'JB COILILIC I8J rt-iiiiiilfflV—•—fi: .^jftfmffiTB lllllllll'1?^? 1: j : ' ; ; | j jl j ;; i j lj ;• L ll'.i 1! Mil! lili EffffJTO IfliiiilHiil'iiij 11 lifffi [pi Mfljiji fit ml fiiliH^ntt iiiilJTTr fj >E1 PTE1 MB ER Alumni Football Tickets Admission September 24—*Alma College ... $1.00 October 1— University of Michigan.......$2.00 October 8—*Grinnell College October 15—^Illinois Wesleyan $1.00 $1.00 October 22— Fordham University. . . .. $2.00 November 5—*South Dakota Univ. $2.00 November 19—^University of Detroit $2.00 Home Games. (There is a Federal Tax oj Ten Per Cent on all tickets,) Note—November 5th. Homecoming ORDER EARLY and &et GOOD SEATS Reservations for seats at the University of Michigan game at Ann Arbor should be made through the Michigan State Athletic Association. We want all Michigan State students, alumni and fans seated together at this game. Applications were mailed on August 17th. They are now being received at the Athletic Office. For Application Blanks write the Athletic Office. Alumni and students will sit in the for all home games. West Stands However, you can secure seats in the East Stand if you desire. •JIMMY" CROWLKY Coach September. 1932 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD Listening In T t he e n t r a n ce to t he C a m p us of Michigan S t a te i m college stands t he posing Union Memorial building, t h at is some times mistaken for t h e. a d m i n i s t r a t i on build ing, t he library, a dor mitory, a public information bureau or even t he W e a t h er Bureau station. T h is four-story brick building besides serving as t he p e r m a n e nt clubhouse of a l u m ni a nd u n d e r g r a d u a t es is t he h e a d q u a r t e rs of the Michigan S t a te College Association, more generally known to t he public as t he Alumni Office. Lo cated rooms off t he second floor ballroom lobby a re t he offices a nd d e p a r t m e n ts conducting a continuous program of service for t he a l u m ni family of t he College. Questions often asked a r e: " W h at is t he Michigan S t a te College in several unfinished Association?" " W h at does it do?" "How is it financed?" If t he inquirer were to delve into t he bound volumes of t he Association's p u b find his questions lication, he would answered in this m a n n e r: T he object of t he Association shall be to promote a nd s t r e n g t h en t he m u t u al friendship of g r a d u a t es a nd former s t u d e n ts in t he College a nd in each other; to promote t he its general welfare of t he College; purposes shall be to such activities as are educational, social, or charitable. limited t he m o n t hs of September "TVURING U a nd October, when football is in t he air a nd t he t e a c h e rs of t he s t a te hold t he so-called "institutes," t he public b e comes acquainted with one of t he a c tivities of t he Alumni Association. These a n n u al reunion meetings represent one of the larger items in t he Association's a n n u al budget. T h r o u g h o ut t he year, however, t he Alumni Association is fol lowing a definite program of services intended to substitute organized a l m u ni loyalty for unorganized good will a nd to secure t he m a x i m um of efficiency for invested. every ounce of a l u m ni effort If one were to study closely t he spe lines of endeavor cific t he a l u m ni organization he would find t he follow ing services: in recorder Records—The alumni is charged the equivalent of alphabetical, with keeping geographical, class, subscription, necrological files. This alone is and biographical a stupendous list "f alumni each year invaluable asset to the College. task and with the growing is an folder Publications The Michigan State College alumni Record was founded as the official magazine in 1896. Each month it gives the alumni body informative stories of the Col lege, news of alumni meetings and many per sonal class items. The alumni catalogue pub lished last year was the most extensive project ever undertaken by the Association. A new song book was placed upon the market by cooperating with the undergraduates. The MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE R E C O RD Established 1896 Member of the American Alumni Council Published for the alumni and former students of the Michigan State College by the M. S. C. Association. Published monthly throughout the year. Official national advertising representative: The Graduate Group, Inc., New York, Chicago, Boston. Membership in 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 wiil be assumed a renewal is desired. Checks, drafts and money orders should be made payable to the M. S. C. Association. Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at East Lansing, Michigan. GLEN O. STEWART. '17, Editor GLADYS FRANKS, '27, Alumni Recorder T HE M. S. C. ASSOCIATION Union Memorial Building OFFICERS—1032-33 C h a r l es W. Garfield, '70, H o n o r a ry President L. T. Clark, '04. President L. O. Gordon, '06, Vice-President C. Fred Schneider. '85, T r e a s u r er Glen O. Stewart, '17, S e c r e t a ry EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Fred Edwards. '09. Lansing, term expires 1933: W. O. Hedrick, '91, East Lansing, term expires 1034: J. A. Hannah, '23, East Lansing, term expires 1935; Harris E. Thomas. '85. Lansing, ex-officio : E. W. Ranney, '00, Greenville, ex- officio : Frank F. Rogers, '83. Lansing, ex-officio: A. C. MacKin non., '95, Bay City, ex-officio; R. Bruce McPherson, '90, Howell, ex-officio: Carolyn Ellsworth Ed wards, '06, President of Alumnae League E n t e rd at the East Lansing Postoffice as Second Class Matter Vol. 38. No. 1 East Lansing. Michigan September, 1932 In This Issue : .... Listening In Who's W ho Among t he Alumni....... College Library Reorganized "Close Beside t he Winding Cedar" Beal P i n e t um T h i n n e d; Pauline Scott's Hobby Is Writing S t a te Men R a te High at S u m m er C a m p; F r o sh C h a n ge Wells Hall F r om Ox-Cart Fall Activity S t a r ts Among Alumni Clubs; T e a c h e rs to Airplane to Meet; - F r e s h m an Week Popular Crowley Discusses P r e s e nt Season. Ottey Heralded as Olympic S t a r; Varsity Football Squad Crowley Picks Leahy as Assistant.. Alumni Affairs Marriages; In M s m o r i am Pasre 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14-17 18 Office Equipment—The alumni office has established complete files for magazine mate rial, halftones, correspondence transfer files, files, visible Kardex and various card efficient bookkeeping system, addressing ma chine, stencil machine and files, typewriters, standard desks, adding machine, mimeograph, Addressolot post card machine, letter sealer, and a safe. files, loan including a subscription Alumni Fund—Membership in the alumni to The association Record, alumni magazine, is $2.50 per year and any excess amount after the Association's operating expenses are met is used for th-> needy student is to fund. have a fund-raising secretary. Branch Alumni Clubs More than 25 local clubs are now organized in residential centers where 20 or more alumni are located. Member ship includes graduates and non-graduates. One or more meetings per year are held, with visits by faculty members, the alumni secre tary or members of executive committee. the alumni Each class Reurions—Conducted by alumni office and class secretaries at Commencement. Home rally each coming is predominantly a fall meeting of alumni Varsity club members and former athletes. Other Alumni Secretary Duties—Distributor of all alumni publications, reports, and litera ture: supervisor of district alumni under graduate scholarships: secretary, ex-officio, of the Athlet'c Council : secretary of the Union, assisting student publications and activities, and other relations with students ; promotion of class gifts; member board State College Faculty club ; conducting annual and special meetings : annual elections of alumni associa tion and class organizations : preparation of reunion material : for alumni and others ; anniversary celebrations and similar events ; obtaining and handling advertising for alumni magazine: welcoming and showing alumni and visitors about the Union and the Campus; handling incidental matters that arise.. information bureau T he Michigan S t a te College associa tion is democratic in t h at its executive (Continued on page 13J 4 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD September, 1932 Who's Who Among the Alumni A in HT then State, Extension for eight the extension - A ±. A. LLT lltdP) the Michigan Association is a senior extension agriculturist 09 Aa- office of Cooperative at Michigan laboratory at Hillsdale high school. During of Agriculture, Washington. D. C. Following graduation, in dairy in agriculture of From 1918 to 1924 Mr. Turner was state 4-H club JD -*\U-jf State Department acted as instructor was instructor twice elected president Agricultural Teaching. with charge of boys' and girls' 4-H club United States Department dealing with been active ington M. S. C alumni association. musical affairs and during recent years has become well known through his broadcasts with married aged 16. They reside at 213 Baltimore avenue, the work, United he years time he was of leader in the publications always in alumni and civic affairs and has served as president of the Wash in audiences In 1912. Mr. Turner they have one son, Phillip, right) of Agriculture. He is the author of several Irene A. Rorison of Evart. Michigan, extension work. Mr. Turner has service at Michigan State college. the United States Marine band. in Washington, D. C. (To the He has ahcays maintained this phase of cooperative Since 1924 he has been his to radio the Advancement thirteen interest central in tlie states ivork and this for for in '32, states of Agriculture extension work of home economics the United States Department special home extension work at Penn State. fields. For eight years she high Florence L. Hall, '09, H. Ec. M. H. Ec. (Hon.) twelve eastern for her present duties with notable work in similar in the East Jordan and Lansing. Michigan, supervise to Washington, D. C. as milk utilization Agriculture. Miss Hall is affiliated with numerous national home economics organizations for a number of years has been an active member of the M. S. C. alumni in Washington. club held February 20, Miss Hall was elected president. prominent this year and was the only alumna of the College to receive an honorary at the Commencement supervisor the preceded taught to In 1922 she was called of position. and club alumni four program on Alumni Day degree in the U. S. Department to her present After six years of service she was appointed annual meeting of the Washington in the 75th anniversary She was one of to participate thirty-second exercises. specialist in 1917 (To the schools, leaving At the alumni left) P n 71 7 '02, Ag., has cast his lot and found D »77 in of thirty twenty "better specialist the past led to the sires, better LJULLCLOCK., has caused him ILLTTICLTI O. trade commissioner and formation later became a livestock a noble lifetime work down of the National of Agriculture. the period of 1912 to 1916 he taught Conscience and not consideration to spend in of cash or years in an agricultural south selfish ern Chile, South America. that advantage school country. During in Wisconsin. at Marinette. Wisconsin, stock" His work there to Buenos campaign by the U. S. Department Agriculture. Aires as agricultural in Uruguay, Argentine, Chile, Bolivia, and In this voork he travelled Peru. He resigned under the Methodist Episcopal church. He is located at Angol, Chile, as director of is a practical the self supporting—the school. in the school at Temuco. He received his M. Agr. from M. S. C. in 1911 and his M. S. from, His is collecting. in the College museum collection of Chilian and Argentine lucky attests than in his collecting. right] twenty-five line. He says he has always been and more fish, a moss, a mullusk, the on a farm of 3,800 acres. farm, dairy, nursery, gardens, and orchards maintaining this A new species of new insects have been described In 1906 he married Katrina Kelly, a Canadian missionary In 1921 he went of in October 1923 to return of the U. S. Department school of agriculture in 1920. His hobby from his collections. birds and mammals to his enthusiasm to mission work the University of Wisconsin extensively institution in Chile, teacher along The (To September, 1932 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 5 The College Library Emerges From a Summer of Reorganization By JACKSON E. TOWNE Librarian, Michigan State College school n p HE summer just past has been an • exceptionally busy one in t he Col lege library, for, while serving a record summer enrollment of more t h an 800, our nine staff members a nd nine veteran student helpers have r e t he book organized many phases of service for the opening of t he fall t e r m. In comparison with the maintenance budgets of other state college libraries, ours at Michigan State has been rea sonably adequate we have been able to carry o ut a con siderable program of although far from a complete one. in recent years, so reorganization, The work of each d e p a r t m e nt of t he library h as been carefully routinized in accordance with the most recent p r a c tice in college library administration. Daily, weekly, monthly, and a n n u al functions of each of the department heads have been determined and fixed. LIBRARY S T A C KS R E V I S ED r po provide for t he expansion of t he -*-.collection it has been necessary to shift all t he books in the stacks. This was a real undertaking, for more t h an 99.500 bound volumes, over 90,000 fully catalogued, were involved, on six stack tiers. The stacks have been clearly re-labeled and a check of missing books fields: general taken in t he following religion, philology, works, philosophy, fine arts, and useful arts. Only 303 titles were these found missing in the book check fields. Next summer will be completed when social sciences, literature, t he .pure sciences, a nd history are critically examined, the SOUTH ENTRANCE OF NEW LIBRARY A number of new pictures have been h u ng in various rooms of t he library. The room now boasts two sequences of large portraits of Presidents of the United States. periodical reading N EW READING EXPERIMENT STARTED is r p HE State Board of Agriculture authorized t he addition of more t h an six hundred dollars worth of wall shelving. The book budget large enough to undertake three or four ex periments in recreational reading, and a portion of the new wall shelving has reading in the assigned been placed special room. On shelving a this browsing collection of European travel students is now displayed t h at assigned readings are not the only ones avail able in the library. Miss Lois Bower, the a t t e n d a nt in t he assigned reading room, is in charge of t he new reading experiment. to remind t he books containing Dormitory libraries have been estab lished in each wing of Mary Mayo hall. Some of the books were chosen from new lists which have been used in t he new dormitory libraries at the Univer sity of Chicago. Prompt notification of faculty m e m bers of duplication of their orders, of receipt of their books or of delays caused by out-of-print orders, together with daily sending of orders, constitute seme of t he reforms which have been put into effect in the library order de partment, efficiently presided over by Mrs. Marjorie Himebaugh Bowman. A much closer check is to be kept received on the percentage of orders from each d e p a r t m e nt of instruction. Hereafter t he order d e p a r t m e nt will be relieved of all details concerning sub scriptions to, a nd binding of, current journals, this responsibility being now assigned to the periodical department. CHARTS AND POSTERS USED library n n HE Michigan State college •*• is a full depository for the docu ments issued by the United States gov ernment and these have been r e a r r a n g ed on t he basement floor of the stacks in strict acordance with t he classifica tion n u m b e rs used by t he U. S. super intendent of documents. T he a r r a n g e ments is carefully explained by posters a nd charts. Hereafter, t he receipt as well as t he circulation of federal docu ments will be in charge of Miss Lois Brumbaugh, reference librarian. this fall regarding We hope to put a new policy into effect t he depart mental books scattered in t he various buildings on t he Campus. We have h ad JACKSON E. TOWNE If involved taken of the books a check and have drawn up recommendations for new administrative rulings. Of t he 3,700 books in t he departmental lib raries, we found 553 either missing or not immediately available between t he dates of July 5 a nd 16. t he new rulings are passed by t he faculty, our head cataloger, Miss Charlotte J a c k son, a nd her assistant, Mrs. Mary Nel son, will have over 800 departmental to t he books accessions which will come to us as a result of our regular orders throughout the year. Miss Jackson will welcome the added responsibility if t he d e p a r t mental library problem can be brought nearer to a satisfactory solution. in addition to catalog Miss R u th McKinley, chief of cir culation, a nd her assistant, Miss Alice Rasmussen, plan to watch circulation in t he statistics with special future learn what various classes of books are proving most popular. interest to A system of fines for penalizing d e student borrowers was a p linquent last proved by t he college faculty late spring. Since t he fines are minimum ones, comparatively speaking, we ex pect t h at t he students themselves will welcome the new ruling. GRADUATE STUDY R O OM IMPROVED t h at "IT7B hope t h at t he popularity of the '* graduate study room will increase now t he shelves are lined with stimulating books selected for the more serious sort of browsing. The library's collection of college a nd university a d ministrative material h as also been transferred to t he graduate study room. Miss Norma Schmitt, of t he regular library staff, is now in t he graduate study room, as full-time a t t e n d a n t. Neither the lowly basement nor t he distant attic has been neglected in t he library reorganization which h as gone forward this summer. T he base ment contains 98 fire-proof steel cases and probably the most important m a terial housed in these cases at present is t he collection of college catalogs. Many institutions from every state in (Continued on page 7) 6 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD September, 1932 "CLOSE BESIDE THE WINDING CEDAR" it's the all. today same old the Seventy-five years ago this year first students enrolled at this old Col lege. This fall hundreds of sons and daughters, and even grandsons and granddaughters of alumni are enrolled. school After the n a me has been changed though some and looks the Campus of not at all like t he dense wooded plot which stretched out from old College hall in 1857 when President Williams. Professors Tracy. Fisk. Weeks, and their duties with Holmes in attendance. the Yet dozens of alumni who have fol lowed them t h r o u gh the College have decided t h at with the same old stand ards in and morality the best place young m an or young woman student. took up first 61 students conduct, is still for a to be a the old College the country scholarship, social in sward Last year it was a the Campus sod began the Fourth of burning up soon after different July. This year found story. On Labor Day visitors shrubbery the Campus the green and verdant. t h an Campus the word pronounced oy now." was to week. For many grads from week the first there time was no new building or ditch diggers at work on the grounds. looking more beautiful in many seasons "I never saw and and have limited cornices Old Man Depression the usual summer building program on the Campus but in spite of the shortage of cash college heads were able to do a bit of necessary patching. New eaves- been troughing added to old Abbott hall, former co ed dormitory, now housing part of the music department. The same addition? are now under way on the old armory and State's m a m m o th parade grounds in front of Demonstra tion hall, familiarly the "Plains of Sherburne" is in the process of reseeding. while wider and smoother road beds across the grounds will greet State's football visitors this fall when they approach the stadium. Contracts have just been let for a $19,000 over hauling of wiring and plumbing in the Dairy building. known band hall. as familiar Hank and Frank, long-time proprie famous tors of East Lansing's most to barber shop, and most of State's alumni, have taken over the Union "tonsorial parlor." They promise to provide choice of haircuts and "long" stories in their new stand their old. as they were noted for figures in Louis Graveure. noted American the tenor, who has served as head of M. S. C. Institute of Music vocal de partment since February, 1928. resigned April 1. 1932. it was learned when the State Board of Agriculture accepted his resignation at t he regular August meeting. No successor has been a p pointed as yet. Acting Dean of Liberal Arts E. H. Austin resumed his post as head of the college department of education on the expiration of Prof. E. H. Ryder's two- year leave of absence from t he dean- ship. Dean Ryder was re-appointed fol lowing his recovery from a lingering illness. Dean H. B. Dirks, of the engineering division, was elected to the governing the Pro council of the Society motion of Engineering Education at t he society's 40th convention at Oregon State college. J u ne 29-July 1. for Regardless of how certain classes in economics proceed this fall Uncle Sam has summoned First Lieut. Fred M. T h r u n. assistant professor of econom ics, to report to Washington for active military duty. He reported last week at the national capital. Lieut. Col. Dorsey R. Rodney, com m a n d a nt of the R. O. T. C. post here, served as executive officer at Camp Custer. Battle Creek, this summer for the annual training for members of the the C. M. T. C. in R. O. T. C. and cavalry the mid-west. unit, consisting of 57 mounts, rode to Camp Custer. The infantrymen also attended Camp Custer while the artil t he same period at lery cadets spent Fort Sheridan, Illinois. The summer camp is for advanced military science students a nd is attended between the junior and senior years. T he College As one of a host of improvements inaugurated by Jackson E. Towne, new librarian, the College library will issue a monthly news bulletin, embodying innovations in library personnel, books, system, etc. The first copy issued last t h at W. B. Kershaw. week announces "31. a graduate of the Columbia Uni versity School of Library service, will assume the duties of evening reference librarian for t he coming year. last week changes fall When State's upperclass hordes r e they to c l a s s es turned in the staff fewer noticed term. To is usual t h an faculty replace temporarily Mrs. Mary Hend ricks, head of the history department, who is seriously ill. Harry H, Kimber was appointed at the last meeting of the State Board of Agriculture to act F r a nk Leahy, as assistant professor. former Notre Dame gridiron star, will act as assistant line coach for Jimmy Crowley during the pigskin season. A. E. Damon replaces Sergt. J, Foley as supplies custodian of war department at Demonstration hall. Two new army officers have arrived in East Lansing to take up leave for instruction at the R. O. T. C. post of t he College. First Lieut. C. H. Crimm will replace Capt. K. P. Flagg as coast artillery instructor. He comes here from Fort Totten. New York, a nd has seen foreign service in the Philippine Islands. Captain Flagg was detailed islands. First Lieut. to the Hawaiian H. F. Newell comes as an infantry in- rtructor the Hawaiian from Islands to exchange places with First Lieut L. H. Rockafellow. direct Spectators and players, alike, have had a lot of fun out of the early sea son football practice this fall. Coach Jim Crowley has a happy knack of getting a lot of fun and giving every one a big laugh out of his gridiron r e marks. Hundreds of fans were sorry to see t h at big white sign hoisted at last the entrance of Old College field Practice read week which Today." "Secret As The Record goes to press the S p a r t a ns defeated Alma 93-0. September, 1932 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 7 Beal Pinetum the death of Thinned By Hatchet T71AR-SIGHTED forestry department •*• officials are taking steps this fall to prevent the magnificent pines t h at make a campus shrine of M. S. C.'s beloved Pinetum. T he very the spot has drawn so popularity of trees many visitors t h at m a ny of are in danger of dying from too-elosely packed earth about their roots. Ac to Professor P. H. Herbert, cording a head of the process of mulching must soon be adopted to allow the pines, planted by the late Dr. Baal, sufficient moisture. forestry department, the the struggle thinned out. else In addition. Professor Herbert pointed out, a large number of the pines must be for existence in crowded quarters m ay kill t h em all. He admitted t h at he hated to m ar the symetry of t he rows, but said t h at if the majority of the growth is to be saved there is no other course if such a open. He to policy had been observed in regard the pines Dr. Beal planted t he Arboretum t h at many of those would today be standing. indicated t h at in The opinion of the forestry depart ment is t h at State alumni would r a t h er see p a rt of the it embodies memories and t h an from a it should t h at n a t u r al struggle for existence. the grove saved for traditions all die COLLEGE LIBRARY EMERGES FROM A RE-ORGANIZATION .(Continued from page 5) the Union are represented. New r e quest postal cards have been sent out to 550 addresses. Hereafter, the college catalogs will be requested and checked in by Miss Adele Ewell. the assistant in charge of periodicals. of the lists Miss Ewell also has charge of com pleting duplicate periodicals which we have stored at in both attic and basement, present a nd which we soon hope to offer for sale. the The Ph. D. theses at M. S. C. are printed and one hundred copies of each are deposited "with t he College by the authors. to Correspondence leading relations with interesting both American and foreign colleges and universities has been t he library. initiated by exchange collge The Michigan S t a te library is still a comparatively small collec tion, but it contains complete runs of 11 of journals, a fairly good showing. In the field of botany library can challenge n a tional attention. the 21 basic scientific the Due to the fact t h at less next reorganization costs will be July, more money can be spent for subscriptions to periodicals as yet not for large number of gaps filling the files, in our present bound periodical taken, in Eastern Alumni! Tickets for the F o r d h am game October 22 are now on sale by '07, at 60 Wallace B. Liverance, East 42d street. New York City. Telephone V a n d e r b i lt 37490. Tickets are $2.20 plus registered r e t u rn postage. This is the only tickets place alumni can secure in section. Order now. t he Michigan State the additional binding which and for will naturally be needed. Our periodi cal list, in particular, needs re-build ing. MRS. LANDON PRAISED the the University of I have said before, to I came AS I college when **- Michigan State learned t h at institution h ad been allocating about $20,000 a year for books. l a n d - g r a nt My library training at the library ex University of Illinois; my perience at Iowa, which made possible a number of visits to Iowa State college when its brilliant library early stages of development; and my years as secretary of t he college a nd refer ence section of the American Library association have all tended to make me library look forward with pleasure work large institution of in an state-college type. program was to the the in less t h an forty-one this brief I cannot conclude report of our library reorganization of the past summer without paying tribute to my veteran predecessor. Mrs. Landon, who served the College as its head librarian no years. Mr. Severance, t he librarian of the Univer sity of Missouri, has published an ex cellent brief history of his library a nd this it will be extremely to collaborate with Mrs. Landon fall in and College Historian Kedzie t he editing of the story of library of Michigan State college, modeled some what upon the Missouri study by Mr. Severence. interesting the these years. throughout None of our work accomplished since last April would have been possible but for the firm administrative foundations laid by Mrs. Landon years ago and kept intact In m a ny colleges the librarian is regarded as outside the administrative group. Such a college may reform, but even new if librarian in the world, his will be an uphill struggle, for the tradition of the insignificance of his position will need to be combatted every t he way. This difficulty does not confront me here, t h a n ks to Mrs. Landon. the most it hires effective step of Station W WJ of Detroit will broad cast t he State-U. of M. game Saturday afternoon, October 1. Tune in at 2 o'clock, E.S.T., if you cannot attend. Pauline Scott's Hobby Is Writing T ) A U L I NE SCOTT, '28, called "Polly" •*• on t he Campus, was always keenly interested in dramatics, a n d, some times took the "leads" in Professor E. S. King's Little T h e a t er plays. S he is a member of T h e ta Alpha P h i ,, h o n orary dramatics fraternity. Her hob bies, however, have always been riding a nd writing. During her college years she shows, several sponsored by the R. O. T. O. tion m o n t hs she carried her "hobby" riding- still counsellor at Camp Interlochen, a girls" camp near Traverse City, Michigan. In vaca further served horse rode a nd as in n y t f H l M^ 1^ PAULINE SCOTT *28 Writing, an a m bition r a t h er t h an hobby, p e r h a p s, has been with her ever since child hood, but it be gan in grim e a r n est upon entering M. S. C. Taking all of t he English, journalism, an d creative w r i ting courses offered on t he Campus, she was determined to write. T he "Quill Club," now a de the t h en was a to in its infancy finite writers* organization, on Campus, weekly Tuesday gathering eagerly be awaited. couragement of Professor Muilenburg t h at Miss Scott owes any success she may have attained. It is really to t he fine en Some few weeks ago The Pink Porce tale, was published lain Pipe, a fairy by Dorrance and company. This is Miss Scott's first book. She is a m e m t he Ero Alphian sorority. At ber of the present time she is an instructor of English and history at Uaton hall, t he Pennington School for Girls at Romeo, Michigan. trees the state. In addition T h at the state of Michigan may not its record of planting 24,- fall below 000,000 t h e' College last year, forestry d e p a r t m e nt is this fall mailing 3,300 copies of its fall price list to ail t he parts of College is sponsoring a two-day meet ing in Munising, Michigan, October 7 a nd 8, to encourage widespread tree planting over an entire county area. for Scientific farmers and lumbermen will be h a n d led by a group of experts, including Dr. L. C. Gray, executive secretary of t he National Land Use Planning com mittee, appointed last winter by Secre t a ry of Agriculture Hyde, R. L. Schoen- m a n n, director of t he Michigan L a nd Economic survey for the conservation department, a nd Professor P. A. H e r bert, head of the Michigan S t a te for estry department. reforestation aid in 8 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD September, 1932 Frosh Change Wells Into Sober Dormitory SPARTAN CKA1 Fort Sheridan Summer Camp Gives State Men High Rating r p HE usual representation of Michi- -*- gan State college was obtained at coast artillery reserve officers' camp at Fort Sheridan. summer. Illinois, There was a total of twenty-three, as follows: this Captains. George T. Bentley. '19: lieutenants. Myrl E. Newark. '25; first '29: Cleo E. Coles. Amen H. Laxton. '28; Guy A. Culbert. '28; Leland K. Dewey. '25; William E. Jacobs. '23; Joe M. Newman. '25; Norval L. Offenhauer. '28; Clarence R. V. Shelley. '27: Law rence A. Strobel. '28: Austin W. Mer chant, "29; Stanley W. Luther, '28; sec ond lieutenants. W. C. Betteridge. '32; J. Francis Corr. '30; G. E. Eddy. '30; Hathaway J. Hanes. '29; M. R. Hop kins, '30: '29; Joseph P. Thompson. Lazell J. Wall. '28: Raymond L. J e n nings, Butler, '32. '30; Arvo M. Niemi, '30; W. S. giving Its fortunate, The camp was held from July 31 to location was partic August 13. ularly opportunity for an encampment in tents on a level piece of ground about eight feet above and overlooking Lake Michigan. Be there was an excellent beach low it the for land shore was free from boat traffic so gun practice was not held up at any time. section of swimming. This In the coast artillery section of t he reserve officers camp there were about one hundred men. This was about half the usual total, but the reason was the curtailment of army appropriations in the last session of congress. Major G. F. Humbert, assigned to duty with reserve officers in the L a n sing area, commanded t he coast artil lery camp. He was assisted by other regular army officers who are also on duty with reserves. Major Pitts of Mil waukee, Major Hawkins of Detroit, and Major Herger of Chicago. ANTI-AIRCRAFT PRACTICE STRESSED /^lAMP was spent in much the usual ^ way, with t he days well filled from first call at 5:45 a. m. to mes^ call at 6:00 p. m. in the 3-inch A. A. gun, 50 cal. machine Instruction was given gun. 30 cal. machine gun. 45 cal. pistol, and the new d a ta computer. light drill was held one evening. Search Classes were held on t he various subjects in which an officer should be the army a n t i proficient, and. since aircraft has been making tremendous efforts to keep ahead of the air forces, there was plenty of new material for all. Night firing was not conducted this year because of complaints from resi dents in nearby towns. The daylight firing was entirely satisfactory and suc cessful. It was conducted by firing at sleeve targets towed above t he lake at a safe distance behind an aeroplane. A regular army plane had been de tailed from Selfridge field for t h at p u r pose. RECORD MADE BY STATE M EN TWriCHIGAN STATE men bested all •*• -*• others in their record practice on the 45 cal. pistol. The 947th C. A. iA. A.) regiment, composed largely of officers living in the Lansing area, a ni represented in camp almost entirely by M. S. C. graduates, h ad t he highest average of all regiments, 74.6^. Other scores ranged from 72'7 to 61.7c; Not only that, but the 947th h ad 95c'< of of the officers qualify as "marksmen" or better. The two best shots in camp were Lt. Amen Laxton <95cr) and Lt. Clarence Shelley <91r; >, both M. S. C. men. as listed above. Weather during camp was particular ly good. There was relatively little rain, the days were not excessively hot, and the nights were cool. There was an almost continuous breeze off t he lake. Fort Sheridan is an ideal place t h at for a camp, so it is no wonder the to co operate with the people in t h at area in regard to night regular army is anxious firing. are Some class secretaries urging their members to boost their standing in contributions to t he Annual Alumni Fund. A bright, red, rosy apple to t he winner! cry their "under V TO MORE will Wells hall echo to t he the bed, -*-^ beligerent Frosh." No more will strapping fresh men football men barricade less husky classmates in t he attic and bit terly defend t he narrow stairs against sophomoric onslaughts. No more will Campus answer State to break up hurried midnight smouldering riots within twenty- five year old brick walls. Wells hall freshman this dormitory. fall becomes solely a police calls and the less less bloody and hall's stormy faculty men) chapter Thus e n d e th an old chapter in the career, a nd (so hope t h us beginneth a new- riotous. Time was when Wells hall was t he "spark-plug" of t he all campus fights. There rose the first cry. "So-o-ophs, all out!" From there the cry flew to \<\ fraternity houses t h at another bitter to Wells came battle was on. Back the vanquished and t he victor late in the night, bedraggled and dirty, to yarn until day break of t h at and other titanic the other class. Now all is to be different. scraps with blood-foes, JUNIOR PROCTORS TO RULE A PPROXIMATELY 195 freshmen a r° *•*- to live in Wells this year under the protection of six junior proctors and a full-time supervisor. The plan is innovated in the hopes t h at by con centrating a yearling nucleus and pro tecting it from upperclass interference better class morale and better scho lastic showings can be induced. C. A. Rosenbrook, '30, took office this summer as full time supervisor and under him will co-operate six respon sible juniors, one-in each ward. Rosen- brook h as an office in t he building it self, from where he may personally overlook t he welfare of t he new class of '36. Last winter's lengthy dispute over the management of a Wells hall board in a ing club has resulted this fall abandon decision faculty per to manently traditional eating club the in t he basement of Wells. Now the frosh may study without from better oriented u p- interference perclassmen. Now they may have a breathing college is hoped will make t h em better t h at collegiate better citizens a nd much scholars. spell on entering school training Once a rough fighters. Nowr a sober 'n' touch class dormitory and study hall. T h at is t he evolution of Wells. for in Keep touch with alumni head quarters at t he College; faculty m e m bers' visits local communities can often be forecast a nd meetings a r ranged. to September, 1932 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 9 From Ox-cart to Airplane Described by Reminiscing Old Grads interested in t he good times he a nd his classmates h ad yelling jokes at f a r m ers going by. He tells t h em a nd laughs as richly as he m u st have in '74 when he first matriculated. in strolled THE classes of '67, '76, '80, a nd '85 reminiscent dreamy, leisure between t he shade trees on t he It was Alumni day a nd Union lawn. t he old, old timers were living again the heydey of their youth, warmed by the affection a nd esteem t h at M. S. C.'s newer alumnus held for t h at which was stooped a nd mellow. T h e re was J. W. Gunnison, " t he only m an living who saw t he dedication of t he College." Daniel Strange, State's oldest graduate; Liberty Hyde Bailey, horticulturist; internationally n o t ed they were all there, enjoying one happy day t he long shadows of the past. lifted from The New a nd the Old, but t he Old, outnumbered, held t he center of t he stage t h at day. Well t he New realized t h at soon there would be no Old a nd t h at a rich a nd colorful chapter in State's living history would be forever closed. So t he classes of '67, '76, '80 and '85 visited under the shade trees and younger m en attempted to draw t h em into conversation. "The only m an living to see t he Col lege dedicated in 1857"—that is J. W. Gunnison, class of '66. He never gradu ated so he loses t he title of t he "oldest graduate." but no one can take his other distinction from him. He was t en years old at t he time, a nd it was i m- thrilling a nd even measureably terri fying for so young a lad to see so many people gathered together in one place at one time. Later he came back as an undergraduate in 1862 a nd lived t he stark, hardy life t h at young men knew as college those days. Three hours work a day cutting timber for the first buildings. T he class of '66 were truly pioneers. in Mr. Gunnison remembers t he white picket fence t h at used to r un parallel to t he road south of where t he Union now stands. T h a t, he says, was to for keep fencing laws weren't to be enacted for more t h an twenty years. t he Campus, t he cows off An Old Timer in reality. Ransom E. Olds, when still a boy of fourteen, used to come and sit by the hour in his carriage shop in Lansing a few years later. And Gunnison said he saw Old's first it was brought into t he open for public jeers. "gasoline buggy" long before Those were t he days when a smoth toll road of planks r an from Lansing to Detroit, a nd racing post carriages used to m a ke t he trip, with frequent twelve hours. changes of horses, institution— Pioneer days of a great a nd this m an lived t h e m. in ALUMNI CANE CARRIED BY STRANGE A T H I CK set man, with snow-white - ^ - h a ir a nd a glossy white imperial, stooped, hesitant, proudly bearing a curiously carved cane—Daniel Strange, State's oldest living graduate. Eighty- six years old—the class of '67, a nd one of two m en living from t he first t en graduating classes. Truly a grand old m a n. He bears so all m ay see a nd admire a carved Mexican cane with his n a me J. WARREN GUNNISON —the only witnessed former living who the dedication of the College. student It was p u r engraved upon it in gold. chased in Mexico by Dr. R. C. Kedzie, father of Dr. F r a nk Kedzie, college historian. T he cane was donated to t he "Uncle in 1931, and will be handed P r a n k" "oldest succeeding to down graduate." association alumni each by job in their When Mr. Strange came to M. A. C. the Campus was a sea of stumps from t he Union site to t he river. Still t he three students were putting hours a day with, an ax, and it was his to plant most of t he huge pines t h at still stand on t he Campus. He asserts t h at a few of t he giant oaks growing here yet are r e m n a n ts of t he primeval forest. Old College hall a nd Saints' Rest stood then, a nd he was t he mail boy who brought mail each day from Lansing. But it is h a rd to talk to Mr. Strange, so m a ny claim his time. So m a ny stop t h at handsome cane, a nd to to finger admire his precise speech. eye a nd clear COLLEGE PRANKS RECALLED T I G H T ER memories came from t he *J lips of F. A. Gulley, t he class of '80. labor He too remembers t he m a n u al expended f a rm plots, southwest a nd southeast of where t he Union stands, but t h at day he is more each day on in T h e re was no class spirit those days, he recalled, but sometimes t he seniors h ad to use force to keep "the young ladies" they sought in Lansing. Those were all t he girls they h ad in those days. Terms lasting from November t h r o u gh till t he . . . college p r a n ks . . . muddy roads April woods to Lansing . .. mind. they are indelibly typed in his OX-CART TO AIRPLANE W I TH BAILEY to t a lk IT was h a rd to Daniel TF conversation a moments * Strange, with Liberty Hyde Bailey was almost an impossibility. A tall, striking figure, hawk-faced, piercing pioneer eye. Add to t h at a wide-brimmed Stetson, a nd a white vest—a picture to a t t r a ct t he personality-hunters. From ox-team to airplane—that is t he life span of Liberty Hyde Bailey, onetime State student a nd professor, nationally known educator a nd horti culturist. He came here in '77, shortly after Saints Rest was burned, and lived in Old Wells hall, which also went by fire. W h at is called "Faculty Row" was standing t h en and also part of the the present physics building, old yellow brick structure t h at housed the first chemistry building. lived in the hort residence In 1886 he came back as a professor and t h at t he Union stood where now stands building. The same two giant hickories t h at stand on either side t he walk to the south door stood then, he recalled, a nd with t he trained instinct of his profession he spoke of t he peculiar colorings it effected then, a nd does now, under t he influence- of frost. to t he Union From ox-cart to airplane . . . t h at might be the epitaph of all these old, t h at probably old timers, an epitaph is more extensive in h u m an activity t h an any again will experience for a long time. in t h at corner, Little groups two bent, weather-beaten old farmers on a sofa . . . how one wishes to secretly listen to their reminisences, u n h a m p ered by barriers of strangeness. Wil liam Caldwell, '76, Charles Colling- wood, '85, H. T. Wells, '85—a judge a nd a farmer a nd a business m an . . . laughing . . . "The Old comments Library was t he New Library t h e n" "only 150 students a nd now 3,000" . . . "once in a while a co-ed, a profes sor's daughter" . old memories, . . . . old t h o u g h ts . . . old friendships . . . Alumni Day. . Do not neglect your Record sub scription. 10 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD September, 1932 Fall Activity Starts among Michigan Among Alumni Clubs O E L D OM has such great enthusiasm alumni ^ the heights it did clubs reached the the G r a nd this m o n th when 7th of Rapids men year their started off of activity with a rousing banquet at t he Association of Commerce dining room. State for Because the meeting and to every member of the men of G r a nd Rapids have a lot of in t he athletic interest program of the College they extended an invitation the coaching staff. The entire group was it was present pointed out t h at never before had the whole department attended an alumni meeting at one time. to the coaches saying a few words. all Gilbert Daane. '09. G r a nd Rapids mem ber of the State Board of Agriculture and C. L. Brody. '04. Lansing, chair m an of the Board, and Alumni Secre tary Glen Stewart were introduced to and guests present. the 82 alumni luncheons will continue each Weekly Monday noon at the Association of Commerce. In addition The value of local clubs, not only to t he College but the cities in which they are located and to those graduates lo cated there is well expressed by DeGay Ernst. the Furniture City Club. former president of '22. It is: I to in the this section. "I may say rather that owing good publicity we obtain, and to the vari think we arc ous meetings we hold. making Michigan State better known in than ever before. Our meet this locality ings are very well attended considering the available number of Michigan State real alumni friendships have been among us with alumni whom we would never have . . . known had it not been for our club. I am sayinu feel this because I personally that our experiment has been a success the past few years, and that I can say to other in other sections where clubs have alumni they will not as yet been greatly profit both their own enjoy the good of Michigan State ment and for together." if they will fall in line and Ret formed, for . formed . Some that . Freshman Awards Made HPHITRY-TWO freshman students at received aid -*- Michigan State this the awarding of year as a result of alumni scholarships. undergraduate The list includes seven girls and ty-five boys. twen The scholarships consisted of the waiving of college fees for fresh man year and amounts to $97.50. The amount of t he awards was donated by the State Board of Agriculture. the to districts into which The scholarships were awarded ac the cording state was divided, the number being thirty-two, one for each senatorial dis trict. there was an alumni committee which carried on t he work of choosing the individual to receive the scholarship. Their selection, lucky however, was not final, as In each district the to be approved by a applicant had special committee appointed by Presi dent Robert S. Shaw and which had final jurisdiction concerning all schol arships. The committee was composed of Professor L. C. Plant. Dean E. A. Bessey. and Dean H. B. Dirks. Only active alumni organizations within the state were allowed to n o m inate candidates for the scholarship in cooperation with the high school prin cipals. The students were nominated from the upper one-third cf their re spective high school classes and their financial circumstances: definitely war ranted this scholarship aid. A compre hensive examination was also given be fore the opening of college. The complete list of those to receive scholarships fellows: J o hn Berg. H a m- tramck; Charles Riffenburg. North - ville: Dick Colina, Detroit Northern; J o hn -Vlock. Belleville; William Smith. Hamtramck; Morrell Russell. Center- ville; Rose Jones. Cassopolis; K a t h e r- ine McKee. Decatur: Stuart Melville. Lakeview; Leslie Winchell. Napoleon; Hazel S i k k e m a. Muskegon Heights: Dave Seldon. Pontiac; Harrison Neu mann. Lansing Central; Helen M c l n- tyre. Flint Northern; Hilda Motz. St. Frieda Wiener. Muskegon Johns; Heights; Charles Andriga. Byron Cen ter: Peter Scfian. H a m t r a m c k; Clayton Lidel. Monroe: Davis Remington. Caro; Lorena Renshaw. Detroit Northwest ern: Robert Speer, Saginaw; Victor Bielinski. Muskegon; Robert Allman. Bay City: Sam Dreyfuss. Greenville; Robert Geeting. Fremont; Willis Wy- song. Traverse City; Wayne Stuve. Harrisville; William Cain. Alpena; Vedo Heric. Ensign; Joseph Heirman. Escanaba: Robert Johnson. Ishpeming. Teachers to Meet T^HE following meetings have been teachers the district for arranged meetings this fall: District 3. Lansing. Luncheon at Kerns Hotel Thursday noon. October 20: District 5. Traverse City. Indoor picnic, American Legion hall. T h u r s day evening. September 29. District 6. Ann Arbor, Alumni ban quet. Michigan Union. 6:00 p. m.. Fri day evening. October 14. District 7. Marquette. Alumni ban quet. Northland Hotel, 6:00 p. m., F r i day evening. September 30. District 8. Benton Harbor, Alumni banquet. Premier Hotel. 6:00 p. m.. Thursday evening. October 13. There will be no alumni meetings in connection with districts 1 (Detroit), four (Grand Rapids > or two i Saginaw). These annual alumni meetings are for resident alumni as well as visiting teachers. Do not neglect your Record sub scription. Freshman Week Is for Preparation Period A FTER several years of experimenta- t he general set ^*- tion and change up for F r e s h m an week was this year tentative stamp of approval given a to permanent and seems on the road usage. When an estimated total of 1.100 to 1,200 new students arrived last the opening day of Wednesday F r e s h m an Week they found a smooth running program of orientation and instruct'••n confronting As a general policy them. the College is following the lead of other progressive institutions educational smoothing in the way for the hordes of bewildered freshmen who must quickly accustom themselves t he few days before classes actually start. t he most vital period Believing in a student's career the opening days of school, when new habits and new situations must be faced, modern to educators chance but rather systematically direct the activities of incoming class the aolng lines t h at will leave a beneficial mark through the four college years. to college nothing routine today leave t h at in is instructions a^d At 8:00 o'clock Wednesday morning the entire class met in the gymnasium the for preliminary college welcome. Before any of them had arrived in East Lansing they h ad been divided into sections and given to procedure. minute Immediately upon the close of the con vocation Wednesday respective along lines t h at will leave a beneficial three days. instructions as the At different times during t h at period each group was given placement tests in English and individual psychological tests. The procedure of registration and classification that, in the memory of alumni, used long hours, to "pain is handled quickly and now lessly" in small sections. Medical ex aminations for both sexes, and fittings for military uniforms, photographs of identifica each incoming student for the tion purposes, instructive trips in these use of the program. filled the remainder of the College library, all take PRESIDENT S H AW SPEAKS as the afternoon as w e ll T7RIDAY traditional convocation, at which -*- President's President Robert S. Shaw welcomed the class of 1936 took and addressed place Separate the gymnasium. in convocations for men and women fol departmental lowed, meetings. Classes started Monday the hopes of if morning at 8:00 and the the realized are new citizens of Michigan State will go to cope to those classes better if with t h an scholastic they had been into t he confusion of opening day as was the former practice. fitted innovations tossed headlong administration in reality September, 1932 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 11 Spartans Pry Lid Off Another Football Season Head Coach Crowley Analyzes Squad of Veterans and Reserves t e a ms football season stretches A NOTHER ^~*-in front of a Michigan State college team. Eight games, including five of major calibre, are on the calendar. With such as Michigan. Fordham, Syracuse. Detroit, and South Dakota waiting to mention Giinnell. Illinois Wesleyan, and Alma, we have our h e a rt and h a n ds filled with every week-day to do afternoon between 4 and 6 o'clock. to meet us, not things W i th nine letter men returning from last year's group of 13. it is immedi ately apparent t h at we have a strong neuclus around which to build the 1932 eleven. The first few days of practice indicated to us t h at the veterans were up to their old marks, generally speak t h at we would have addi ing, and last tional help from sophomores year's squad coming up from the present last fall. of squad as the most evenly balanced in the four years I have coached at State. the freshman reserves and I consider ranks of the the CRY IS "BEAT MICHIGAN" try the t h at the same and friends of team returning telling you how COURSE, all alumni, students r\¥ institution are ^ to do wondering what we are going about winning the game from Michi gan on October 1. F ar be it from me to contest will come out. As most of you know, to scoreless we have played Michigan ties for two years. This fall we have to virtually the stadium at Ann Arbor while the Wolverines are to have some new men facing us. This doesn't make our task any easier, allow me to assure you on it may be even t h at point. more difficult to prepare for the game because we have never seen m a ny of and t he Michigan players consequently have no knowledge as to their particular they if have any weakness. thing, such Michigan knows nine of our men well, having seen t h em play for two years. On t he other hand, we have the bene s t r e n g th or in action In fact, a "Our Jim" write monthly the Record oicn breezy will for his in style. COACH JAMES H. CROWLEY in first fit of putting a majority of old heads into t he battle and they should serve to balance t he team very satisfactorily. For one thing, it seems at this stage of t he game as though we would have some good reserve linemen. Last year respect, we were very weak this only one or two m en rating t he call the for boys are sophomores and look like fine prospects for other seasons. For in stance, we have such men as Reavely, Demarest. Roberts, Klewicki, Otto, Bos, Baker, Norton, Dennis and others who are playing pretty generally as reserves but who may develop into regulars be fore t he season is out. The backfield reserve strength is not so great. string relief. Some of the end of remain unsolved until problem may near t he season. Robert Terlaak, a Cleveland sophomore, is the answer at left guard. He is playing a game equal to t h at of the best regular linemen. At there are a couple of boys struggling for t he call. the end, however, If Roger Keast, Lansing junior, wins the job, you may be assured of seeing some speed at end. He is the state quarter mile champion, you know, a nd certainly can get over ground. Roger played fairly well last year as a relief m an for Fase. We have shifted Myrton (Red) Vandermeer from right end to the left side of the line so it's the right end job t h at is open. the TEAM HAS EXPERIENCED L I NE VETERANS AIDED BY RESERVES forwards are Meiers, letter winning ~T)UT I have been getting the cart b e- -*-* fore the horse here in telling you of the reserves before speaking of t he regulars. You may remember t h at we linemen and have five returning. four veteran ball carriers center; The Handy, guard; Brunette and Buss, tackles; Vandermeer, end. This gives an experienced forward wall. Captain Milton Gross stepped out of his left guard position on graduating while Jake Fase is missing from left end for the same reason. We have the guard the situation pretty well settled but the end berth is still troubling us and is the this tackle, reserve T HAVE made a prediction fall -*-that I wish you would keep in mind. Gordon Reavely, a is going to be a cracker-jack before he is state through here. Reavely heavyweight wrestling champion and played his first football in spring p r a c tice. He h as taken a keen interest in the gridiron game with the result t h at he is full of questions. But a year of football great should make him tackle. A r t h ur Buss, Benton Harbor for a big year as a junior, favorable tackle. He attracted much should mention as a sophomore and this season, We are go even better is due a 12 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD September, 1932 a this finds himself facing season. We have expecting a good deal from both Buss and Brunette, who playes right tackle. George Handy and Francis Meiers are sturdy football players. The rougher, the better so far as they are concerned. Meiers new a situation player who can relieve him once in a while. F r a nk Butler, a big boy w*ho w:eighs 200 pounds or so. promises to see a lot of action. Meiers has played for two years with the knowledge t h at there wasn't a m an on the bench who could relieve him and keep up his end of the fight. Now t h at there is some to help him out. Buddy body waiting foot should give us a great show of ball. PERMANENT LINEUP U N K N O WN is junior, will play strong defensively, h as shifting 'ITT'E have been doing some fall this '" around of our backfield and Mike Casteel. who coaches the ball carriers, and I have not decided definitely what t he lineup will be. We have agreed that Jerry Jones, the Bay City quarterback. a Jones natural gift of adapting himself to any conditions t h at may develop suddenly on the football field, is a good blocker every minute. We and plays hard young Russell have been grooming right Reynolds. Flint for halfback, keeping Eliowitz at fullback and Monnett at left half. Reynolds has not come along quite as well as we had hoped. He shows unmistakable signs of inexperiences, to be expected, of course, and hasn't the veteran backs. the fire of sophomore, the the fellow we Joe Kowatch. the handy m an of is a dependable backfield. can always name right half to back job. He will do a good day's work anytime. But Bernard McNutt. burly Allegan junior, has jumbled the setup by showing much improvement. We have tried him at fullback with Captain right half Eliowitz at and Captain left half. This combina Monnett at tion has great line smashing power. McNutt should be a real star before he reserve is through backs from whom we may expect help later are Kircher and Muth. quarter backs; Liberty and Armstrong, half backs; Gilliland. Apropos of prepara tions we were making for the opening of the season this fall. I must tell you of a remark I overheard one day while walking from the field. J o h n ny J o h n son, a plucky little halfback who has been playing reserve for two seasons, was stepping alongside Ralph B r u n ette. at State. Other intensive fullback. the 'T wish I had gone to Alma college." Johnny said to Ralph. "Why?" asked Ralph with surprise. "Well, if I had gone to Alma college I would have had to play you fellows only once a year. As it is I get a dose of you every afternoon." VARSITY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE—1932 *Sat.. S e p t. 24- A l ma college. S a t .. Oct. 1 U n i v e r s i ty of M i c h i g an at A nn A r b o r. ESat.. Oct. Sat.. Oct. 15 Sat.. Oct. 22 F o r d h am U n i v e r s i ty 8 C.rinnoll college. Illinois W e s l e y a n. at N ew York City. S a t .. Oct. 89 S y r a c u se U n i v e r s i ty at S y r a cuse. X. Y. • S a t, Nov. S U n i v e r s i ty of S o u th D a k o t a. *Sat.. Nov. 19 U n i v e r s i ty of D e t r o i t. ' H o me (James. CROSS-COUNTRY SCHEDULE 1932 *Sat.. Oct. IS All College R un *Sat.. Oct. 22 B o i l er U n i v e r s i ty 1 3% m i l e s }, *Sat.. Oct. 22 Novice R un it miles i. i 3' L. m i l e s ). Sal.. Oct. 2'.' M i c h i g an (3% m i l e s i. At A nn A r b o r. Sat.. Nov. S N o t re D a me South Bend. i l1 j m i l e s i. At *Sat.. Nov. 12 S t a le I n t e r c o l l e g i a te i4 m i l e s i. (1 *Sat.. Nov. 12 W e s t e rn S t a le F r e s h m en mi. M.m.. Nov. It At N ew York City. hSat.. Nov m i l e s i. 1. G. A. A. A A mil. [S C e n t r al I n t e r c o l l e g i a te sM o n .. Nov. 21 All F r e sh R un it m i l e s i. FALL TRACK SCHEDULE ' S a l .. Nov. .-) I u l e r c l a ss H a n d i c ap Meet. H o me C o n t e s t s. CORRECTION Through error, the ad of the Athletic inside front cover Association on the Syracuse game. October omitted 29. This will be played at Syracuse and the tickets are $2.00 each plus tax. Write L. L. Frimodig for reservations. the Tom Ottey Heralded As New Olympic Star r p WO outstanding American Olympic the -*- stars this year are favored as main cogs in M. S. C.'s track squad. Tom Ottey. the first American to place in the 10.000 metre run in 28 years, and Finest Crosbie. first American to place the 50.000 metre walk, are State's in to cinder-path new addition fame. the official Ottey and Clark Chamberlain, a n other blue ribbon cross country man, two weeks before motored to Stanford the Olympics for tryouts. There, in a field of 15 men. Ottey placed first and Chamberlain fourth, the lat ter thereby being eliminated under a new ruling t h at allows each nation only three men m the In the Olym pics itself Ottey placed ninth, the American across the line, and the to place at all in 28 years. first first finals. Ernest Crosbie. a newcomer this year at State took eighth place in the 50,000 metre walk at the first American to breast the tape. Both Ottey and Crosbie have at two years the Green and White in intercollegiate competition. the Olympics, also to wear least on Big alumni meetings Friday evening before both the Ford- ham and Syracuse games. The Old Guard will be on hand. planned VARSITY FOOTBALL CANDIDATES OF 1932 N a me P o s i t i on W e i g ht Height Age Y e a rs on S q u ad . . G. R. Miller. J a c oh K. . B r a d y. F d w a rd 1'. K n u d s o n. F r ed J. H a m i l t o n. H a r o ld R. T e r l a a k. Robert T D e m a r e s t. B e n j a m in H L a y. Russell M B r a k e m a n. J ar K i r c h n e r. Clar M a n s o r. M e r w yn J. Buss. A r t h ur R o b e r t s. Kdwin S. D e n n i s. L a w r e n ce C. DeOurse. R i c h a rd S. Handy. George B. B r u n e t t e. R a l ph H. Bos. C l a r e n ce Reavely, G o r d on G. .. M c K i b b i n. Clifford W B u t l e r. F r a nk J. F e r r a r i, J o s e ph C. . . Squier, G e o r ge G M c N u t t. B e r n a rd G Gillilan. W i l l i am O Meiers, F r a n c is H N o r t o n. F r a nk M V a m l e r m e e r. M y r t on L. Klewicki. F d w a rd L. O t t o. H o w a rd S. Eliowitz, Abe i C a p t .i K o w a t c h, J o s e ph L i b e r t y. Clifford I'. M o n n e t t. Robert C. K e a s t, R o g er J o n e s, G e r a ld R M u t h. C h a r l es K. A r m s t r o n g. R o b e rt E R e y n o l d s. Russell H. L e o n a r d. L o r en H K u c h i k. P e t er L S c h w a r t z b e r g, S am S L a h m e y e r, B r u ce C. J o h n s o n, H e n ry A K i r c h e r, A l t on S M c C r a r y, J a m es B a k e r, A l b e rt H F r i z, W i l l a rd C O p a l a c h, C a ss J P e a r s a l l, Gilson R S p o e l s t r a, J ay E P a x s o n, A v e ry B _ _ - i C a p t. .Quartet: .Knd .Guard Tackle - G u a rd —Guard .Guard . . T a c k le .Guard Center . Tackle ' J u a rd _ H a lf .... Tackle Guard Tackle E nd T a c k le G u a rd . ' J e n t er Guard Tackle - F u ll H a lf .. - C e n t er End Knd End End -Full . - H a lf - H a lf -Half _ - E nd . . Q u a r t er - Q u a r t er - H a lf Half H a lf - E nd - Q u a r t er .Half H a lf .... Q u a r t er Half .... E nd rlalf —End — H a lf ... — H a lf — . C e n t er .... 166 180 175 808 180 180 175 200 17n 1 95 2u.r> I ss BIO 174 I'm 175 2oo 170 22o 17ti 175 170 170 160 168 155 165 15u 175 165 145 155 160 160 175 16'2 155 165 160 165 160 5' 1 I (>' 0 5' 11". .V lo »;' o 6' 1 5' 11 5' 11 5' 10 .-)' II 5' lo 6' 2 t>" o 5' 11 5' 11 r>' o '5 lo 5' O'o 6' 2 5' 10 S' 1 5' «.l 6' 1 5' 11 5' !H.. 5' 10 6 '0 5' 11 5' 6 5' 10 ]M 5' 7 5' 8 5' 8Ms 5' 10 5' 9Wj 0' 1 21 19 19 20 22 28 19 21 22 21 20 21 24 20 22 19 H o me ' Hasl ings S a g i n aw L a n s i ng J a c k s on C l e v e l a n d. Ohio I.a rising W i l l i a m s t on H i g h l a nd P a rk B a t t le Creek Owosso Benton H a r b or S a n d u s k y. Ohio Del mil Ovid Detroit Green Bay. Wis. G r a nd R a p i ds D u r a nd East L a n s i ng C h i c a g o, III. Bessemer Benton H a r b or A l l e g an G l a d w in M u s k e g on Detroit G r a nd Rapids H a m t r a m ck S a g i n aw Detroit I o n ia G l a d s t o ne B u c y r u s, O h io L a n s i ng Bay City K a l a m a z oo B e n t on H a r b or F l i nt Mason Niles Detroit S t u r g is D e t r o it G l a d s t o ne F l i nt Bay City L a n s i ng D e t r o it E a st L a n s i ng G r a nd R a p i ds S a g i n aw September, 1932 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 13 Crowley Picks Frank IN APPOINTING Prank Leahy, Leahy As Assistant for mer Notre Dame linesman, as assist ant football coach at Michigan State, Jimmy Crowley set a new precedent in State football history. For Leahy will act as full-time coach during the grid season in place of the usual p a r t - t i me coaches drawn from graduate ranks. The at State, innovation in perfecting is expected the to aid famous materially sine? Notre Dame system a Leahy will devot? several periods squad; week in the mysteries cf his Alma Mater, r a t h er t h an leave the yearlings to the less experienced exhortings Of a m a t e ur coaches. to instructing the frosh the tackle Leahy played center and it irost of his skill for two years on Irish's undefeated eleven from 1928 to 1930. Prior to his coming to State he was line coach at Georgetown university, a position he accepted on graduation filled with the imparted by the late great knowledge K n u te Rockne. Paradoxically, is .c.aid t h at Leahy in bed. for learned in Mayo it was while he was room Clinic with a broken knee, a p a r t n er of Rockne's. t h at the Wizard Norwegian revealed to him the wealth of football strategy for which the lat ter was famous. Young Leahy went out to his first coaching job with more of Rockne's secrets t h an has any other man. He will be a valuable Crowley assistant. lying LISTENING IN (Continued from page -'i i student committee is elected by the rank and file of members. Any g.aduate or for mer one having term's work may become a member of t he association by contributing a min imum of $2.50" to the Annual Alumni Fund. This, of course, the alumni magazine for one year. completed includes Like many other institutions, alumni associations have developed in response to assist graduates and their Alma Mater in social, moral, and material progress. Nevertheless, We have assumed t h at our graduates to Michigan give universal prestige get- State. acquainted m o n t hs of fall, amid football games and informal gatherings of old chums, we invite a broader p a r in ticipation in enlarging our alumni stitutional consciousness. in the these Exhibiting its tons of prize-winning, blue-blooded horse flesh at the Mich igan State fair in Detroit, Ohio State the county fair. Saginaw international livestock show this sum mer, to trophies won t he many ribbons and in recent years. R a l ph Hudson, '07, was in charge of the livestock exhibit. the College added materially fair, and E A S T E RN A L U M NI PLEASE NOTE MICHIGAN STATE vs. FORDHAM Polo Grounds, New York City Saturday, October 22 2:30 P. M. ALUMNI RALLY PLANNED On Friday evening before the game old grads, old friends, from the Vanderbilt hotel old college-mates will meet at 8:00 to 12:00. Mayor Joseph McKee, a F o r d h am alumnus, has been in vited to drop in for a few minutes, then there will be Coach Crowley and his team, Gil Daane of the State Board, Alumni Secretary Stewart, Directors Young and Frimodig, former Coach Macklin, J e r ry DePrato, Al Bibbins, Norm Weil and many more of the Old Guard. The open house for both men and women will be informal and just the type of meeting you always enjoyed back on the Campus. ORDER TICKETS Reservations should be made at once. Tickets may be had by applying only to Wallace B. Liverance, 60 E a st 42d street, New York City. Mr. Liverance may be reached by 'phon ing Vanderbilt 37490. NOW Football Tickets $2.20 each (Plus return postage for registered letter) - Do not a p p ly to either F o r d h am or to the M. S. C. ath checks to Mr. Liverance at address given. Tickets will be letic office for tickets to the F o r d h am game. Send only mailed to you (registered) on October 15. It is requested t h at you apply for reservations at once. Seats will be allotted in order of receipt. Tickets for secured from L. L. Frimodig, E a st Lansing, Michigan, order to be in the Michigan State alumni section. the Syracuse game on October 29 must be in Campus old-timers the beauty spots of are watching with anxiety the condition of the pine tree ridge behind Demonstration haU. where a crowded planting is beginning to kill oir a fair share of State's tree population. Planted in 1914 by T h o m as Gunson the pine grove has since been one of the Cam pus. Eighteen years ago Gunson and a students, planted 19.000 seedlings in one day on in a hitherto uncultivated sand dune the "sand storms" an effort t h at used to sweep the Campus in a six acres were high wind. Nearly beautified the t h o u gh road-building stadium and subsequent t h at day, and aided by to check friend, three has cut t h at area, still the spot stands as one unique on American campuses. LETTER OF APPRECIATION My dear Mr. Stewart: I would like to express my deep a p preciation of the honor conferred upon me by the alumni of Michigan State to me honorary college in their Association. Life Membership It is a tribute of which I am very to have been deemed worthy, in extending proud and I t h a nk you all. Loyally yours, LINDA E. LANDON. September 7, 1932. 14 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD September. 1932 ALUMNI AFFAIRS for Six of 1882 Alice W. Coulter, Secretary 457 Union Ave. S. E., Grand Rapids, Mich. the books selected t he "List of Books for College Libraries" t he by Charles E. Shaw, compiled for Advisory Group on College Libraries of the Carnegie corporation, and published by t he American Library association, were written by Liberty Hyde Bailey. The list, selected with the aid of some 200 specialists in different fields, com prises a minimum book collection for liberal arts college library. a four-year 1887 George E. Ewing, Secretari al 17 Abbot Road, East Lansing, Mich. O. C. Wheeler gives his new address as Route 61. Lansing. Michigan. 1893 Luther H. Baker, Secretary 205 Delta St., East Lansing, Mich. A. B. Chase is with the Tri-County Telephone company of South Haven and street. at lives in recording his name Through error was omitted those contributing to the 1931-32 alumni fund. 61 Chestnut from lives 1894 Clarence B. Smith, Secretary 1 Montgomery St., Takoma Park, D. C. Mark P. Thompson in Eagle Rock. California, at 1900 Oak Tree drive. He writes: "Have been nineteen years with Don Lee. Inc.. Cadillac dis tributors for California and Arizona. but I don't own the establishment yet." 1895 M. G. Kains, Secretary Suffern. N. Y. Walter J. Goodenough may be reach ed in New York City at 57 East 42nd street. William A. Ansorge is with the Me dusa Portland Cement company, 1002 Engineers building. Cleveland, Ohio. He lives at 3193 Onaway road. Shaker Heights. Cleveland. 1898 D. A. Seeley, Secretary East Lansing, Mich. Oliver R. Austin, F. A. C. S.. is a physician and surgeon with offices at 720 Becker building. Aberdeen, Wash ington. 1900 Bertha Malone, Secretary 81 Waverly Ave., Highland Park, Mich. Irma Thompson Ireland (Mrs. Mark L.i is located at Quarters 12 Fort Bliss. Texas, where, as commissioner of the El Paso a nd Fort Bliss girl scouts, she the is engaged in the organization of Girl Scout council and movement in that region. She is writing a series of humorous short sketches of the experi ences of Archibald and Edwina Rol- their service at various lingstone in army posts "Our for Army." She is a member of t he Na tional League of American Penwromen, league, El Paso the El Paso Writers the magazine Art Study club a nd Dramatic club. the Fort Bliss 1901 Mark L. Ireland, Secretary Fort Bliss, Texas there. sheltering, F. A. Bach is president of feeding, clothing, Ireland reports t h at is quartermaster of the vil lage of Sebewaing, Michigan. He h as two sons attending M. S. C. one a sen ior this fall and the other a sophomore. Lt. Col. Mark L. Ireland. Q. M. C. the U. S. Army, First Cavalry division a nd of Fort is also constructing Bliss. Texas. He Quartermaster quartermaster involved work comprises all activities in and transporting troops and their dependent population. there has been and promises Co be consider able more activity in t he way of main tenance and repair of existing buildings, structures and utilities, in improvement to the wells, water and and addition sewer system, roads, etc.. and in new construction incident to the army hous ing program which the federal activity looking to the promo tion of employment. is also considerable experimentation a nd de velopment in field transport, both a n i mal a nd motor, to accompany the First Cavalry division on active campaign. D. B. Jewell may be reached at Beu- is a p a rt of There lah, Michigan. 1904 R. J. Baldwin, Secretary East Lansing, Mich. E. A. Seelye lives at 727 W. Ionia street, Lansing. He is president of the Lansing Osteopathic association. He t h at his son, Harold R.. was reports graduated from the Des Moines Still College of Osteopathy on May 27. M. W. Harry Wilson, factory manager of in the Motor Wheel corporation Lansing, recently was granted a patent on a tailstock which he invented and allowed one claim to new ideas. The patent was assigned to Motor Wheel. 1905 V. R. Gardner, Secretary East Lansing, Mich. B e r t ha Hinkson teaches in t he De troit public Dunedin. schols and lives at 7517 1906 L. O. Gordon, Secretary Interlaken, North Muskegon, Mich. F. D. Linkletter h as moved to 8034 35th avenue N. E., Seattle, Washington. 1908 Harry H. Musselman, Secretary East Lansing, Mich. Francis Kiefer gives his new address as 82 King street East. Toronto, O n tario, Canada. 1909 Olive Graham Howland, Secretary 513 Forest Ave., East Lansing, Mich. J. Sloat and Arvilla Voss (w'12) Welles are "still farming at the same old stand,*" R. 1, Elmira, New York. One son attended M. S. C. this past year a nd the other three children are at home. 1913 Robert E. Loree, Secretary East Lansing, Mich. Lee M. Hutchins gives his temporary address 577, Fort Valley, Georgia. He may be reached at any time through the Bureau of Plant I n dustry. Washington. D. C. as Box street. West Lafayette. L. M. Kanters is with the Waukesha Motor company, Waukesha, Wisconsin, where he lives at 537 W. College avenue. J. A. McClintock lives at 248 Little Indiana, ton where he has been with the horticul ture department of Purdue university since September 1, 1931. He recently was elected in the Purdue chapter of Sigma Xi. Mc Clintock writes t h at his oldest boy is a sophomore in high school, his daugh ter the youngest boy. four and a half years old. is "geting a liberal education rais ing a bird dog pup." He concludes: "Whole family enjoying Purdue asso ciations." to active membership junior high school, a nd in H. H. Mclntrye may be addressed at Box 139. Enfield. New Hampshire. . 1914 Henry E. Publow, Secretary East Lansing, Mich. Glenn H. Myers is a designer for t he Oakland Motor Car company. Pontiac, Michigan. He lives in Detroit at 17350 Mclntyre. the folly of trying from all the the Mississippi A recent issue of the Science m a g a zine contains the following p a r a g r a p h: "Engineers who two centuries ago first the Mississippi to master attempted river, should have begun at Cairo, Illi nois, where lower Mississippi be gins, a nd not near New Orleans, where the river reaches the Gulf of Mexico, it appears from a report by Professor Floyd Nagler of the University of Iowa. If engineers h ad started at Cairo with levees and proceeded their dikes and to down-stream, exclude the surrounding plain would have been apparent. As it was. he states, they began at t he river's m o u th a nd a full century of argument has been required t he to demonstrate conclusively several F a t h er of Waters must have outlets the gulf. The problem, Nagler concludes, has been made one of flood protection where it should be one of flood passage." This is an ex cerpt from "Mastering the Mississippi," an address by Mr. Nagler at an evening the American Associaiton meeting of for in last December. Nagler New Orleans, the recently was appointed director of the Advancement of Science t h at into September. 1932 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD 15 Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research a nd elected president of the Iowa sec tion of the American Society of Civil Engineers. In J a n u a ry he was awarded the Norman Medal of the latter society. Nagler lives in Iowa City, Iowa, at 6 Melrose Circle. V. C. Pickford lives at 2016 S. S a n ta Anita avenue, Arcadia, California. C. A. Spaulding made a business trip through Michigan the last of May a nd stopped off at the Alumni office during his stay at the Union. Chet recently accepted a new position as assistant secretary of t he National Paper Trade association of New York City, but maintains his personal offices at 660 Thirty-second street, Des Moines. Iowa. He reports visiting m a ny M. S. C. alum ni this spring. to move the war. Lt. Col. M. L. Ireland, '01. reports t h at Marvin L. Streeter wras forced by in France bronchial trouble acquired to El Paso, during Texas, about a year ago. After two periods of hospitalization at William Beaumont General hospital there he recovered and went to work at Fort Bliss, Texas, as a stock keeper in the Quartermaster warehouses. He resides with his wife a nd daughter at Moun tain View a p a r t m e n t s. 3900 N. Piedras street, El Paso. 1915 Rolan W. Sleight, Secretary Laingsburg, Mich. H a r ry S. Clark lives in Cleveland, Ohio, at 16904 Endora avenue. T u r n er H. a nd Blanche Evans (w'17) the birth of a Broughton announce daughter on May 30, 1932. 1916 Herbert G. Cooper, Secretary 519 Riley St., Lansing, Mich. R u th E. Wagner is a physician at Sunnybrook hospital. 3915 Rochester road. Royal Oak, Michigan. at a r ts d e p a r t m e nt The May issue of the M. E. A. J o u r nal contains the following: "George A. Willoughby, professor a nd head of the industrial the Michigan State Normal college, Ypsi- lanti, has been named one of three Michigan men, by a consensus of col lege professors a nd state directors, as the one hundred out being among the standing industrial arts leaders in United college Iowa carried on a nationwide survey while making a special study of this field of leadership." States. State Russell Runnells. associate professor of veterinary medicine at Iowa State. and Mrs. Runnslls were Campus visi tors in J u ne when "Doc" attended t he a n n u al meeting of the Michigan S t a te Veterinary Medical He reports the four or five S t a t e rs around Ames as happy and working hard. association. 1917 Mary LaSelle, Secretary 420 W. Hillsdale St., Lansing, Mich. Malcolm M. Brown is with the At lantic Commission company, Inc., at Martinsburg, West Virginia, where he lives at 1200 West King street. W a r r en J. Coon is a veterinarian in Ashley, Michigan. Don Meeker Henry M. Harper is m a n a g er of the spcrts footwear division of the Servus Rubber company of Rock Island, Illi nois. He lives there at 1716 25th street. is a market gardener a nd greenhouse m an oh route 6, G r a nd Rapids, Michigan. M. S. C. folks will farm find one mile from the city limits on M-37. Henry N. P u t n am gives his new a d dress as care of Forest Service, Customs building. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. latchstring out at his t he 1918 Willard Coulter. Secretary 126R Randolph S. E.. Grand Rapids. Mieh. E. J. Armstrong gives his new address as 736 22nd street N. W., Washington, D. C. Mr. and Mrs. Leo R. Jones (Marie Young) of Forest. Ohio, announce t he birth of Thomas Allen on April 28. 1932. 1919 Paul Howell. Secretary 1010 P--amrin St.. Lnn«ing\ Mich. Madge E. Dilts is with t he Hoover company, North Canton, Ohio. Ethel Spaford has moved in Denver, Colorado, to 913 Humboldt Street. 1920 P. G. Lundin, Secretary Ka^t Lnn^inpr. Mich. Burdette W. Bellinger m ay be r e a c h ed in care of the U. S. Phosphoric com pany, Tampa. Florida. Leland N. Jones is located in Crystal Falls, Michigan, as resident construc tion engineer' for t he State highway department. He lists his family as one wife, two boys, and a girl, all well a nd living at 320 S. F o u r th happy, a nd street. W. E. Miller lives in Flint, Michigan, at 1021 Chevrolet avenue. 1921 Maurice Rann, Secretary 1509 Osborn Road. Lansing, Mich. Dorothy Herrington Beam (Mrs. H. lives at 1143 West Six Mile road, J.) Detroit. in charge of Stanley J. Marsden is associate poul turkey try h u s b a n d m an investigations for the United States de p a r t m e nt of agriculture at t he Range station, Miles Livestock Experiment City, Montana. Marsden became a member of the University of Nebraska chapter of Sigma Xi in 1930. 1922 Mrs. Donald Durfee, Secretary 12758 Stoepel Ave., Detroit, Mich. Richard a nd Harriet Hopper Boonstra is in Libertyville. live the Public Service company of with Northern is di rector of the Central Lake county girl scouts. Illinois and Harriet Illinois. Dick Edward W. Hardies lives in Hawks, Michigan. 1923 Wm. H. Taylor, Secretary Okemos, Mich. is with Lee Bullen the Bates and Rogers Construction company, 338 E. Ohio Gas building, Cleveland, where he lives at 1222 Hall avenue. The Edwards Laboratory S. P. Edwards, '99 Lansing, Mich. Veterinary Supplies Urinalysis LEGUME BACTERIA FOR SEED INOCULATION • Mly^0 HOME MADE ICE CREAM Eaton Rapids, Michigan D. G. Miller, '91 Geo. F. Miller, '17 Chas. D. Miller, 24 Gladys Gruner Miller, '18 Headquarters Michigan for State Alumni is HOTEL SYRACUSE the place w h e re your college they classmates stay whenever come to Syracuse. P l an on com ing to the Syracuse Game Octo ber 29th. 600 outside rooms, each with bath, ice water. servidor, circulating Owned and operated by Citizens Hotel Corp. E. K. CARY, Manager 16 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD September, 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 A Her ton Horseback r i d i n g, swimming, skating, golf, bowling and many other special parties. Complimentary h o u se dances, concerts, bridge parties, inter esting trips, etc., weekly. An Intercollegiate m Alumni Hotel * Official Residential Head quarters for Michigan State College 1000 outside soundproof rooms with RCA radio speaker in each room at no for men. 7 extra charge. for floors 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 P H I L IP E. C O B D E N, MANAGER 7 01 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE ALLERTON HOTEL Chicago Lloyd C. Hughes is with the Howard C. Baker company. 126 S. Ct. Clair street, Toledo. He lives at 615 Brighton avenue. Edward Lvdwig continues as operator on t he United States Gypsum company farm at Gypsum. Ohio. Ezra Sperling has moved in Saginaw. Michigan, to 520 Elinor street. Douglas V. and Dorothy McEachron the birth ol uv'28) Steere announce a daughter. Helen Weaver, on April 11. 1932. 1924 Mrs. Joseph Witwer, Secretary 7fi4 Burroughs. Plymouth, Mich. Emma DuBord h as moved in Dear born. Michigan, to 22517 Law avenue. F. J. Sorauf has for his new address 1840 N. 51st street. Milwaukee. Wiscon sin. 1925 Frances Ayres, Secretary Ka-t Lansing, Mich. Dorothy Giltner Parrish (Mrs. C. A.) may be reached at Topinabee. Michi gan. Robert L e a r m c n th is with t he de p a r t m e nt of bacteriology and public health at the University of Colorado. Denver. Malcolm F. Waring landscape architect in Decatur, Illinois, where he lives at 752 Hazel street West. is a Mary F. Wing 4056 Kendall avenue. lives in Detroit at 1926 R. H. Riggs, Secretary Easi Lansing, Mich. Lt. Col. Mark L. Ireland. '01. writes: "Ray J. Thomasma, with the Commer cial Investment Trust corporation, was sent from Denver. Colorado, to El Paso. In April Texas, about two years ago. he was promoted and transferred from El Paso to duty with the same organ ization address there is 217 Craig place." in San Antonio, Texas. His Andy Schoolmaster reports t h at Bar bara Joan arrived April 6, a nd is com pany for her big sister Nancy Lou. Andy is active in the M. S. C. alumni club of Los Angeles and is associated with the T. A. Allen Construction com pany. 500 Central building, Los Angeles. Iva Robb Jadel I Mrs. F r a nk A. I lives at 2625 Medwood avenue, Toledo, Ohio. 1927 Eleanor Rainey Mallender, Secretary 122s Villa Rd., Birmingham, Mich. James and Isabel Laird C28) Bu c h a n an have moved in Flint, Michigan, to 2306 Begole street. Eleanor Rainey Mallender (Mrs. M. in Birmingham, Michigan lives FJ 1228 Villa road. Walter D. Rossow is a chemist in the research department of the Carborun dum company. Niagara Falls, New York, where he lives at 464 T h i r t e e n th street. A son. Phillip H., was born May 17 to Mr. and Mrs. Phillip L. Paine. Mrs. '29. Paine was formerly Alice Hunter, 1928 Karl Davies, Secretary 533 Cherry St., Lansing, Mich. Lois Duncan worker Vicksburg avenue. in Detroit and is a psychiatric social lives at 2651 Margaret Partlow received her m a s ter of arts degree from the University of Missouri on J u ne 8. She is at home in Lansing at 629 W. Lenawee street. "A the first addition future M. S. C. oo-ed arrived here Sunday afternoon, June 5. She is the family and to has been named J o an Marilyn," writes M. S. Peterson from 1131 Broadway, Apartment 2. Cape Girardeau, Missouri. William J. Sparling gives his address as 3014 W. Pierce street. Apartment 107. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is a research metallurgist. Ward "Pot" and Dorothy Robinson street. living at 909 North Ross are Jackson. Mississippi. They w r i t e, "would welcome seeing any M. S. C, this alumni who happen way. Our best all our friends at State." to be down to regards 1929 Phil Olin, Secretary 111 Highland. Apt. 202, Detroit, Mich. A. A. Aiken is project engineer in the the Olds laboratories of engineering Motor Works in Lansing. He lives out of Lansing on route 1. Harold E. Carlson is with the Michi gan Bell Telephone company in Detroit where he lives at 3031 Hazelwood. - Virginia Dell has just been graduated from the Detroit City law school. She is living in Lansing at 111 N. Eighth street. Robert Scott has recently received his the Yale drama master's degree from school and will teach at Yale univer sity this coming year. After two years' to work at State Scott from Harvard where he was graduated in 1929. He the fine arts department entered Yale the following fall. transferred Neil Stuart received his master's de gree in horticulture from the Univer sity of New Hampshire this June. He has accepted a position in the depart m e nt of horticulture at the University of Maryland for this coming year. is a George W. Adams landscape architect with T. Clifton Shepherd at 214 West End City Bank building, Battle Creek, Michigan. He lives there at Old Mill Gardens. Charlotte Dunnebacke received her Ll.B. from the law school of the Uni versity of Michigan this June. She r e ceived her A.B. degree in 1930 from the university. is a daughter of a prominent Lansing attorney, a nd r e sides in Lansing at 720 W. Shiawassee street. She Gerald E. Eddy received his master's degree from the University of Michigan at their commencement this June. For t he past two years Mr. Eddy has been an assistant in the geology department at is a member cf Sigma G a m ma Epsilon, national institution. He t h at September. 1932 THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD honorary geological fraternity, and an associate member of Sigma Xi. national scientific society for the promotion of research. He may be addressed at 818 S. Chestnut street. Lansing. EfTie Ericson sailed from New York J u ne 20 on the He de P r a n ce for Madrid where she will study at El Centro De Estudias Historicas for a year. For the the past two years she h as t a u g ht in Howell high school. J. Kershaw has moved Cass in Wyandotte to 49 Emmons court. J a ne I. Piatt may be reached at 408 Townsend street, Lansing. Paul T r o th h as had recently by five cartoons accepted "Motor Boat," national boating magazine. T r o th has i n completed his second year as an in school at structor Plainfield, New Jersey. 1931 Glenn Larke, Secretary East Lansing, Michigan Ransom O. Abel lives at 127 Horton the Wardlaw by avenue, Lansing, Michigan. -.. assisted her Theresa Cooper, sisters, has opened the new "Kiddie- land Day Nursery" at 3328 East Michi gan avenue. Lansing. It is located just east of the Red Cedar golf course and is central to other golf courses, making it convenient for mothers who golf or who might wish children be well cared for while they shop or play bridge. Plans have been made for the hour, the children by caring for day, or week. their t h at Robert C. Dosser sistant Texas. at Rice is a graduate as Institute. Houston. W. W. Goodhue gives his address as 13 State street, Schenectady, New York. Roger C. Dawes and Theron D. P a r ker are graduate assistants at Michi gan State and live at 803 Burcham drive. East Lansing. Guilford H. Rothfuss asks t h at his Record be sent to him at Berlin, Wic- consin, care of The News. R. O. Sowash may be in care of the U. S. Forest service at Hiles, Wisconsin. reached 1932 Dee Pinneo. Secretary for Men Marian Kline, Secretary for Women Melvin Klooster is farming near Byron Center, Michigan. Sylvia L. Bates may be reached at Quincy. Michigan. Claude Mitchell is secretary of N a t i o n al Berkshire association Springfield, Illinois. the at Dee Pinneo will be director of a t h instructor in health educa letics and tion for boys at the Davis Technical high school, G r a nd Rapids, this com ing year. A unique record has been set by Wilson Colt, 610 N. Butler street, L a n sing. In seventeen years of school he has been neither absent nor tardy. Well, '32—We want more news. Send us your "Who's W h o" to date.—Secre taries. Detroit's headquarters for graduates a nd undergraduates • _ u x u r i o us dining-rooms and lobbies make ideal meet i ng p l a c es for b o th y o u ng and o ld classmates. / A l w a ys t he home of visiting athletic teams. /^ popular coffee shop and a beautiful d i n i ng featuring and dinner dancing. room luncheon concerts / ^ ^ nd for those w ho stay overnite there are 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 s2?° SINGLE S J| $3?° DOUBLE HCTEL CETFOITlElANt) BAKER OPERATED MOST CENTRALLY LOCATED AT CASS A ND BAGLEY AVENUES DETROIT O. M. HARRISON, Manner is THE MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE RECORD September. 1932 MARRIA GES AVERY -TEEL Milburne H. Avery and Alice N. Teel. both '29. were married in the Peoples church. East Lansing. July 2. They are making their home at 73 Miami road. Pontiac. Michigan, where Avery is 4-H club agent of Oakland county. BELL-HUBBARD Thomas R. Bell. w'30. and Margaret Hubbard, "29. were married February 22. 1932. in Detroit. They are living at 6117 Stanton. Detroit. Insurance Bonds The B. A. Faunce Co., Inc. 136 W. Grand River Avenue East Lansing Real Estate Rentals Gregory Mayer & Thorn Co. Stationery Printing Blankbooks Loose-Leaf Devices Lithographing and Engraving Office Furniture Phone »812 2:54 S. Capitol Lansing The Mill Mutuals Agency Lansing, Michigan INSURANCE In All Its Branches A. D. Baker, '89 L. H. Baker, '93 Students Always and Alumni Welcomed MV/RDS L A NS I NC A NP | • | EAST LANSINC BELTZ-MCCRAKEN Leonard E. Beltz. "29, a nd Adeline McCraken were married in Riverside, California, on July 6. 1932. They are making their home at Running Springs. stationed California, where Beltz with the United States Forest service. BICKNELL -MORGAN Mark H. Bicknell and Audrey Mor gan. '29. were married July 9. 1932. in Mt. Pleasant. Michigan. They are liv ing in Clare. is B R O W N- VANSICKLE '31. and Doris Lauren H. Brown. VanSickle were married in Urbana. Illinois. August 14. 1932. They will make their home in Storrs. Connecti cut, where Brown is on the staff of the Connecticut Agricultural college. CROSBY-HOLMES Announcement is made of the m a r riage on March 12. 1932. of Ford G. Crosby, w'34. and Neva B. Holmes. w'35. They are at home at 724 N. G r a nd River avenue. Lansing. their home '29. were married at EDWARDS-CASTLE Weston A. Edwards, w'28. and Bessie t he in L a n M. Castle. home of the bride's parents sing. September 3. 1932. They will make in Dearborn where Edwards is employed in t he traffic di vision of the Ford Motor company. FOLTZ-GORE Richard L. Foltz. w'31. and Catherine Gore were married in Mendon. Mich igan, on July 16. 1932. They are living in Mendon where Foltz is editor and publisher of the Globe-Leader. GARDNER-NEWMAN Murray F. Gardner, w'20. and Helen Illinois, were F. Newman of Elgin, married July 7. 1932. Gardner is a s sistant professor of electrical engineer ing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. HARRINGTON-SCHUON Clare D. Harrington and Verna Schuon. both in Lansing on September 2, 1932. They are street. Lansing. living at 804 W. Ottawa '32. were married I R W I N - R E HM Announcement is made of the m a r riage in LaGrange. Indiana, on August 17. 1931. of Merrill F. Irwin. '29. and Hazel M. Rehm. They are living at Irwin 219 N. Grove avenue. Oak Park. is field man with the Pure Milk asso ciation in Chicago. JENNINGS-BUNGE Raymond Jennings, w'30. a nd Lucile F. Bunge. "29. were married August 27. 1932. in Cak Park, Illinois. They are is living connected with Inspec tion bureau. in Jackson where Jennings the Michigan yvv own u>vc trtssATisrup ll*u» — Haberdashery — Clothing AKT n i T l D. Prop. NUSSDORFER-KORFF Alfred E. Nussdorfer. '29, and Nellie W. Korff were married August 21. 1932. They are living in Lansing at 312 S. Holmes street. K E C K - D I V I NE William G. Keck a nd Zelda W. Divine, both '29, were married Septem ber 3. 1932. They will make their home street, East Lansing. at 442 Grove Keck is an in t he physics department at the College. instructor LIORET-DAVIS Ernest L. Lioret. Jessie Elizabeth Davis were married May 28, 1932. in Pasadena, California. '26, and W I L C O X - S M I TH Warren E. Wilcox, '27. a nd Pattie Barrow Smith were married July 23, 1932. in Raleigh. North Carolina. They will make their home in Montgomery, is connected Alabama, where Wilcox with the General Motors corporation, southern branch, with headquarters in Atlanta. IN MEMORIAM ALBERT EUGENE BTTLSON. 1888 A LBERT EUGENE BULSON, '88. was •£*• born December 16, 1867, at Chicago, Illinois, a nd died July 17, 1932. at his home. 406 West Berry street. Fort Wayne. Indiana. After leaving this institution he r e ceived his M. D. degree from Rush Medical college a nd did post graduate work in Philadelphia. New York, and Europe. He h ad practiced his specialty, in opthalmology Fort Wayne, since 1892. In his work he became eminent a nd possessed an unusually large clientele. a nd otolarynology, in fessorship Of late years Dr. Bulson held a pro the Indiana University School of Medicine and s i n ce 1928 h e a d ed the de partment of o p thalmology. As a practitioner, writ er a nd teacher, he was easily a lead er. He h ad h ad fourteen years' ex perience as editor of the Fort Wayne Medical magazine «vhen, on Decem- 15, 1907, he accepted the editorship of Indiana State The Medical association. He continued in this position until his death. Journal of A. B. BULSON the His business associates accorded h im honors of distinguished service for his unusual clarity and vigor of statement in dealing with medical politicians. He accepted no advertising for his m a g a zine except of t he highest order a nd devoted his life to arousing the medical profession of to an under Indiana standing of its right to scientific free dom. He was a member of the Delta T au Delta fraternity a nd many other clubs and professional organizations. Pay for 1 Room Live in 91 T \ 1 F F E R E NT unlike any other mode of . . . individual . . . thoroughly of New York . .. utterly the the Allerton Houses offer living, ideal combination of home and club life. 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