supplies 

Lansing.  Mich. 
Urinalysis 

F.  M.  Wilson,  17  E.  A.  Johnson,  '18 

530  Mutual  Bldg.,  Lansing,  Mich. 

LEGUME  BACTERIA  FOR 

S E ED 

INOCULATION 

Insurance 

The 

B.  A. 
36  W. G 
EE 

Faunce 
River 
rand 
ansing: 
st  I 

Bonds 

Co.,  Inc. 
Avenue 

Real 

Estate 

Rentals 

Students 
Always 

and 

Alumni 

Welcomed 

The  Mill  Mutuals 

AVRI7S 

IANSINC  ANP t •  I EAST LANSINC 

V vV  CANT  U f VE  C S S A T l S r - . tP 

Hate  —  Haberdashery  —  Clothing 

Agency 

Lansing,  Michigan 

INSURANCE 

In  All  Its 

Branches 

ART  HURD,  Prop. 

A. D. Baker,  '89 

L. H. Baker, '93 

where  she  lives  at  3231  Waverly  ave 
nue. 

James  Haskins 

Free  Press  news  bureau 
and  may  be  reached 
Postal  Telegraph  company 

is  opening  a  new 
in  Saginaw 
in  care  of  the 
there. 

Donald  B.  Keppel  gives  his  address 
street.  East  Lansing. 

as  228  Bailey 
Michigan. 

J a m es  M.  Ma lone  may  be  reached  at 

R.  1.  Burt.  Michigan. 

Francis  K.  Peppier  lives  at  Rockford. 

Michigan. 

Robert  W.  Ries  is  a  graduate  student 
in  animal  husbandry  at  the  University 
of  Wisconsin.  He  lives  in  Madison  at 
314  N.  Randall  avenue. 
Kenneth  Vaughan 

is  employed  by 
the  Owens-Illinois  Glass  company  of 
Toledo.  Ohio,  and  is  located  at  1552'-
Jackson  street.  Charleston.  West  Vir 
ginia. 

Harold  W.  Rinn  is  in  the  x-ray  and 
spectroscopy  department  of 
the  Dow 
Chemical  company  at  Midland.  Michi 
gan,  where  he  lives  at  211  E.  Ellsworth 
street. 

The 

1932 
(lark  Chamberlain,  president 
Trimoira  House,  Ka-t  Lansing,  Mich. 
latest  additions  to  State's 

fast 
growing  alumni  family  were  the  44  sen 
iors  who  completed  their  college  work 
at  t he  close  of  the  winter  term.  They 
will  receive  diplomas  at  commencement 
in  June. 

The  students,  a nd  the  divisions  from 

which 

they  graduate, 

follow: 

Agriculture—Harold  R. Becker,  Evart; 
Wilton  L.  Finley.  Hartford;  Carl  E. 
Haradine.  Alpine;  Russell  G.  Hill.  T r u-
fant;  George  R.  Kerry.  Benton  Harbor; 
Laurel  Keyt.  Lakeview;  Donald  Lewis. 
Three  Rivers;  Anthony  Quinkert;  R c-
meo:  Elbert  A. Schory.  E.  Canton.  Ohio. 
Applied  Science—Clark  Chamberlain. 
Lansing;  Stuart  Krentel.  East  Lansing; 
Cecil  C.  Langhan.  Holt;  Virginia  D. 
Lauzun.  Lansing;  Ralph  I.  Guile,  L a n 
sing;  Vernon  E.  Zettel.  Cedar  River; 
Grady  L.  Calvert.  Austin.  Texas;  Mil 
ton  Gross.  Saline;  Harold  Haun. 
Charlotte;  Mabel  A.  Dunn.  Lansing. 

Engineering—Lauren  Barker.  High 
land  Park.  Clarence  Stielstra.  Holland. 
Home  Economics—Sylvia  L.  Bates, 
Quincy;  Thelma  Flower.  Blcomfield 
Hills;  Florence  Hagerman.  Pontiac; 
Mrs.  Edna  M.  Valjean.  East  Lansing. 

Liberal  Arts—Timothy 

J.  Ankney. 
Lansing;  Arthur  Cash.  H i g h l a nd 
Park:  Virginia  L.  Cutler.  Ludington; 
Anne  Emmons.  East  Lansing;  Louise 
I.  Knudson.  Lansing;  Elizabeth  W. 
Kuhn.  Bridgeport,  Ohio;  Eloise  LeBeau, 
Lansing;  John  LeRoy.  Petoskey;  Wil 
liam  D.  Pratt.  East  Lansing:  Kenneth 
A.  Anderson.  Pellston;  Clyde  Berg. 
G r a nd  Rapids;  Robert  E.  Fahrney.  De 
troit:  Richard  Giffey.  Owosso;  Milton 
I.  Stone.  Saginaw; 
Higgins;  Ralph 
Alfred  Waack.  Lansing;  Clement 
J 
Jandron.  Negaunee;  Dudley  O.  T h o m p 
son,  Manistee. 

Medical  Biology—Beatrice  L.  Kelly, 

Lansing. 

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