>. C0ILILICT Arrest At Varennes t h e re D a rk days in F r a n ce w e re those after J u ly 1789 w h en t he Bastille, symbol of political s u p p r e s s i o n, was s t o r m ed by P a r i s i an mobs, led by p o r t l y, e n r a g ed s h op women. F or sickly K i ng L o u is X VI followed o m i n o us m o n t h s, filled w i th j e e rs and insults from p e t i te bour- t he goisie. R o y al edicts no longer rabid A s s e m b l y, i n t o x i c a t ed w i th M o n t e s q u i e u 's d o c t r i n es of t he e q u a l i ty of man. By J u ne 1791 t he Capet blood was r a p i d ly becom ing less blue and m o re w a t e ry as t he s i x t e e n th L o u is s h i v e r ed in t he T u i l e r i e s. i m p r e s s ed As T I M E, had it been published J u ne 25, 1791, w o u ld have r e p o r t ed s u b s e q u e nt e v e n t s: . . . . C a st aside were wigs and brocade by timid King Louis and his family as they fled last week from Paris disguised as servants. Successfully plans and preparations of Count Axel ("Friend of the Queen") Fersen were carried out as Baroness Korff (an unidentified servant) and her attendants (King Louis as valet, Queen Marie Antoinette as gov erness) passed the revolutionary guards with faked passports. Then delays and Royal indiscretion made of careful plans a tragedy of errors. At Somme-Vesle impatient young Due de Choiseul waited four hours for the royal shipment, dismissed his hussars at sunset, sent word along the route: " 'Treasure' delayed." His body guard from Somme-Vesle to the frontier missing, King Louis himself anxiously looked for it in Sainte-Menehould through the carriage window, the village postmaster's son, was recognized by Drouet, ardent Revolutionist. Instantly Drouet set off to prevent the escape . . . Gasping for breath after a wild ride over back roads through the blackness of Argonne Forest, ex- dragoon Drouet aroused rustic night owls at Le Bras d'Or at Varennes crying, "To arms!" A half hour later brakes complained on the hill above town and a heavy coach came to a stop before an over turned cart barricading the road. Torchlight gleamed on half a hundred bayonets as Drouet, and Varennes Procurator Sauce, took the protesting royal family prisoners. News of the flight spread like wildfire, armed peasants poured in from the countryside. Choiseul's hussars blundered late, urged into Varennes Louis to force his way out. Louis vacillated. Many royal soldiers were shot as they tried unsuccessfully to clear the town. too With dawn, thundering hoofs from Paris pounded out the knell of Monarchy. Sorrowful M. Romeuf, aide-de-camp into Sauce's to La Fayette, strode house hating his errand, respectfully presented the National Assembly's order of arrest. Royalty glanced through the document, smiled bitterly. Said Louis Capet: "There is no longer a King of France!" C u l t i v a t ed A m e r i c a n s, i m p a t i e nt w i th c h e ap s e n s a t i o n a l i sm a nd w i n dy bias, t u rn i n c r e a s i n g ly to publications e d i t ed in t he historical spirit. T h e se publica tions, fair-dealing, vigorously i m p a r t i a l, d e v o te t h e m s e l v es to the p u b l ic w e al in the s e n se that they r e p o rt w h at they see, s e r ve no m a s t e r s, fear no g r o u p s. T I ME The Weekly Newsmagazine YEARLY SUBSCRIPTION $5 .. 135 EAST 42nd STREET, NEW YORK CITY .. 15 CENTS AT ALL NEWSSTANDS May, 1932 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD Anniversary Program at a Glance ALUMNI DAY, SATURDAY, JUNE 11 S.00-/2:00 if. III. Registration Lobby, Union Building Sign the "bit: hook", register your presence, meo* your friends at alumni headquarters, gjet a program. No fee. Free checking all day. free telephone service, information. Reunion classes register for CI,ASS LUNCHEONS. 8:00-10:00 a. in. Tee-Off, Alumni Golf Tournament Fifth annual blind bogey affair. L. L. Frimodig, No. 1 tee under "Frim's" big umbrella, Lunch at Hub house if you wish at SOe, Aiunini golf cup awards and numerous prizes. Walnut Hills club '17. chairman. Kntry fee for players $1.25 paid at trophy 10:00 a. m. Alumnae Entertainment Mary Mayo Hall All Michigan State women and friends are invited to the parlors of Mary Mayo Hall, new dormitory for girls. Guides will be furnished to visitors for inspection of hall. Dr. Lydia Lightring, head of physical education for women, will have groups of students at play on old drill field. 11:00 a. m. Class of 1882 Fiftieth anniversary reunion meeting at Beaumont Memorial Tower. 11:30 a. m. Annual Meeting M. S. C. Association Union Lawn Reports of officers and announcement of ballot election of new officers. 12:1") p. ill. Patriarchs Dinner The annual Patriarchs Dinner given Dr. Frank Kedzie. '77, chairman. in honor of Main Dining Room Union the class of 1882 &nd gratis of all previous classes, 12:30 p. in. Reunion Class Luncheons Union Building Inquire at registration desk. Union lobby, for designation of your class luncheon. Tickets available there. 2:30 p. m. Real Memorial Tablet Unveiled Entrance Pinetum Foresters and former botany students o,' Dr. Beal in charge. C. W. McKibbin, '11, chairman. 3:00 p. m. Seventy-fifth Anniversary Program Gymnasium For all reuning alumni, faculty and ftiends, excellent program, big event of day. 6:00 p. in. Annual Sunset Supper You cannot, afford to miss reunion classes. Music! Yells! Snappy program! this most colorful alumni function. Union Building President. Faculty, State Board, 9:00 p. m. Historical Water Carnival Colorful Repeated same as Friday night. floats on canoes depicting progress of College over 75 years. Red Cedar at Farm Lane In charge of senior class. 9:00 p. m. College Reception and Alumni Dance Union Building President and Mrs. Shaw, members of State Board of Agriculture, and deans will receive alumni. Dance in the ballroom, ending in wee small hours of the morning. A real climax to a big day ! Sunday, June 12 3:00 p. m. Baccalaureate Service Sermon by the Rev. Frederick Fisher, of Ann Arbor. 8:00 p. m. Musical Concert Demonstration Hall Demonstration Hall Monday, June 13 8:30 a. m. Military Parade Drill Grounds Impressive full dress military parade and awarding of commissions in Officers Reserve Corps. 10:30 a. m. Commencement Exercises Demonstration Hail Commencement address by President Glenn Frank of the University of Wisconsin ; conferring of degrees by President Robert Sidey Shaw. THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD May, 193', Who's Who Among the Alumni Newell A very 24c Cune, '01, Ag.. adds his share h local adage that the Christian ministry however, in charge of East the Peoples church—one in for services, since, State has never failed of representatives earliest classes on. The Alma Mater has uniquely benefitted, McCune's sing's one and only church. largest community churches times, having now one cf the there regular Sunday attendance. cliurch "Mac" has done long stay fifteen years he has been During in largest church buildings between It is no small to which is amply attested in a eitij of 4.000 or more thing well in East Lansing, and by some is strict correspondence the country—has by his thing time liad this the the size of the church and to be the head of is added a good sized college. flattering opportunities to go thriving church, to re-house in the county. He received his bachelor's degree at Boston in 1909. Two or more years at different university times were spent in 1907 and in Europe and travel in 1925. Previous pastorates were master's and him Michigan. Many natural sing's minister fullest measure the degree cf D. D. from Albion college came in Three Rivers and Benton gifts and much hard ivork have made East a beloved pastor and a successful the profession of which he is a member, (to preacher, justifying the in right/. itself Even that of the of to a Michigan from the from Mr. Lan the three so, the only That his elsewhere: his study to Harbor, Lan the in M T) T) 7 7 u-'03. H. E.. was born near Milford. the aVy lived Michigan, KeynOLdS, farm which farm weeklies (Pat) Reynolds, In 1918 she entered She married Chauncey of the five Orange Judd in Chicago until his death at Washington. D. C. She JL\OSS settled a liundred in 1910. From 1912 to 1918 she edited grandfather '04. still owns and operates. and household departments field, Massachusetts. agriculture papers until 1921 when cf The Farm Home and The New England Homestead, accepted phia. Pennsylvania, Rosemary. tional Business & Professional Women's association. National Home Economics Alumni her by unanimously the 'to her en years ago and which her brother Henry T. Ross. ic'02 in 1902 the located at Spring - of news editor Reynolds Philadel daughter, is a charter member of the Women's National Press club. Na in Business Section of club, and Women the Philadelphia M. S. C. secretary, first and to become associate In 1928 Mrs. the position of woman editor on The National Farm Journal, She has one the press service of the department ivrote publicity to Springfield she still occupies. which position for magazines she returned Last year club left/. licnored electing their She her D ' -, 7 Wlgllt ^ 7 '97, Ag.. has been professor of rur it in of Texas the New of Maryland. is a standard in entomology OCLIICLCVSOIL, social organization at Cornell university at Cornell university two years, and professor of professor at Delaware college for six years, he became a leader As assistant for college He is author of four books text now State College of Agriculture graduate work entomologist years, state entomologist and zoology at New Hampshire economic entomology. cf Which rector of the Neiv Hampshire dean of the College of Agriculture. West Virginia university agricultural interested tension work he went to the University of Chicago and received his Ph. D. from the department of rural social organization In addition uate students. Farmer and His Community" most contributions American Country Life association. He was married of Brandywine, Maryland, York since 1918. After a year in he became assistant state three for entomology in one In 1907 he was made di in 1910 became the ex sociology, leadership at Cornell has attracted many grad "The (1932) are his the Blandford right). (1922) and "The Rural Community" field. He was in for graduate study in 1921. Under his and has one daughter, Alice Cecilia. and director of in agricultural bulletins and reports, his books in its third edition. in 1899 to Cecilia Because he was first secretary to numerous in economic station and entomology, agricultural experiment experiment institution important (tQ the station. that this the in of May. 1932 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD ? Ceteris Paribus Why Shouldn't I Do Something for My Alma Mater Annually? U T J E A N U T S! •* enjoy Peanuts! You the game without can't some peanuts." cries the vendor at the base ball game. You realize of a sudden t h at you did always crunch some pea nuts back there at t he games along t he Red Cedar, so you tcss him your dime. Score one for the vendor and his effi cient sales though his peanuts were over-roasted and you had a good lunch before you came. talk, I "Madam, I'm trying to work my way through college by securing subscrip tions for magazines; can't interest you?" says a bright, good-looking young m an at your door some morning and even though you struggle to close the door on him ycu find yourself paying a dollar down and wondering why you how realized never before vacant your home was with out "Tompkin's Monthly." You bought, although you later had doubts whether the boy had ever considered college and you had a whole stack of magazines en the library table t h at were never read. And you knew the sales talk did it. Sales talk sell does a peanuts and magazines — a lot more t h an most of us are conscious of. That's why it bears investigation. lot more t h an ANNUAL GIVING SUCCEEDS think the a n n u al giving plan T7CR more than two years hundreds -*• of M. S. C. alumni have been sold on the idea cf giving annually to Alma Mater—but don't for a minute t h at the "sales talk" was limited to a nine-word announcement or a five- minute interview. Dozens and scores of letters were mailed from the alumni office and by various class secretaries, talk" every one carrying some "sales about the Annual Alumni fund and the idea cf giving something to the Col lege annually. Many arguments stood out why is best, and any one could r a ve stood out letters Xvere, plone. But vendors for the Fund and the College. When Hon. A. C. MacKinnon, '95. former president of the alumni associa tion, made the original study on alumni funds he prsdicted t h at the old method of annual dues should be superceded in by this new plan. He was right 1: is gave amounts above the former $2.50 dues during the past year t h an any previous in the history of alumni work. period The logic back of the Annual Alumni largely with moral and needs and was listed as fol prophecy. More people there the Fund dealt financial lows : By giving moral support— Spreads sentiment in favor of M. S. C. Gives Michigan State publicity. Makes old grads enthusiastic. Send; better students to M. S. C. Helps Influences lost alumni. to give others locate their to support— Morally Through bequests With actual contributions support— Supports functioning alumni office effective An expanded and more in wills financial W i th RECORD Provides special Funds Assists needy students Establishes scholarships. T he M. S. C. Association Annual Alumni Fund At Home M ay 15 to N o v e m b er 15 Thank . t h at some students—living STUDENT NEEDS ACUTE "ITrHEN it was discovered t h at hunger on "* faced some boys crackers and milk; worked six hours a night at j a n i t or t h at menial campus jobs could work; only partially supply assistance needed; t h at even seniors h ad to with draw from College in mid-winter be cause of a few needed dollars — there was tangible evidence of real alumni need for more alumni support. the as t he Pride was t he victim of a n u m b er of well-aimed arguments class secretaries urged you to help make the total alumni response register near t he 100 mark, to make the average contri bution of respectable size, to uphold tradition of a democratic college, the and above all to have your n a me among those listed in the a n n u al roll call. Some well-meaning alumni, however, regarded such reasons for contributing to the fund as too "intangible" and de manded something more concrete. And their objection paved the way for t h at unanswerable argument of "It's a sound business proposition." How m a ny times did you hear t h at the amount of your contribution could be elastic to suit your purse—no con tribution too small and none too large? Ycu probably became tired of hear that M. S. C. needs unrestricted ing to apply in places where state funds appropriations are difficult to obtain; or t h at one ought to repay t he state, the training one receives in part, for at M. S. C? said one owes Some nothing to M. S. C. but here ie a chance to show some gratitude, while others said one owes M. S. C. everything—so "come through." Again and again it has been said t h at M. S. C. cannot live on its past— what will you do for its future? And the past year h as been the answer "contribute the Annual Alumni to Fund." SEND G I F TS EARLY A S THE r# the first appeal comes to you with the invitation to contribute enclosed early, using thereby card and envelope, the expense of decreasing remember solicitation, total of a great that contributions many small interest annually is like t he on a huge endowment, and the College profits accord ingly. just the Yon Your Alma. Mater, your leaders, your administrative alumni officers, association your class c h a i r m an will be y ou courage when given make ycur gift annually and eventually reach a point when all t h at is needed is a. to anticipate a perfect simple spring which reads: "The M. S. C. Associa tion Annual Alumni Fund, at home May 15 to November 15. T h a nk you." Ceteris Paribus. Other things being I do something equal, why shouldn't for MY Alma Mater annually? response e a ch announcement Clarence Van Lopik, G r a nd Haven, newly elected editor of t he Michigan the Holcad, was State News, formerly appointed a member of t he nominating committee at the recent convention of Pi Delta Epsilon, honorary journalistic society, held in Washington, D. C. At t he same cenvention J a m es B. Hassel- man, publications, was elected grand vice-president of t he or ganization. director of the first the staff of Collaborating time on for the t he sponsoring of a banquet for in purpose of interesting the Campus student publications, t he Wolverine, the Michigan Agriculturist, the Michigan S t a te News, a nd m e m bers of Pi Delta Epsilon presented an all-college held April 15 in t he Union building. The main speaker for the affair was J o hn C. Manning, managing editor of t he De troit Times. journalism banquet NO JUNE RECORD. NEXT ISSUE JULY 15, ANNIVERSARY EDITION 5 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD May, 1932 C AMPUS laboratory. visitors who return for Alumni Day. June 11. icill fiave an opportunity to visit the industrial tory. Above inset is Professor Harry Reed. '06. head of the department, ill pilot plant laboratory. (2) chemical labora metallographic I3I exterior vieic of new plant located at the rear of the College power house. The Chemical Engineer Gains Professional Prestige HE advance f ro m primitive life to our s o c i al c o m p l ex structure of today has been largely due to the efforts of the engineer in utilizing energy a nd m a t e r i als of n a t u r e. E n gineering as a pro fession was t he construction and operation of war m a for later chines. Much peace the or time structures caused ganization of engineers, the word civil pertaining citizens, t h at institution of civil to first concerned with is citizen engineer. the demand the freshman t h e m The program they set up for the selves would satisfy t he desires of most ambitious in college which was, according to their charter granted in 1828, to study t he "art of directing the great sources of power t he use a nd convenience of m an as the means of production, a nd traffic in states, both for external and internal trade as a p- in n a t u re for in London By HARRY S. REED Professor of Chemical Engineering Michigan State College to of internal the construction of plied roads, bridges, aqueducts, canals, river navi inter gation, and docks for course a nd exchange; a nd in t he con harbors, moles, struction ports, in breakwaters, and artificial the the purpose of commerce; power for and in the construction and adaptation of machinery; the draining of cities and towns." a rt of navigation by light houses, and a nd The civil engineer could not function efficiently on such an extensive pro gram a nd specialization became neces sary. So the mechanical engineer was evolved to take over the construction, adaptation, a nd operation of m a c h i n ery; the naval engineer to provide t he means for practicing the a rt of naviga tion by artificial power; t he sanitary engineer to drain the rivers and towns and take care of the sanitation of com munities. ADVANCED SCIENCE REQUIRES SPECIALIZATION further industry advanced, A S science and ^*- b e c a me specialization necessary. The science of electricity created the demand for t he electrical engineer, and the science of chemistry provided the opportunity for the chem ical engineer. The industrial application of chem istry may be said to have begun with the discovery by Nicola Le Blanc cf his the manufacture of soda process for a sh from common sort. T h is famous process is still somewhat in use but the returns to Nicola Le Blanc consisted largely of a medal granted to him by the French Academy in 1791, a nd he finally died in t he poor house. Since industry h as LeBlanc's time chemical slowly until steadily but progressed about thirty-five years ago when people the science of t h at began i n chemistry underlies practically all dustrial operations. Since t h en the a p plications of chemistry to industry have (Continued on page 8j to realize May, 1932 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 7 College Founded Seventy-five Years Ago by Legislative Decree farm being almost entirely in a state of nature, a very large a m o u nt of the labor of students must at first be be stowed where im mediate profit." it will yield little Quotations from an address by C. J. . consisted of a land without Monroe, who was present at t he dedi cation and remained a student here until 1860, reveal some of t he student " T he College life of t h at early time: t r a ct of mainly . . fully acre timber an clsared. b e en h ad slashed down and the logs and brush cleared. On every h a nd were old stubs firs and partially burned h ad scorched the . . . you beheld dead clearing, so t h at a nd blackened trees which presented a most desolate scene. trees. The to the timber next acres few A "College hall, a dormitory (known as Saints' R e s t ), and a small brick barn constituted the buildings . . . The roads to the buildings were lined with stumps which had been dug or pulled out a nd in some cases partially burned. to "The travel t he College was mainly from middle Lansing, via Mich igan avenue. This street was usually a mud hole from t he College, particularly in t he spring a nd fall, a nd was lined with the hotels timber. to to tell of MIASMA AND AGUE OVERCOME STUDENTS r p HE speech goes on t he -*• work done by the students, which consisted of pulling stumps, driving- horses and oxen, shoveling, plowing, and other kindred occupations. In one year, 1858, a disease disagreeably varied t he routine of classes. "The plowing a nd stirring (he writes) of a hundred acres or more or new land with all its BILL, passed by the Michigan legislature definitely of 1855, established a state agricultural college, and in June, 1855, a legislative c o m mittee bought 6761- acres town ships of Meridian its a nd Lansing for location. This was the birth of Mich igan State college. the in six members and After the erection of College hall in 1857 and the appointment of a. faculty t he consisting of admittance of 73 students, the dedica tion exercises took place May 13 of t h at same year. Thus was t he institu tion created whose 75th anniversary is It to be celebrated would be curicus t h? founders would the College today, but, since t h at is impossible, we can only recreate a it was at t h at time. The circular which the Col announced lege t h at long-gone this year—1932. to note what the beginning of little of what light upon throws a think of time. little MANUAL LABOR REQUIRED OF FIRST STUDENTS t h at years, fourteen and must to the cir- A P P L I C A N T S, according the age ^*- cular, must have attained of have acquired a good primary school educa tion. It goes on to tell t h at a portion of each day must be devoted to m a n u al study labor, i n the course of cluded agriculture, English literature, mathematics, a nd natural science; a nd t h at the two terms of the school year r an from April through October, and through December February. T h en the first catalog goes on terms "the to say: prescribed t he to first class of students received were t h at they should pass a good examination in the e m branches braced in a common school education, viz : a r i t h m e t i c, geo graphy, g r a m m a r, reading, spelling, and .. p e n n m a n s h ip . instruction A m p le the will be given in n a t u r al sciences . .. The course of m a t h- matics will be com . . . I n prehensive struction in ancient a nd modern guage is not included as an object of the . . . T he institution l a n . of and t h at t u r n ed it was decaying vegetation loose an immense amount of miasma. T he r e m a rk often made, thick enough to cut with a case knife h ad In t he latter p a rt of much t r u th in it. August September forepart there were 70 out of 100 students u n . . . The main able to attend classes consolation t he it was only frequent assurance t he ague and nobody ever died from it." rules of In printed. conduct Here are required promptly to attend all chapel exercises, field opera lectures, a nd recitations, tions, and to discharge every duty i m posed upon fifteen students were "They are the sufferer got was t h at this same year t h e m. five: for "The use of tobacco and other n a r cotics, being disapproved of under all in a ny of circumstances, is forbidden the College buildings. "Card playing, a nd other games of chance, are wholly prohibited. "No student will be permitted to in terrupt or interfere with t he labor of fellow students and other persons e m ployed on the premises, or to visit t h em while at thsir labor. "On Sabbath, students shall attend t he public religious services, held at t he College, and during hours not neces sarily otherwise occupied, shall remain quietly in their rooms, a nd engage in nothing the proper inconsistent with observance of t he day." CIVIL WAR HINDERED PROGRESS the SALARIES of the faculty were $1,500 for the president and $1,000 for t he professors. The first president, Joseph R. Williams, held office until March, 1859, and sec ond, acting president, Louis R. Fisk, until finan 1862. Due to cial difficulties, the t he u n Civil War, healthy location, a nd the n o n -s u p p o r t, College made little progress during those n ew Some years. building were erected, t he number of stu dents attending was a increased, and so on, but it was not until t he twenty- two years of Presi dent T. C. Abbot's t h at administration the College made its for greatest w a rd s t e p s. H is c o n program, his d e n s ed s t a t e m e nt of p u r poses, was: be beautiful as from early little the T was just seventy-five ginning years ago that in old College Hall. Returning / Beaumont Memorial tower June 11, erected on this site. the College had its meager alumni will visit 8 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD May. 1932 1. To impart a knowledge of science and its application to 2. To afford of daily manual to labor. the arts ot life. its students the privilege S. To prosecute experiments for the pro motion of agriculture. law 4. The organic .. contemplates the military art. and in the applications of science to tin various arts of id' the College courses of instruction . in life. . 5. Tfi afford the means of a general edu cation to the farming class. to get to Lansing was the students did not visit Student life, however, went on much t he same as in the earlier days of t he college. T he late A. G. Gulley. '68. in memoirs, says. -The most convenient to walk, way hence the city very often . . . Our social duties were neither extensive nor expensive, consisting of an occasional reception by some of t he faculty or possibly ones a year a visit to the female seminary in North Lansing . .. It was the duty of one student to walk to Lansing each to afternoon and carry all mail going and from the College. For nearly half my course this position was filled by a one-armed veteran of the Civil War. Athletics as such did not exist We had both class and college debating less societies flourished more or . . . The labor system was a very im institution. We portant part of worked each week day." regularly hours three t h at the . . in The lived studies schedule of the daily program the the only facility included chemistry, algebra, or arithmetic, and English, and ran from 5:30 a. m., when the rising bell rang, to the ending of a work period the at 4:30 p. m. Students faculty members, dormitory with as for it furnished living at all. As for the board, it was the provided the steward cf this College, and the average price at time was This board was a m a t t er of grave discussion the students and even among among state newspapers, which took up and argued the questions of whether or not tea and coffee should be served, as well as the fcod values of cornbread. potatoes and pork. two dollars a week. for by COLLEGE BELL RECEIVED I II FAVORS the top of a recipient of many customs would not be OF course, a study of early student complete the bell, which without a mention of fifteen- was perched at foot pole between College hall and Saints' Rest. This bell was the habi ill favors by tual the students, since it -called them from bed and was consequently unpopular. One winter night it was turned upside down, frozen filled with water, and tricks were played upon solid. Other it and upon ether functionaries of the College. The brief trip back is ended, and we are once more in the present. Seventy- five years is a long time, but it hardly the seems long enough to account for stupendous changes which have taken place here in t h at flect gratefully, however, been—just time. We can re t h at long enough. it has Another Birthday THE CHEMICAL ENGINEER (Continued from page li I the last week r p HE Lansing newspapers -*- chronicled life work of our own "Uncle F r a n k" after passing his 75th milestone. Born at Vermontville Michigan. May 12. 1857. one day before the opening of the College, the son of Dr. R. C. Kedzie, first professor of chemistry, his life has always centered around activities of institution. this The memory of present members of the the faculty does not extend into is been rapid and extensive thus creating the demand for the chemical engineer. Chemical engineering the baby of the engineering profession as a whole. He is a r a t h er precocious child and we have great hopes for him According to a survey by the bureau of education at Washington the increase in a t t e n d ance at engineering schools from 1925- 1930 was: mechanical 45'';. civil 1 3r;, in electrical 10%, chemical 98'-. The in crease in attendance of courses chemical probably been due in some extent the profession. Nevertheless, ness of takes chemical wherever place in a manufacturing process there is a place for a chemical engineer. to the new engineering change has a intricate chemical Many operations formerly thought to to be processes. be mechanical have been found really Most people now realize t h at the pro duction of steel, glass, rubber, soap, gasoline, lubricating oils, cement, m a ny food products, etc., are based on chem ical reactions; but few yet know t h at when the blacksmith tempers a chisel the workman mixes cement or when that delicate performing chemical processes. they are DR. F. S. KEDZIE CHEMICAL ENGINEER NEED BROAD TRAINING to remember a past far enough time when the personality of "Uncle F r a n k" was not one of the tangible assets of M. S. C. Some of us have had the door of t he chemistry lecture closed in our faces and can still hear echoes of the the professor of chuckle with which rit=. little chemistry performed "Come back tomorrow." were weighty fcr many words around years, and the unfortunate auditor of this phrase did not anticipate the next day with the care-free abandon of the damsel who was the May. to be queen of school this this "Uncle F r a n k" has won his degree of endearment and is probably not a single alumnus who would hesi tate to lift his right h a nd and state "There is a man." there , May 7 May 11 May ] 1 1 : L u t h er 3 « : S t. V i a t o rs T M. S. S. M. S. C. 19 : C e n t r al S t a te 2 M. S. C. M. S. C. 12 : I o wa 4 M. S. C. A : Iowa 3 M. S. C. 3 : M i c h i g an 3 M. S. C. :i ; Y p s i l a n ti 7 M. S. C. 8: H i l l s d a le 5 M. S. C . 5; N o t re D a me 2 Safe at Hume! collegiate circles now for two successive seasons and h ad visions of making it three in a row. The early loss to Nor mal was a setback but the season was the Kobsmen have still young and hopes of making up their lost ground. Normal h ad a well balanced in the field, received some excellent pitch ing from Russell Michaelis and played a good game. State, on the other hand, made four misplays. and saw Gerald McCaslin pounded for five runs in two -nnings t h at decided the game. team INCREASE T IE GAMES W I TH U. OF M. to be HHHE 16-inning battle with Michigan * was something remembered. It required three hours to play at Ann Arbor and wound up when darkness the old descended. Charley Griffin, master so far as the Wolverines are concerned, had t h em on his hip but his teammates could not collect runs needed. In fact, it took a home r un by Junior Abe Eliowitz to tie u p . t he game in the ninth. Abe hit one onto the tennis courts t h at let him saunter around the bases at his own good time. Abe has a habit of doing those things. He hit a homer over t he fence against Vanderbilt in the ninth inning this spring to give State a 3 to 2 vic tory over the Commodores. the felt r a t h er The Spartans played fairly good ball at Ann Arbor but in view of the m a ny opportunities to win the game. Coach J o hn Kobs disappointed over the showing. The outcome only added to t he string of hotly contested games t h at are taking place between teams of the two institutions these days. foot They have played two ball games tying a overtimes basketball game and t he long drawn out baseball battle. two scoreless succession, went last winter before t h en played in May, 1932 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 13 Track /^vNE of the biggest surprises in t he *-r history of Michigan State college track developed here recently when t he S p a r t an thinclads scored a victory over Notre Dame in a dual meet. S t a te won by one-half a point, 65 % to 65 Vi, over a team t h at had been undefeated up to t h at meet. The Irish went the into meet top-heavy favorites to win, h a v scored victories over Wisconsin, ing in previous dual Illinois, and Iowa meets. Outstanding in t he victory of Coach Ralph H. Young's team was the new stadium record of :23.8 made by Junior Clifford Liberty in teamed low hurdles. Liberty with Junior Ted B a th to take 16 points out of a possible 18 in the two hurdle events. Sophomore K e n n e th Warren also set a new varsity record of 1:58 in sur prise was the victory of Junior Ralph Small over Gene Howrey. the great Irish star, in t he two mile. the half mile and and varsity real the the State had previously swamped De first troit City college 110 to 21 in the dual meet of the season. to tempo Tennis and Golf 1T71TH four sophomores in his lineup *" of six players. Coach C. D. Ball, Jr.. has watched the S p a r t an racquets beat a fast this spring. State won from Kalamazoo, University of De troit, a nd Ohio Wesleyan while drop ping a match t he University of Michigan. The netters are headed by Sophomore Stanley Weitz who p r o m ises to be the best tennis player State h as ever seen. He was undefeated in his first four starts, winning a notable victory over t he Univerity's No. 1 man, Ccl'oy Ryan. In the m a t ch with Mich igan, State dropped five out of the six singles matches setto in a but won two out of t he three doubles. three in the Junior t he basketball player, matches, failing face strong or Arnold Duffield, is captain of the team. first to get started competition. The golf thrilling team lost its Interscholastic Track T J U N D R E DS of high school athletes * /* will come to t he Campus May 27 a nd 28 to attend t he a n n u al Michigan high school track and field champion ships. Participants' will also have the opportunity to see Coach Kobs baseball team strong- t he Western State Teachers' nine. in action against Golf for dubs and darbs, J u ne 11. EAST LANSING BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCLATION 124 West G r a nd River East Lansing, Mich. is paying 5%, 5 V J% and 6','c compounded quarterly on Savings Certificates Do Not Neglect Your Record Subscription Blarney Stork Visits Foresters r p H IS critter is t he outcome of an e x- •*- periment conducted at M. S. C. to just what sort of an animal will find to "take subjugate himself sufficiently it" from embryonic foresters learning the gentle a rt cf packing. The various parts of his anatomy having been hewn from tree gives him unusual backbone and weight for his life size proportions. campus former spruce a Looking back over history, t he main difference between the forestry depart- FORESTRY"BLARNEY" the their the m a n n er of carrying ment packhorse and the one designed by Menelaus of old, whereby he a nd his men might gain entrance through the walls of Troy, appears to be simply in r e loads. The original S p a r t an spective horse took his on inside whereas this latter issue takes his on the out side. During the course of a day he sees packs of all sorts and sizes lashed to his sides by means of t he squaw or basket hitch, the old dependable "diamond." or other nondecript winds " h a rd knot." featuring the While no trail t r e a t m e nt his would stand tolerant n a t u re goes no further t h an registering a half suppressed grin. t he amateur true disciple of for such The chief concern not to say dis appointment occurred when he turned out to be a mule instead of a horse. This drawback of "Alice's," has been fine largely overlooked owing to his fact table and stable manners. The t h at he can be both stabled and p a s tured im in mediate service, to be pre ferred to spending a half day chasing rope or nose-bag over a him with quarter section of territory. t he building, ready for is m u ch And such a sweet disposition for one of his breed. Even the greenest fresh m an can approach him on t he off side without an undue fusillade of heels. to T he long-eared angel will continue rations as long as earn his sawdust there winds a trail into the hills over which M. S. C. embryonic foresters ride to fame and fortune. IN MEMORIAM WILLIAM COOK, 1874 William Cook, '74, for a number of years a well-known citizen cf College Place, Washington, passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Karl Moran. in Portland, Oregon, March 12, 1932 Death was due to a heart attack. He was born in Cyco county, New York, December 20, 1848, a nd moved with his family to Ohio, then to Green - bush, Michigan. there t h at he entered the College in 1870. It was from in 1876 and He married Miss Edwina M. Sevay of they Greenbush moved west. After in South Dakota for nineteen years they settled in College Place, Washington. Mrs Cook passed away in 1931. in 1885 living He leaves one brother, Eliju Cook, of Bay City, Michigan, two daughters, Mrs. Charles Rogers of College Place and Mrs. Karl Moran cf Portland, and five grandchildren. ROBERT EDWIN CAINE, 1876 Word has been received of the death of Robert E. Caine, '76, Battle Creek, Michigan, of bronchial pneumonia. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SIMONS, 1890 '90, president Benjamin F. Simons, and general manager of the Simons Dry Goods store in Lansing, Michigan, died at his home, 1620 Osband avenue, April 12, 1932. He had been in business in Lansing for forty-three years. Mr. Simons was bcrn in Lansing May 7, 1869. He attended local schools and following his graduation from t he Col lege, entered the dry goods business in partnership with his father who found ed the store in 1857. He became presi dent and general manager of the store the elder Mr. following Simons. He the death cf t he widow, is survived by brothers, and two sisters. two Alumni Day, J u ne 11. Come! You Will Enjoy Eating at the MARY STEWART SHOPS Lansing:—123 E. Michigan Ave. East Lansing-—114 W. Grand River JUNE-JULY ISSUES COMBINED. COMPLETE ANNIVERSARY EDITION 14 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD May, 1932 College Activities of Today By O. L. BECKWITH. '33 for HEN f r a t e r n i ty t hp brothers p i ck activities their new initiates to en ter, to amass glory themselves and for honor for the house, which ones do they choose a nd why do t h e m? they Or if t he ambitious independent makes his bid for fame, what does he go into? Barring individuality, it's not too hard to say. chose a nd showing are a teams, but The college field today, paradoxi limited a nd more cally, is both more extensive t h an in older times. Varsity longer a m a t t er of athletics are no abilities, casual goings-out. strictly and making college regulated businesses, squad may be planned from senior year in high school. - Class elections are society duels a nd the fields of d r a m a tics a nd debate are still as exclusive as ever. On the other hand, there could i n t r a be nothing more open mural athletics, a nd probably everyone interested can play on who basketball, baseball, bowling, or touch football teams. As well, t he glee clubs list huge numbers of men and women; the Grange its besom profusely, and almost anybody can be an R. O. T. C. officer. takes Ag students is at all t h an to FRATERNITY BROTHERS PLACE THEIR INITIATES of Out every student perhaps theme, r po go back to the freshman -*- however. ten initiates, the fraternity or society, if it happens to be politically inclined, will chose three personable boys to try for class oflices. On State's campus there are alternating blocs and coalitions of election, societies, and nearly class office or council, will have nominees from two. or even three or is If four, blocs. journalistically its members has a prominent place on a staff, one boy will be sent to try for each of the two major publications, the State News or t he Wolverine. They may make them, they may not—at least they try. Of five boys left, one may be on the band a nd one out for some frosh team. The three remaining the are perhaps kept house- fraternity inclined, or one of to help around the the Of course this procedure is not by any means constant. Some houses let their members enter what they please, others discourage activities and concentrate standing, on others just don't give a hoot. scholastic fields Independents, with no fraternity to guide them, do their own picking. They strangely, been have, seemingly a nd growing stronger on the Campus in the In spite of the decease past few years. Independent Representative of the Forum, independents have gained a large percentage of the higher offices on the State News, as well as the high est Wolverine post. The formation of the S p a r t an Women's League and a Men's League at Wells hall shows a tendency for a political alliance be tween independents and fraternity men and women which may result in some thing more permanent. HONORARIES—UNCOUNTED AND INCALCULABLE WI TH political organization out of the way. we t u rn to the honoraries. fra they are. Club after club, Here ternity after after society fraternity, society, they stretch away into the dis tance, mile on mile, uncounted and in calculable. You can get into a forestry honorary, a veterinary honorary, a ser vice honorary, an engineerng honorary, an agriculture honorary, an arts and sciences—is the catalog sufficient? Last they had 127 members out of a year total college enrollment of 3.000—and the if you deduct to freshman class, which can't belong honoraries. you see is the percentage large. Remember, t o o , . t h at practically all honorary membership is made up of juniors and seniors, a nd you see t h at the percentage is even larger. twelve hundred for in the boards Theta Alpha Phi, patron of the drama, is one honorary which stands Its m e m alone as a producing unity. have bers or prospective members stalked three plays a term for a long time now, with varying successes. Mu Phi Epsilon a nd Sigma Alpha Iota, music honoraries. and Pi Delta Epsilon. honorary, were its only rivals for prominence, but the exclusive way of two music the groups and the dishonorable d e a th of the Eczema keep all three at present out of the public eye. journalism " B IG S H O T S" CLAIM CAMPUS HONORS AND t h at last phrase—the public eye —sets the tempo for a certain kind In cam of participation in activities. pus parlance, you are either a big shot, a coming man. or a nonentity. Not t h at it matters,—nonentities quite probably get as much out of college as big shots n(i Osborn Road. L a n s i n g. Mich. L. C. Palmer. Kent county forester, t he Forestry club t he meeting on roadside develop county, Thursday, gave a talk before at ments April 7. in Kent 1922 Mrs. Donald Durfee, Secretary 12758 Stoepel A v e .. Detroit, Mich. Panos D. Caldis may be reached in care of t he Philippine Packing cor poration, Cagayan, Misamis Oriental. Mindanao, P. I. The February 16 issue of t he Detroit interest Free Press contained a most ing article about Ronald Pockington who from Liberia returned where for three years he was superin tendent of t he Firestone rubber p l a n tations. recently May, 1932 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 1923 W m. H. Taylor, Secretary Okemos, Mich. Leonard H. a nd Thelma Haite C22) Sanford announce the birth of Patricia Louise on December 13, 1931. The S a n- fords are living in Lansinfg at 806 N. Washington avenue. 1924 Mrs. Joseph W i t w e r, Secretary 7fi4 Burroughs. P l y m o u t h, Mich. About J u ne 1 Theodore F r a nk will take up a pastorate in the First Con in Windsor, Con gregational church necticut. This church t h an is more three hundred years old and is believed to be the first congregational churcch established in this country. During the three hundred years only sixteen pas tors have served. Apparently each h ad a lifetime job. O. W. Kotila gives his new address as 1146 Bryant street, Fairmont. West Virginia. 1925 Frances Ayres, Secretary E a st L a n s i n g, Mich. Burgess D. Iseman has moved in De troit to 71 Melbourne avenue. He writes to Alumni t h at he is looking forward Day, J u ne 11, and will to be ort hand. try 1926 R. H, R i g g s. Secretary Kast Lansing; Mich. Gavin A. Brown is a Hudson-Essex in Milwaukee. Wisconsin. He (Jeanette Kennedy. in Wauwatosa at 833 Sixth dealer and Mrs. Brown '28) avenue. live J o hn D. Hawkins gives his new ad dress as 20th Infantry. Fort Francis E. Warren, Wyoming. 1927 Eleanor Rainey Mallender. Secretary 288 George St., B i r m i n g h a m, Mich. Allerd W. Berquist is with the State in Lans Department of Conservation ing. Seldon B. Crary is with t he General Electric company in Schenectady where he lives at 939 Wendall avenue. J a m es D. Salmon gives his address as 272 Sadowa street, S an Francisco, California, where he is a minister. 1928 Karl Davies. Secretary 533 Cherry St., L a n s i n g, Mich. Andrew Braidwood is city forester for Pontiac. Michigan. Russell J. Davis is an in chemistry at M. S. C. and lives in East Lansing at 417 Ardson road. instructor Paul Engle expects to graduate from the Loyola School of Medicine in Chi cago this coming June, and will return to Lansing the St. Law rence hospital. Engle reports t h at John Keeley. the University of Wisconsin health d e p a r t m e nt at Madi son. to intern at '27, in is J o hn K. Krober is located at M a r quette, Michigan, as district white pine blister agent. Reunion for All Classes, June 11. D e t r o i t 's headquarters for graduates a nd undergraduates l _ u x u r i o us dining-rooms and lobbies make ideal meet ing p l a c es for b o th y o u ng and o ld classmates. / - ml w a ys t he home o visiting athletic teams. /m popular coffee shop room luncheon concerts and a beautiful d i n i ng featuring and dinner dancing. / ^ nd for those w ho stay overnite there &xz most at tractive rooms w i th soft,sleep- i n s p i r i ng beds at no more than the cost of an ordinary hotel. RATES FROM $2?° SINGLE s3?° DOUBLE * MOTEL IUH lllMtM BAKER OPERATED MOST CENTRALLY LOCATED AT CASS A ND BAGLEY AVENUES DETROIT O. M. HARRISON, Manager is T HE MICHIGAN S T A TE COLLEGE RECORD May. 1932 P. A. McKim gives his new mailing- address as Box 267. East Pasadena, California. Ben Moss is located at Black Creek. in a retail and wholesale company with Wisconsin, cheese manufacturing father-in-law. his is located K e n n e th Pomeroy at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, with the Wis consin Blasting company of Merrill, Wisconsin. He is doing fill settlement In work on type of to settle fills on work new roads t h at ordinarily would take three years in a period of to settle about one year. the roads. they are able t h is Margaret Semmes is bacteriologist at t he Lancaster General hospital in L a n caster, Pennsylvania, where she lives at 524 Duke street. G. A. Young may be addressed Route 4. Tallahassee. Florida. Neil Stuart has completed his work in horticulture on a master's degree at the University of New Hampshire, and after June will take up his new duties in the department of horticulure at the University of Maryland. Stuart taught two years at the Belding, Michi gan, high school before going to New Hampshire. 1929 Phil Olin, Secretary 111 H i g h l a n d. A p t. 202. D e t r o i t. Mu-h. Edv\ard M. Crary is with the D ay & Night Heater company in Sacramento. California, where he may be reached at 1616 H street, Ed Groesbeck is district ranger with the U. S. Forest service at Comjilan. New Mexico. Phil Olin writes from 111 Highland, "Just learned Apartment 202, Detroit: a couple of a nd interest items of thought I'd send t h em in to you. The is of the d e a th on March 10 of first Mrs. Helen Coffman Wilson in Cold- water. She has been married about a year to Sidney Bert Wilson m ot of State). The other item is t he marriage on April 15 of Miss Dorothy Butler, '29. and a Theta. to Dr. H. F. Hilty of Dayton. Ohio. After July 1 they may be reached through 26 Mayo avenue, Dayton. Ohio.' H. E. and Louise Stoner <"28> Hendry at 327 Lincoln. Monroe, living are Alumni Dav. J u ne 11. Come! 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 1865 Arthur E. Warner, '13 :^iil2 Bonk T o w e r. D e t r o it P h o n e s. R a n d o l ph 6'OH, F a i r m o nt 1703R TheEquitableLifeAssuranceSociety of the United States F M. Wilson, 17 E. A. Johnson, '18 530 Mutual Bldg., Lansing, Mich. The Edwards Laboratory S. F. Edwards, '99 Veterinary Supplies L a n s i n g, Mich. Urinalysis LEGUME BACTERIA FOR SEED INOCULATION Insurance Bonds The B. A. Faunce Co., Inc. 136 W. Grand River Avenue East L a n s i ng Real Estate Rentals CAPITAL PHOTO ENGRAVERS 1ti£ Students and AI way 8 Welcomed Alumni ttV/RPS L A N S I N C A N P iB LEAST LANSINC VW OWfT UATC PISSATISFUP Hats — Haberdashery — Clothing The Mill Mutuals Agency Lansing, Michigan INSURANCE In All Its Branches is Michigan, where Hendry county agent for the Gulf Refining company. Mariond L. Joslin is personnel direc tor for the Kroger Grocery and Baking company in Toledo. Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Seth (Robena Wood) Keasey announce the birth of a daugh ter on April 29. 1932. Eugene Lepley is located at Colorado Springs. Colorado, doing experimental work for the U. S. Forest service. for Reynolds Metz is completing his first the Great Lakes year as auditor Fruit at Benton Harbor. industries Michigan, where he lives at 543 Cherry street. He wears his M. S. C. band sweater while working so other Staters will put out the old S p a r t an handshake when in Benton Harbor. they unload fruit Bertha McCormick Neis (Mrs. Robert E.) lives at 13 Stockton drive. Monroe. Michigan. Robert Sowash tower work at Hiles. Wisconsin, for the U. S. Forest service. is doing fire Lawrence Strobel reports the arrival Jeon on April 21. 1932. of Barbara the Strobel is a student engineer with testing department the General Elecric company in Schenectady. T he Strobels live at 12 Hawk street. of J o hn Welch is working for the build t he ings and grounds department of College. Phyllis T r a u t m an is health education at The Beloit, Wisconsin. local in secretary Y. W. C. A. and directs branch of Girl Scouts. She Beloit at 1202 Chapin street. lives the 1931 Glenn Larke, Secretary East L a n s i n g, M i c h i g an Lauretta Atkinson is secretary to the dean of women at M. S. C. and lives at 315 Ann street. Eas Lansing. Donald W. Clark lives in Detroit at 11543 Linwood avenue. Apartment 206. He works for the Pere Marquette rail road. Margaret A. Eaegle is a student di at Harper hospital, Detroit, etitian Michigan. is at Morris Huberman in Missoula, t he Northern Rocky Montana, station. Mountain Forest Experiment He will remain there until fall when he plans to enter the school of foresry at Yale university, on a scholarship, to work for his master's degree. Harley F. Lawhead has moved in Detroit to 14625 Strathmoor. Francis Norgard is a representative for the Detroit Recording Studios, Inc., individual, group, or com makers of t r a n s mercial recordings by electrical cription. They have offices the United Artists building, 162 Bagley ave nue, and Norgard lives at 6362 T r u m bull avenue. in William P r a tt may be reached at 5514 ART HURD, Prop. A. D. Baker, '89 L. H. Baker, '93 Blackstone avenue, Chicago. Reunion for All Classes, June 11. 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" THIS MAGAZINE is PRINTED BY THE CAMPUS PRESS (Incorporated) 106 West G r a nd River Avenue EAST LANSING. MICHIGAN Headquarters for Michigan State Alumni ivhenever they stop over night in Lansing . . 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