JULY 1 9 39 Great To See Gang Again fey Qlen 0. Stewatit, 'fl BACK to familiar scenes of undergraduate days trekked the hundreds of alumni on June 10. Occasion was former annual Alumni Day which saw hundreds of students, oldsters and youngsters, enthusiastically greeting for mer classmates, enjoying the special class reunion luncheons, roaming over the beautiful campus, asking questions about all the new buildings, and intently listening to the Sunset Supper address by the Detroit Free Press editorial director, Malcolm Bingay. This year the special classes returning for reunions under the quinquennial plan were those ending in '4' and '9'. Regis tration for these ten groups and non-reunion alumni took place in the good-natured bedlam of the Union Memorial building, always designated as alumni headquarters. Here friends greeted each other, reunion class secretaries old checked up on their last minute reservations, members of the alumni office staff were kept busy registering, tagging the returning natives and handling dinner tickets. The golf tournament at the Walnut Hills Country club was nearly rained out, but starters L. L. Frimodig, '17, and George Wenner, '26, encouraged about twenty men to enter the con test. For the fourth consecutive year Walt Vance, '12, of Lansing, won the low medal score for eighteen holes as well as having the most par holes for the forenoon. Other win ners in the golf tournament were: P. F. Freeland, '29, runner- up on low medal for the first nine and low medal for the second nine holes; R. M. Jones, '37, high medal for eighteen holes; H. C. Rather, '17, winner of the blind bogey prize; J. F. Loop, "03. and Stew Clark, '37, tied for most birdies in eighteen holes of p l ay George Wenner, '26, low net for three par holes, and J. F. Loop, '03, received a special prize for being the oldest alumnus in the tournament. Unusual interest centered around the Memory Room of the Union when sixty members of the Patriarchs' club gathered for their annual luncheon as guests of the college. Clark Brody, '04, member of the State Board, greeted the groups— graduates of fifty years or more—and introduced President R. S. Shaw who gave the official welcome. For the balance of the program Henry Haigh, '74, of Detroit, honorary life president of the alumni association, presided. With his char acteristic enthusiasm and love of Alma Mater he discussed briefly his appreciation of the opportunities offered the group annually on Alumni Day. Dr. Louis De Lamarter, also of the class of '74, of Lansing, read the list of Patriarchs who had died since the meeting a year ago. His touching words were a fitting memorial to the brave pioneers of the early years. Dr. Eugene Davenport, '78, of Woodland, gave the "invitation" charge to the class of 1889, the "freshmen" of the Patriarchs' club. He told of the history of the movement, stated it was a great honor to graduate from a college, but still greater to live fifty years after graduation and still be welcomed home with open arms by one's Alma Mater. Long distance honors went to These views represent only a small group of approximately 3.000 who re turned to the campus on Alumni Day, J u ne 10. From top to bottom you see the Patriarchs, Class of 1909. Class of 1914 and Class of 1929. 2 . . . M I C H I G AN STATE MicUkfon Mtcde Qoliec^e RECORD A Magazine For State's 1 2 ^ 0 /7 Alumni EDITOR—LLOYD H. GEIL Assistants for This Issue— Marion Thompson, '12, and Arvid Jouppi, '40. JULY, 1939 Vol. XLIV, No. 4 Tribute It's A Letter From Ray Stannard Baker, '89 Fame Caught Him W. L. Cumings, '93, Says... By Arvid Jouppi, '40 Great To See Gang Again 883 Added To Alumni My Business Is Advertising New Entrance To College Sports Review /ItticJmi By Glen O. Stewart, '17 By Ralph Norman By Don Francisco, '14 By Thomas O'Brien. '36 12 Speaking Of Many Things Close Beside The Winding Cedar 8 10 Today Among The Alumni By Gladys M. Franks, '27 15 W. E. Savage, '17, Dies "Del" VanDervoort, 1894-1939 Edward H. Ryder, 1871-1939 8 13 19 Cover—Photo by Huby. See Previews in adjoining: column. 5 6 9 11 2 4 7 9 rreviews A distinguished writer, claimed by "Who's Who," David Grayson is a family name at the firesides of millions of homes today. Although Grayson is the name attached to many of his writings, his real name is Ray Stannard Baker, '89, whose picture appears with Don Francisco, '14, on the cover. few An executive whose influence touches major industries from the eastern to the western coasts, Don equals. As Francisco has president of Lord & Thomas, one of the largest advertising agencies in the country, he directs the des tiny of his agency's clients from New York to San Francisco. But turn to pages 6 and 7 and let Baker and Francisco talk. • On page 9 you'll find "Fame Caught Him." He was born in a home on Faculty Row when Fair- child was head of the English Today, a botanist, department. famous seedless for developing raisins, pistachio nuts, avocados, David Fairchild the world in his recent book, "The World Was My Garden." speaks to • You'll find other articles and stories written especially for the 12,879 alumni to whom this issue of the Record was mailed. PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE, EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN Address all communications concerning the magazine to the Editorial Office, Publications and Journalism Department, 10 Agricultural Hall, Michigan to the office of the Alumni Recorder, Union Building, Campus. Entered aa the American Alumni Council. State College, East Lansing, Michigan. Changes of address should be sent iecond-class matter at the Post Office, East Lansing, Michigan. Member of C O L L E GE R E C O RD . .. 3 Said President S'haw the notable group of those who have already accepted the honorary degree. Doctor of E n g i n e e r i n g, which, with your consent, we now bestow upon you." Others in the picture are Prof. G. W. Bissell, left, former dean of e n g i n e e r i n g, and E. A. Bessey, dean of the graduate school. to R. E. Olds—"Michigan State college welcomes you most heartily into Honored 883 Added To Alumni ALUMNI ranks of Michigan State college rapidly increase more each year, for year by year the senior class grows few first commence the exceptions, since ment in 1861 when seven young men constituted first graduating class, the growth has been steady, until this totaled largest-in-history group year's 883. larger. With the In colorful and impressive ceremonies which reflected the college's expansion program during the past year, these 883 students were granted their degrees by President Robert S. Shaw on Monday morning, June 12. An honorary de gree, doctor of engineering, was con ferred on Ransom E. Olds, retired Michigan automobile manufacturer and industrialist. in The 5,000 commencement guests and the graduating class assembled the band shell, a gift of the class of 1937, heard Dr. Edward C. Elliott, Purdue university president, urge seniors to continue their education, to investigate for the themselves, making use of scientific methods in which they were Sf RalpA Aosimau trained, and not to be influenced by selfish, biased pressure groups. for the week's On the campus the graduation ceremony and activities which preceded commencement, visitors saw many visible signs of the college's progress since June, 1938. Eight new buildings are completed or are nearing completion; many new plantings have the campus added to the beauty of already ornamental its for known beauty; everywhere were more alumni, more students and more visitors, indi cating that Michigan State college has advanced in the past year in importance and in prestige in the state's educational system. A comparison of the 1939 graduating class with classes of earlier years tells an interesting story. Probably few com mencement visitors realized it, but when President Shaw completed the granting of degrees, he had graduated more stu dents from Michigan State college than were graduated in the school's first 40 In President Shaw's first eleven years. years as head of M. S. C, he has granted 6,793 degrees—706 more than were granted by all the presidents who pre ceded him from 1855 to 1928. Michigan State's graduates now total 12,808, exclusive of honorary and pro fessional degrees. Speaking on "Facts and Factions," Elliott told 1939 graduates that most of them hope to get into the arena of do ing and to make use of their accumula tive and formula. scientific force facts and "Let it be remembered, though," he said, "that when one gets into the field of action, everyone becomes a politician, and when one becomes a politician, he runs the risk of becoming partisan. To the extent that one is a finer partisan, to the same extent is one handicapped in making effective use of his trained mind. In other words, factions of men destroy the real force of the facts for men." The baccalaureate speaker was Dr. Preston Bradley, pastor of Peoples church, Chicago. Doctor Bradley ad the graduating monished members of great principle to class to "get some 4 . . . M I C H I G AN STATE a nd stand by and some great principle will stand by you." Baccalaureate commencement tradi ceremonies followed a week of tional senior activities, which included the annual water carnival, senior play, swing-out, and The "Taming of the Shrew," presented by the department of speech and drama tics large crowds, but capricious Michigan weath er dampened enthusiasm for outdoor programs on evenings scheduled for the water carnival. lantern night. shell, drew the band in fields. A preliminary Unseen by commencement visitors, but significant to faculty and graduat ing students, was the outlook which members of the graduating class held toward the future in business and pro fessional sur indicated vey of senior employment that nearly half of the graduating class had employment before commencement day and many others had fairly definite assurance of positions. Some depart ments reported nearly 100 per cent placement. The outlook was optimistic in all of the college's six divisions. S e p t e m b er That's when your next issue of the Michigan State College Record will be mailed to you. Look for it toward the end of the month. You'll find changes which we hope you'll like. ^bibrite To R. E. Olds Who Received I N HONORING YOU, Mr. Olds, Mich Doctor of Engineering Degree recognizes the igan State college contribution you made to an industry which today is the world's greatest in dustrial enterprise—the manufacture of automobiles. Because of your foresight and your courage in a generation which believed impos the horseless carriage sible, you deserve commendation for the part you played in making Michigan the world center of a vast industry. today. Your Your achievements in automotive en gineering, your inventions and industrial to all of us developments are known scientific gathered here in 1888 with achievements, beginning radical changes internal com the bustion engine, were among the factors which led to development of the light, moveable engine necessary to motor transportation. in Today, every school boy knows the automobile engine functions by use of a carburetor—an invention you success fully completed in 1890, making possible a small engine which could be mounted in a horseless carriage. The automobile was but a step away. Your first runabout p r e s a g ed transportation which has relieved rural life of dread isolation and provided facilities for a new economic standard for the peoples economical of the United States and the world. Your interest in Michigan State col lege and in the training of young men for an eminent profession—engineering —has been expressed in many ways. It was your influence and your generosity, Mr. Olds, which made possible the com pletion on this campus of the Engineer ing building which now bears your name. Michigan State college welcomes you most heartily into the notable group of those who have already accepted the honor which, with your consent, we now bestow upon you. By authority of the State Board of Agriculture, governing body of Michigan State college, I hereby confer upon you the honorary degree, Doctor of Engineering. News For Canners Newly expanded is the research food laboratory of Michigan State college where bacteriologists are finding out what makes foods spoil and what makes them keep well. One typical fact ascertained by the college staff is that a small quantity of lactic acid can be substituted for vine gar or acetic acid. This improves the flavor of pickles and relishes and makes them keep better. A view of the 81st annual commencement held at the Band Shell, 1937 class memorial. Attending the graduation exercises were more than 5,000 guests and friends of the class. * #^.* f^ ***j - * i iu a •* • v " v *** V ^ - A V W R &T iJ • ! < » •> f-are ** 4 * • W" * * " yl3t<- • "% •*V,* ^ .' m * «r- ' ** . :; ./ >*«f / if %| . • :/ ' *r - ^ / - ... ..A * vrU C O L L E GE R E C O RD . .. 5 1" ;^* *•' M ..* "fk **•' %Py It's A Letter From Rau MtcmnaAd BaJeek, '$9 A M H E R ST M A S S A C H U S E T TS July 8, 1939. Dear Mr. Geil: I have just received your telegram. I regret very much that serious illness after my return from Michigan and pressure of work since then have made it im possible for me to do the article you wanted for the Record. And I should really like to do it. My visit during commencement was a rare experience in many ways. The Institution I knew when I first entered college fifty-five years ago has almost entirely disappeared except for little glimpses here and there. One side of the old Chemical Laboratory, the Administration Building, and parts of Dr. Beal's botanical garden were about all I could recognize. New buildings, new courses, and a new impetus have taken place of the old. I remember the Cedar River as a sylvan stream where we went to swim. In those days we looked at everything beyond it as distant farms and woodland. Now it has been bridged and great buildings stand there. When I entered there was not a house in the city you know as East Lansing, merely fenced fields, a winding country road or two, and in the distance wooded hills and marshland. My class of '89 when it entered was the largest ever matriculated at the College up to that time; and we graduated 43 against your hundreds every year. Nevertheless, that old and now forgotten Institution had its own greatness, not so much in buildings, or variety of curriculum, but in the possession as members I am thinking especially of Dr. Beal, Dr. of its faculty several great teachers. Kedzie and Professor Cook, and a little later Professor Bailey and Dr. Edwards. It has been my fortune in the years since I left East Lansing to live next door to a number of colleges; and I can give it as my ripe opinion that few institutions teachers, men who were of like size ever had a larger proportion of first-class on fire with interest in their own subjects and at the same time had the genius for passing on their enthusiasm to their students. I shall never cease to be thank ful that it was my fortune to sit under them. I think the greatest enjoyment I had at the reunion was in meeting a number of the men I knew at college fifty years ago and in hearing something of their careers. Good men, whose success is the best evidence of the virility of that old Michigan Institution which in later days has come to occupy such a place in the . . .. educational procession of the nation — ^ ^ ^ — ^ ^ ^ • ^ ^ ^ — ^ ^ ^^ RAY STANNARD BAKER. Sincerely yours, Perhaps Wilson will remain the mis understood man that he was during the War, but the thoughts and feelings of the greatest scholar who has ever held the presidency have been made clearer by Ray Stannard Baker, '89, than any other writer. During the last year Mr. Baker, whose letter appears on this page, completed the eighth volume of the most exhaustive biography of Wilson ever written. The series is now complete, and he is at present writing the biography of David Grayson. David Grayson doesn't exist, really. He is Baker's brainchild, who has writ ten "Friendship," "Great Possessions," "Adventures and other works. in Understanding," listed Baker, is known as a great magazine personality, and as an author. "Who's Who," in Qleat *1a See, Qawcj, (Continued from page 2) John Shelton, '32, who came from Del Mar, California. The main response for the class of 1889 was given by Ray Stannard Baker, re of Amherst, Massachusetts, who called some of his early experiences in Michigan and some events of his class while in college. His wife, Jessie Beal Baker, class of 1890, daughter of the late Professor William J. Beal, was duced to the group. intro Daniel Strange, '67, of Grand Ledge, oldest living graduate, now in his 94th year, was present with Mrs. Strange took an active part and in the pro gram. As usual h is o r i g i n al poem for the occasion was read, and he pro posed for the records that eventually the college officials name a building for Manley Miles, first professor of agriculture at this institution. Secre tary Stewart read a score of letters and to telegrams from attend. Among Edward N. Pagelsen, secretary of the to a class of 1889, who was confined Mobile, Alabama, hospital because of illness. Word of cheer was sent to Mr. Pagelsen. from Patriarchs unable them was one "THE different class reunions at noon proved to be a big drawing card for the alumni. To the class of 1914, how ever, went the honor of registering the largest number on Alumni Day of any previous 25th anniversary group. They had 132 people attending their class luncheon in the Union, and Henry Pub- low, class secretary, acted as general chairman. Frances Kirk Patch, of East Lansing, a member of the local commit tee, made clever silver daisies for class distinction, while Robert J. McCarthy prepared exhibit panels of pictures and class posters—highly reminiscent of a quarter century ago. reunions The class of '04, under the leadership of "Bob" Baldwin, class secretary, filled to capacity the room provided for them in the Union. Each member gave a brief account of his interests, work and whereabouts since 1904. Other large class i n c l u d ed 1929, 1919, and 1909, while the baby reunion group of 1933 was represented with a smaller attendance. Unlike the 1938 afternoon program all planned events went off as scheduled without rain. The Omicron Nu confer ence on "New Developments in Home Economics" was well received, the art exhibit of the work of Lutie R. Gunson, '12, attracted a large number of people, the alumni-varsity tennis match was a snappy contest, and the annual base ball game with Western State Teachers' college thrilled 2,500 old graduates when the Spartans took a 1-0 victory in record-breaking time of one-hour and 35 minutes. to attend the Sunset Supper EXCEPT for those who returned home early in the afternoon or who were guests of local friends nearly everyone in tried the Union. Noisemakers of all descrip tions, balloons of all sizes and shapes, class yells and a big picnic dinner mark ed the event as one of merrymaking and fun. Under the leadership of Fred Patton, head of voice in the music de partment, several college songs were sung and a real demonstration given in (Continued on page 14) singing "God 6 . . . M I C H I G AN STATE My Business Is Advertising MY WORK involves the interpreta tion of different businesses to the public. It also involves in terpretation of the public to those busi nesses. In my business when our clients have special problems, we sit down with them informally and talk things over. We try to help them get a clear picture of just what their problem is and what created it. We tell them of our experiences with similar situations. We have surveys made and facts compiled. Out of all this we evolve a plan of action. that you have Among people one of the first rules is that to win friends you must be one. First of all, people must trust you and feel interests at heart. They must get acquainted, know what you are doing and why. It is not enough to be friendly if you don't al ways seem friendly. their When all businesses were small the proprietors made friends that way. They friends their neighbors, made knew through the church and the club, took an active interest in community affairs. Perhaps they created a job for the poor man's son, furnished food and lodging for one too old to work, loaned money, or did other favors. It is beside the point that the small enterprises of a previous era had a greater monopoly than most big busi nesses of today. Before the automobile widened the market place you waited your turn at the grocers, the blacksmith and the farmer, and you paid whatever they charged. Their wives, children and hired hands toiled long hours. It may have been a wasteful system, but it per formed a social service that was ob vious to all. And it made friends. A big business makes friends in the same way as a small business or an individual. The principles are exactly the same but the larger the business the more friends you have won—the more it needs—just as it needs more customers. So a big busi ness must have a program for making many friends, just as it has a program of selling and advertising to win many customers. ^"\NE weakness of industry lies in the fact that our programs for making friends have not grown in pace with our for making customers. We programs have been too occupied with the prob lems of finance, production or sales to think of our operations in terms of public reaction. We thought that if we continu- C O L L E GE R E C O RD . .. 7 Ry 2>o*t 4*aHcUca, 'f4 J.&S1A and Vk&maA Don Francisco had three jobs from which to choose when he graduated in 1914 from M.S.C. — ticket seller in a New York steamship company, cub r e porter on the Detroit Free Press, and employee of the California Fruit Grow er's exchange. He couldn't decide, so, on the Q-T, he consulted a phrenologist. The phrenologist examined the contour of his head and told him to get into some farmers' co-operative to help eliminate the middleman. Tempted to take the job as a cub reporter, Don followed the soothsayer's advice. Perhaps the Free Press is sorry. Cer tainly the orange growers of California are not. Don put them on the map, and, incidentally, himself. He is now presi dent of Lord and Thomas, advertising agency, New York. ed to make better products at lower cost the public would applaud our efforts. to be sold at But it is no longer enough to produce good merchandise low prices. Business today must produce and sell in a manner that will win general approval. It must show the public by both deeds and words that its operation contributes to social as well as economic welfare. large business industries and TO ACCOMPLISH this I suggest that take these four steps: First, find and correct your mistakes; second, heal your sore spots; third, make new friends; fourth, tell your story of social service. A good way to start is to make a care ful survey to find out what people think in of your business and why. Your vestigation should reveal not only what the general public thinks, but also the attitude and criticisms of employees, dealers, publishers, bankers, teachers and other groups that strongly influence pub lic opinion. Your study should show what people like about your business as well as what they dislike. The picture of your public opinion will be full of surprises. It will reveal prejudices formed on misunderstanding or criticism based on facts that don't exist. But it will also bring to life many things you have been doing that were wrong. You will know better what opin ions you will have to change and what mistakes you have to correct. The discovery and elimination of mis takes involves a review of every policy and act of commission or omission that might directly or indirectly make the public friendly or unfriendly. The real molders of public opinion are the executives who make policies, and the best of public relations experts are only advisers. Making friends for a business is not a specialized activity like production, sales and advertising. It is a job that the heads of a business can't entirely delegate—or buy. in Most businesses, their develop ment, have stepped on many toes. And time or they either haven't had importance it of sufficient considered to say, "Pardon me, I was in a hurry and couldn't help it." the Businesses don't just step on the toes of competitors, they step on the toes of farmers, publishers, bankers, employees, or other groups. Those with injured toes make up a harmful minority that start sniping. When a business hasn't cor its mistakes, its injured critics rected usually find ways to fight back. In time, public attention becomes concentrated on the business mistakes, or alleged mis takes, instead of upon its achievements. Most sore spots are due to misunder standings and malinformation. Every business should give more importance to the urgent need of eliminating its sore spots as it goes along. Businesses make friends in the same way as individuals, and one of the first rules is that to attract friends you must be one. ^ I N N I NG friends is not a job to be left to press agentry or advertising. It is not sending out publicity after the show is produced. The job starts while the show is being planned. It gets things into the show that will promote friendly discussion, make favorable news and win friends. It starts with an effort to mold or modify events so as to win fav orable public opinion. friends—friends Business needs friends. Not ignorant intelligent, ag or passive friends—but that under gressive stand what the American system has done for America—friends who know how them—persuasive friends who can argue in behalf of in dustry from their own selfish viewpoint. (Continued on page 14) industry serves American in- in to the leaders W. E. Savage, '17, Dies When a nationally known arc weld last ing foundation distributed prizes September the arc welding field, the name of William Ed ward Savage, who received his B. S. degree in 1917 at M. S. C, was included. He had received a master of engineer ing degree in 1937, and was aeronautical structural at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. He has been in the army twenty-one years, though on sick leave during the last year. engineer adviser and The award came to him during an illness which began in May, 1938, and which caused his death last May 9 at his home. He had worked six months on the project, along with a Wright field associate. the Savage was born in 1889 in Bay City local Western high and attended school, graduating in 1909. His interest in aviation led him to join the army air corps, enlisting at old McCook field, in 1918. For eight years he held the position of chief of the static test section. He was then promoted to the position he held at his death. He was a member of the Ancient and Accepted Order of Scottish Rite. Surviving him are his widow, Pauline, three sisters and four his parents, brothers. Stewart, '17 Glen O. Stewart, '17, alumni secre tary, represented Michigan State college the annual national conference of at the the American Alumni council, at New Ocean house, Swampscott, Mass., June 27 to 30. Stewart is serving his fifth year as secretary of the organiza tion. Miss Gladys M. Franks, '27, ac to companied Stewart assist in registration. Other Michigan repre sented were Western State Teachers' college, Wayne university, University of Detroit, University of Michigan, and Albion college. to Swampscott institutions Russell Daubert swimming (Jake) Daubert, coach, has been elected first vice presi dent of the National Collegiate Swim ming Coaches' association. Ritter Heads ' 39 Class Robert Ritter was elected alumni president of the class of 1939 at the last senior dance. John Pingel was named secretary for the men and Elsie McKib- bin, secretary for the women. Directors will be Clarence Dennis and Magrieta Gunn. Tenure of office for those elect ed will be until 1944, the time set for the first reunion. Sfieakinxj, 4 Many ^lUUtai Track M e et track and Michigan State's new fieldhouse is to be the scene of the Central Collegiate indoor field championships next winter. Anticipating the opening of the Spartans' mammoth new sports m plant, the conference has awarded them is the meet. Coach Ralph H. Young to already schools it has been held at Notre Dame. out to compete. Previously invitations sending Ansorge, w ' 95 "To my dear friend, William A. An sorge: The old maxim, 'Hew to the line, let the chips fall where they may,' the personality of properly describes 'Bill' Ansorge, who, many years ago, demonstrated his integrity, sound char acter, and moral principles. One who will stand for the right if the heavens were to totter and the earth reel, and frankly states his thoughts. " 'Bill' has now completed forty years of loyal service to our company and to the Portland cement industry, and has established a reputation for being fair and upright in his dealings, and has the confidence of all who know him." That was the tribute paid to him at a testimonial banquet in his honor, May 11, at the Hotel Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio. It was made by one of his superiors. Ansorge has been with the Medusa company since 1899, shortly after leav ing M. S. C. where he studied engineer ing with the class of '95. During his stay in school he was captain of the baseball team and assistant manager of the "Speculum," student newspaper. He started with the cement company in Newaygo, Michigan. He has received several promotions since then, until now he is the assistant treasurer of the com pany, expanded by consolidation with two other cement companies. Besides his professional activities he is vice president and director of the First State bank, Newaygo, and presi dent of the Cleveland M. S. C. Alumni club. Dean Bissell Former Dean and Mrs. G. W. Bissell, of Monrovia, Calif., attended graduation exercises here to honor their grandson, Keith Clement, senior from Shingleton, Michigan, who received his degree in hotel administration. Professor Bissell was dean of the En gineering division from 1907 to 1930, and now lives in retirement fornia. in Cali While here they lived in the Halladay house, vacated in January by U. S. At torney General Frank Murphy. Fol lowing their visit they went to North Hampton, Massachusetts, to spend the summer. Weather Seer Joe Holsinger, new backfield coach, is a weather seer. A civil engineer by college degree, Joe has made the study of weather his hobby. Although not a finished meteorologist, Joe knows his barometers and anemometers and doesn't need to thrust a wet finger aloft to tell you which way the wind is blowing. He also is a "bug" on a proper diet. He has developed his own chart of food stuffs, knows how much sleep he must have to attain his maximum efficiency and can diagram a new play for you quick as skat. Thetas Win Cup Kappa Alpha Theta won the Panhel- lenic cup for the second consecutive year in the inter-sorority sing held in the band shell. They sang a medley of "Theta Friendship" and "Theta Lips." Alpha Chi Omega placed second and Alpha Phi third. Professor L. D. Mench- hofer acted as master of ceremonies. Judges were Mrs. Alice E. H. Leathers, L. D. Barnhart, Dean R. C. Huston, and Milton Muelder. Mrs. Arms Retires Honoring Mrs. Katherine Arms, house mother of Beta Beta chapter of Alpha Phi for nine years, members of the active chapter gave a farewell tea. Mrs. Arms retired at the conclusion of the spring term. Alumnae attended from Detroit, Grand Rapids, Saginaw, Bay City, Pontiac, and Birmingham, as well as Lansing and East Lansing. FarmHouse Conclave Michigan State College chapter of FarmHouse was host for the two-day 12th biennial national conclave of the fraternity in East Lansing. National of ficers and sixty official delegates attend ed. One of the national officers is E. C. Scheidenhelm, director, who is a mem ber of the extension dairy staff at Mich important igan State. He played an part in conducting the functions of the national meet, and served as toast- master for the traditional banquet held in the Union. 8 . . . M I C H I G AN STATE y " ^ ^| "I their living like horticulturalists," he writes, from "people who make orchards and gardens, whose hands are familiar with the feel of bark, whose eyes are trained to distinguish the var ious varieties, who have a form mem ory. Their brains are not forever dealing with vague abstractions; they are satis fied with the romance which the seasons their to gamble bring them, and have the patience and lives in an fortitude industry which requires infinite patience, which raises hopes each Spring and too often dashes them to pieces in the Fall." How many alumni remember George T. Fairchild who must have instilled in his students as he must have in his son this tremendous love of nature? Fame Caught Him Born In A Home On Faculty Row, D. G. Fairchild Acquires World Wide Reputation In Botany. liq, /livid jj&ufifii, '40 BECAUSE a young botanist made a resolution on New Year's eve, 1896, millions of kiddies have had their fingers slapped. He developed the seedless raisin, as well as a number of other new plants. The young botanist, born in a home on Faculty literally row, was a-sea, and figuratively, that New Year's eve. He resolved to devote his life to dis covering new plants and to transplant ing profitable ones from one part of the world to another. That resolution has been kept. It might not be an exaggeration to say that on the average American dinner table is some plant developed or trans planted by the young botanist. We eat pistachio nuts, avocados, and seedless raisins with as little thought as if they were potatoes. That young botanist is now listed in "Who's Who" as David G. Fairchild, son of Prof, and Mrs. George T. Fair- child, who left the English headship at M.S.C. in 1879. The elder Fairchild went to Kansas State college where he was president for eighteen years. Perhaps because of that fact, David did not be come an alumnus of M.S.C. But he did become famous. For twenty years he was in charge of the Foreign Plant Exploration and Intro duction of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. He and his staff scoured the world for new plants and developed countless others. He married a daughter of Alexander Graham Bell. She was mentioned in the recent filming of the telephone invent or's life. Fairchild wrote several books, but his most recent was "The World Was My Garden," published by Scribner's and Sons, last fall. The book contains almost 500 pages crammed full with exper iences which were his as an agricul tural explorer, including details of his famous New Year's resolution. C O L L E GE R E C O RD . .. 9 NewL ^nt/iawce, ^la QoUeae SYMBOLIC of Michigan State college's many-sided contributions to educa tion is the 1938 class memorial, recently completed at the north entrance to the campus. The memorial, depicting a man, wo man and a horse, is chiselled in stone. The predominating theme is agriculture, symbolized by the horse, and the wheat sheaf held by the woman, seated at the base of the horse. The wheat also sym bolizes home economics. The cultural arts are represented by the fluted Grecian column at the left of the main part of the memorial. From either side extend curved stone blocks in a gesture of welcome. At the top are the words, "Michigan State College." The entire from is structure hidden lights at the base. illuminated "The theme of the figures may be in to the the terpreted as guidance," according Sylvester Jerry, state director of Federal Art Project, under whom designer worked. Samual Cashwan, supervisor of sculp tor of the Federal Art Project, designed the memorial, which replaced the old sign, bearing the name of the college in bronzed letters. On the memorial committee were Norine Erwin, chairman, and Jeane Lamerson, Hartwell Holmes and Harold Sparks. Glade. Beilde <7Ue ftJUtdUtf GedaA Graduate Manager A change in the management of the State News was made during the spring term when the Board of Publications voted to place the newspaper under the direction of a graduate manager. Victor Spaniolo, of Charlotte, business man ager the this year, was selected for post. Walter Rummel, of Sebewaing, was elected managing editor, and Wil liam K. Collinge, of East Lansing, busi ness manager. Chosen coed editor was Roberta Applegate, East Lansing junior. Three associate editors will be Jack from Gladstone; Sinclair, Len Westrate, from Coopers- junior ville; and Dave Tefft, junior from Char lotte. Bruce Mair, sophomore from Grand Rapids, will be city editor, in charge of East Lansing news, and Don Anderson, junior of East Lansing, will be sports editor. sophomore The Michigan State News was rated "All-American" for 1939 by the Associ ated Collegiate Press. This is the high est rating ever attained by the State News. Goes National The Delphic Literary Society, M. S. C. local fraternity thirty-one years, for was added to the ranks of the nationals when it became Beta Zeta chapter of Theta Chi fraternity on June 10 and 11. Installation ceremonies were held at the chapter house, 435 Abbot road, when active members and alumni were initiated. National officers were here to fraternity conduct banquet in the main ballroom of Hotel Olds climaxed the initiation activities. Guests were from the Ann Arbor chap Indiana and Ohio ter and from chapters. the ceremony. A the seven, tapped senior morning sing. Mortar Board, women's group, and Tower Guard, sophomore coed honorary, named twenty-four. Rosemary Lee, of Laingsburg, was named president of the Mortar Board pledge group. Elect ed president of Tower Guard for next year was Margaret Johnson, of Detroit. Speech Banquet the first annual the Union dining Theta Alpha Phi, dramatics honorary, and Pi Kappa Delta, forensic honorary, speech co-sponsored banquet room. in About 200 guests, speech majors and minors, students who have participated in speech events this year, and parents of students who received awards, at tended. Awards were presented to students who did outstanding work in the various fields. the Kiebler Heads I. M. L Kelvin Kiebler, Liberal Arts freshman from East Lansing, has been elected president of Independent Men's league. Vice president will be Paul Gigax, Liberal Arts freshman from Oke- mos; secretary, Bernard Oosting, Liberal Arts junior from Grand Rapids; treas urer, Jerry Centilla, Liberal Arts sopho more from Grand Rapids; and repre sentative for IML on the Student coun cil, Douglas Sorrick, engineering stu dent from Springport. Foreign Students Speak Five foreign students at Michigan State college told of the status of women in their respective countries at the Pan- hellenic alumnae dessert held the Union. Speakers were Hui-Ten Yeh of China, Jack Dunn of Hawaii, Rommy Steensma of Holland, Ruth Dyson of Canada, and Stephen Landau of Vienna. in Co-eds Pledged Kyle Wins Scholarship Thirty-one coeds were pledged by two women's honoraries at the annual May Leonard Kyle, of Louisville, Ohio, was awarded the 1939 Danfort scholar ship. This scholarship is given annually to the junior agricultural student who in leadership, is the most outstanding scholarship, and personality, by the Danforth Foundation of St. Louis, Mo. It includes two weeks at the Ralston studying Purina plant in St. Louis business operations, training in sales manship, and a study of the company's 360-acre experimental farm. Alumni Scholarships high Thirty-two Michigan school graduates will attend Michigan State * college next year as recipients of alumni ™ undergraduate scholarships, according to Professor L. C. Plant, faculty scholar ship committee chairman. The scholar ships carry full tuition and are self-re newing if a satisfactory scholastic aver age is maintained. Awards were made on the basis of comprehensive exami nations, scholastic records during t h e. last four years in high school, financial needs, family conditions, and leader ship during their high school careers. 4 J* Canoe Shelter Construction of a permanent canoe shelter in connection with the new Farm Lane bridge was voted by the class of 1939 as a class memorial. The shelter will be located between the bridge and band shell. Plans for the shelter will be completed this summer. Patterson Honored Louis J. Patterson, senior civil engi neer from White Cloud, has been select ed as the most oustanding engineering graduate of this year's class. The an- nouncement was made by Bernard Cog- gan, president of Phi Lambda Tau, en gineering honorary society. Patterson's name will be added to the honor plaque hung in the engineering building, and will also be announced at next year'? honors convocation. 10 . . . M I C H I G AN S T A TE W. L. Cumings, '93, S a y s . . .. PROFESSOR HEDRICK'S article on spring, you could tell the "dirt farm ers" by the aroma. One fall a city slicker came and en listed many of us in a money-making selling and educational campaign of If that fellow is "Chautauqua Desks." alive he must be a retired Life In surance president. How he could talk! A lot of us fell for it and scattered to various parts of the United States that It went fine fall to make easy money. until Christmas, when the market was completely and definitely "saturated." suddenly thing the Record couldn't possibly ad to page 16" vise you to "please turn only to conclude an article on page 33. The Record, when Doctor Kedzie's grandson printed and delivered it, start ed as a sheet—not much bigger than the Duck stamps we buy today. As I remember it, Issue No. 1 was printed on one side of the paper only. lucky that were I N ANOTHER and more important fea- • ture, we were to have been there in the 90's. Then the campus was vastly more beautiful, according to my notion. Whenever I return I look in tree vain for the beautiful vistas and time. groups Now the vistas are cluttered up with buildings—each representing someone's idea of perfection, but no two harmoniz ing with each other nor with the land to crowd scape. buildings there were 600 acres across the Red Cedar, I never could understand. together, when Just why they had in our there the old days, in the May issue of the Record, makes it the most in teresting issue I have seen. It is fit ting that the number also contains the fine poem dedicated to Thomas Gunson, known to all us old-timers and remem bered with respect and admiration. I could name nearly everyone in the faculty p i c t u re even if he had not signed his name below. And do they look natural? They are perfect. Even Dr. Kedzie's stiff fingers show up well. It was generally understood that he nearly cut them off in a laboratory en silage machine. But that wasn't all— the legend ran that a student had just cut off a finger, much to the good old Doctor's disgust, so he took over and proceeded to show the upstart how to cut ensilage and not fingers. The Doctor was the prize punster of the faculty in those days. If he could get off a good pun in the morning, he less was so delighted crabbed and long. I remember one morning at roll-call he came the name of a boy named Starr. that he was terrifying all day to "Starr," the Doctor called. No answer. "Starr!" a little louder. No answer. For the third time he shouted "Starr," those keen looked around with and eyes that bored through you. "Eclips ed," he said, and put down a zero that must have been an inch in diameter. in SI E WAS a grand teacher, as was Beal •• the botany department. Beal didn't joke often, but he had one joke which he brought out and exercised at the beginning of every school year. In his nasal drawl he always warned the students that "Those who expect to rate high in their classes must not expect orate on the floor." We were always glad when he had delivered that joke. that the course was officially We felt opened. After after that we went pistils and stamens and dicotyledons and liked 'em too. Hedrick didn't mention that in those days school commenced in the spring and ran till fall—with vacation in the winter. This was to give the boys a chance to teach school during the winter and earn enough to come back on. Not all taught school—only the intellectual giants did that. Some manicured the stock in dad's barn during the winter. the the classes convened When in C O L L E GE R E C O RD . .. II I know there were exactly 600.31416 acres over there, because I helped sur vey it. What I have done since 1893? "Well, my first for a wholesale house job was unpacking in crockery I got $6.00 per week Grand Rapids. and worked six weeks, and it speaks well for my influence when I say that the firm is still in existence and going strong. the "Next I was with a big lumber com the in the northwestern part of pany lower peninsula and saw last of the big pine timber. This experience to mind Dr. Beal's entreaties brought about 1890 legislature—asking for one township of pine barrens on which to plant white pine. Of course the local "realtors" said he was crazy and they kept right on selling such land to "settlers" from Chicago. to the "Next I was with a levee board in Mississippi—a position I got through an old graduate of M. A. C—W. D. Barry, "84. "CINALLY I went to Ann Arbor, but the urge to go to the Mining School at Houghton was strong, and after a few in months I landed 1900. there, graduating "A year or so with the Oliver Iron Mining company, then about two years with Witherbee, Sherman Co., at Port Henry, N. Y., brings me down to 1906. "About 1905 Mr. Schwab was forming the Bethlehem Steel Co. and needed some iron ore properties. I came here in 1906 and have been here since, with in Mexico. the exception of one year Work has been examination of iron ore properties, maganese, limestone, and coal properties. The hunt for iron ore (Continued on page 13) has taken me W. L. Cumings and son, W. S., on geological work in Canada in 1937. the party I Some fell so to sell home low as made patent medicines, but without ex ception everyone had to write home to mother for a little loan to get home on. A classmate, named Bristol, in some way got in charge of a survey of the farm. As chief of think he got 30 cents an hour and we, as chainmen, etc., also got extra pay—15 cents an hour, I believe. We surveyed times— some lines as many as six especially those that were well out of sight of the college and Professor Ved- der, who, as I remember, was surveyor general. that the accuracy of that survey was what inspired Briggs to organize the Bureau of Standards. I have always believed In two ways we had it all over the present generation of students. For one joined his legs and he failed to place in the money. After this meet the squad moved on to the A.A.U. events. Lincoln, Neb., for Gayle Robinson teammates there and by way of proving that he was glad to see them he grabbed a sec ond in the 400-meter hurdles. Arrington was fourth again the broad jump and second in the hop-step- and jump. Greer led for something like 70 yards in the 100 meter run (said to be around 108 yards by Mr. Young him self) but something cracked and he again failed to place. in All-Stars No politician himself, Johnny Pingel, our All-American halfback, is having no trouble getting votes for a berth on the Chicago Tribune all-star collegiate team which will play the New York Giants in August. Pingel will not only have the ballots but the bullets as well when he starts slinging those forward passes against the pros. Other Spartan gridmen in the all-star poll are Allen Diebold, Ole Nelson, Dave Diehl, and Ernie Bremer. It's old news now but Pingel and Diehl have signed to play with the Detroit Lions next season. Bachman Charley Bachman will again spend the month of August at a boys' camp at Charlevoix, Mich. When he returns the latter part of the month he will be properly conditioned for what has often been described as a "suicide schedule." At present Charley is strictly non-com to the outlook for mittal in reference next fall. He promises something more definite in the way of an appraisal after looking over his squad few weeks in September. first the Athletic Director Young His eagle eye sees all from the Press box on Macklin Field. Mr. Young recently returned from Los Angeles where the Spartan track stars shared honors in the National Collegiate meet. Sports In Review &y Vk&maA 0' feiien, '36 BACK FROM his wanderings with a delegation of Spartan track stars, Ralph H. Young, athletic director and head track coach feels he has three excellent prospects for the 1940 Olympic team. They are Wilbur Greer, Walter Arring ton, and Al Mangan. He names Greer with one reservation. If the clarinet- tooting sprinter can forget his musical aspirations long enough to get in some serious practice licks in the new field- this winter, Young confidently house predicts that he will be running for the Stars and Stripes next year. Young has always maintained that Greer could be the best sprinter in the country if the Flint lad chose to take his cinder ex ploits as seriously as he does his clarinet. Arrington, the negro sophomore, will be a candidate for the decathlon, which in is based on individual performance ten events. He was second in this event in the Illinois relays the past winter with little practice. Mangan, a Lowell, Mass., junior, was the No. 1 walking man on Uncle Sam's 1936 team. Young has an idea that this boy will win in a walk come the next games. The trip to the national intercolleg- iates at Los Angeles could not be char acterized as a howling success. How ever, the Spartan five-man contingent did not leave without some honors. Arrington tied for fourth in the broad jump with a leap of 6 feet 4 inches and Roy Fehr clicked off the mile in 4:17 for seventh place. An injured arm kept Ernie Bremer from coming home with a ribbon in the javelin. Greer's leg, which was injured in the Kansas relays, did not bother him on the west coast but the long layoff natur ally took some of the speed out of his Golfers The golfers acquitted themselves ad mirably in the national collegiate golf Stanley tournament at Des Moines. Kowal and Warren Tansey shot 73's in the first round of the qualifying test to finish one stroke behind leaders. They were eliminated in the first round of match play but played creditably. Roy Nelson, the team's ace, was unable to compete, having to leave for military camp soon after handing in his final bluebook. the % The article on the All-College division, concluding the series on the divisions of study at Michigan State college, will be published in the next issue of the Michi- State College Record. It will be written by President Robert S. Shaw, dean of the division. 12 . . . M I C H I G AN STATE 'Del' VanDervoort 1894-1939 ^# / /\ the mighty #ANDERVOORT, boy who played stopped the Lansing left guard, Johnny Maulbetsch several times. He kept the 'German Bullet,' who was Walter Camp's selection for a place on the All- American last year, from gaining to any great degree through the M.A.C, line." That excerpt, taken from a daily news paper dated, Monday, October 25, 1915, was a typical description of Adelbert D. VanDervoort's four years of M.S.C. foot ball service. It was typical of his service in life after graduation. "Del" VanDervoort A l w a ys Ihe "booster," w i l l i ng to take more than fellow his share of the rough g o i ng so the other could do a better job. The paragraph appeared in a descrip tion of the Farmers' great • 24-0 victory over the University of Michigan. Jerry DePrato, who played fullback that game, received most of the plaudits. VanDer voort, as much by virtue of his tempera ment as his position, was content to stay in his guard position and protect the lead made by DePrato's touchdowns, and to help him gain 153 yards through a stout Michigan line. A ND so it has been since then. "Del," as he is remembered by countless friends, was always the "booster," will ing to take more than his share of the rough going so the other fellow could do his job better. C O L L E GE R E C O RD . .. 13 A good share of the "boostings" in his life, cut short by a heart attack in a Milwaukee hotel, May 16, was for Mich igan State college, and especially its football left guard teams. He played through four campaigns, 1914, '15, '16, and following war service in 1919. Since then he continued his interest in M.S.C. football, until at his death at 45 years of age he had gained the title, "Spartan Fan No. 1." With the class of 1918, "Del" seldom missed any Spartan game within driving distance. And he was one of the busiest and most prominent citizens of Lansing. Four years ago he organized the Downtown Coaches club, which meets each week during the football season. Always he remained a "Lansing boy," never growing out of touch with either the youngsters or the grown-ups. As a partner in the VanDervoort Hard ware company, he gained membership to the Michigan Hardware Dealers' as sociation, for which he served as presi dent for one term. He was also on the board of directors of the national or ganization. At his death he was presi dent of the Lansing Merchants' associa tion. He was also active in police and mil itary affairs, having served before 1920 in the "constabulary," forerunner of the Michigan State Police, and having gain in the World ed the rank of captain War. He received his start in the army as a member of the old "Battery A" of the Michigan National Guard, which later became the 119th F.A. He was among those who quelled the I.W.W. dis turbance in the mining districts of the Upper Peninsula. In 1929 he was elected to the presidency of the Michigan De partment of Foreign Wars, and was on the board of directors of the V.F.W. Nat ional Home in Eaton Rapids. He was a member of several Masonic orders, and past exalted ruler of lodge. He was also active in the Lansing Ki- wanis club. the Elks His main hobby was football, but he liked all sports and was an expert hunts man. He liked to give dinners for his business associates, football players and others at "Rattlesnake Gulch," his cabin on the Grand River near Dimondale. His interest in sports led him to write a regular feature for the "Sporting Age," a magazine devoted to athletics. Surviving him, at the VanDervoort home, 1309 West Shiawasee street, are Janet, his widow, and three daughters: Ellen, 17, Kathryn May, 15, and Jeanne, 13. Other survivors are Edward and Thomas, his brother business partners, and Frank, another brother, all of Lan sing, and Mrs. E. J. Riordan, a sister, Detroit. Robey, ' 1 3, Builds Giant Water Gun Water guns are best known by small boys who get in trouble with instruc tors, yet a new giant water gun con structed in the agricultural engineering laboratories of Michigan State college is designed to serve a far more useful and profitable purpose in agriculture. O. E. Robey, '13, inventor of the apparatus, hopes to irrigate as much as six to seven acres at a time with the water gun. What is more he is tinker ing with a new to revolve as it irrigates a square or irreg ular field. Through a motor driven device the nozzle is to be slowed up and elevated slightly so that corners will get as much water as the sides and interior parts of a field. type nozzle built liner. He drove in those countries Last summer Robey, agricultural en gineer at the college, loaded his car on an Atlantic through portions of E n g l a nd a nd Germany, in which engineering studying ways was different from American methods. The water gun in Germany. It has even been tried on a small scale in the United States. But the college does claim credit for Robey for using a high pressure system that will be adaptable to Michigan conditions of water supply and with devising something new in overhead watering on a square field. is not new idea Cummings Says . . . in the thrown (Continued from page 11) all over the Western Hemisphere, with a trip to Spain and Africa in for good measure. "When I went to East Lansing I started in the mechanical course—that was those 'high-brow' course days. A few hours in the woodshop, making a maple rolling pin, made me decide that wasn't the life for me, so the Agricultural I changed over to course and have never regretted the change. The grounding in the sciences that I received under Beal, Cook, Kedzie and others has made life more interest ing by far. No part of the world has I have been uninteresting, although heard others complain 'there's that nothing of interest here'." S u m m er School Enrollment Is 1,674 Summer session enrollment at M.S.C. is 1,674, according to Prof. S. E. Crowe, director. This represents a 10 per cent increase over last year's figure. In 1935 the enrollment was 650. My Business Is Advertising (Continued from page 7) dustry has been too modest about its contributions to social welfare. We have pointed with pride to our skyscrapers, our high standard of living and the size of our businesses. We have failed to point with pride to the management of the great economy behind these achieve that ments—to explain how way. they got That great invention, which we call the American system of private enter prise, has no more glamour or meaning with our people today than the telegraph, the air brake, the gasoline engine and countless other great inventions, which seem always to have been with us and are taken for granted by the present generation. that People don't understand the American system, with the efficiency of its mass production and mass distribu tion, with its incentive for individual or corporate initiative, with its premiums for resourcefulness and industry—tends inevitably to produce better goods at lower cost. Nor do they understand as the price of goods is brought down the standard of living goes up. into the minds of But even these elementary truths can not be gotten the people in terms of economic generality. We must interpret the social service of each industry, or business, in its specific terms of what it means to the man on the street. W/HEN you tell your story, appeal to the average man and woman. Talk their language. Appeal to their self- interest. Be specific. Dramatize your story. Give it enticement. And finally —take a few simple truths and repeat them over and over. interested Remember that people aren't par ticularly railroads, the chain stores or utilities, or much con cerned about their problems, except as they affect their own lives. in it fails to build an overwhelming public opinion in its favor, it will continue to be harassed and have its energies drain ed by the necessity of defending itself against hostile minorities. I vote People don't really vote for candi dates or issues. They vote for themselves. Each one says unconsciously to himself, "If it affect me Will my job be more secure, will my expenses be less, will my fam ily have a greater chance to enjoy the better things of life?" 'no', how will 'yes', or r ^O PEOPLE know why a big business is a good thing for them? Do they know what you have done through re search to improve your product? Do they know how mass production has enabled you to lower their prices? Do they know what you have done to pro vide jobs and make them more secure? Do they know that many of the things you have done would not have been possible if your business hadn't been so big? the than The interpretation of a business calls for the highest form of talent. It is more difficult interpretation of a product or services. It is a function in which the management should collabor ate fully with the advertising depart ment, the public relations expert and the advertising agent. In meeting the propaganda of the enemies of business they will face experts who are at least their equal in the art of appealing to the masses. rural realizes The place for business to settle both its legislative and public relations prob lems is not in Washington, nor the lob bies of our state legislature, but in the territories. When homes and the average citizen the American system of private enterprise interest, when to his is not voters are convinced that their welfare as consumers is inseparably linked with the welfare of business, then not only the public but also its legislative repre sentatives, will intercede on the side of business. inimical that Ours is still the greatest nation on earth. With all our troubles we are the envy of the world. Who among us would live elsewhere if he could? What untold millions would live here if that were possible? ^ N N LY recently I listened to a world traveler, just returned from troubled Europe. After describing the conditions that existed in other countries he con cluded by saying, with deepest feeling: "We should get down on our knees every day and thank God that we live in America." The remedy for our ills lies not in in abandoning our basic formula, but correcting it work better, and making it better understood. its faults, making So long as business puts off its job of interpretation, so long as it delays the job of winning friends, so long as The objective of each business should be to merit public support and then go out and win it. Great To See Gang Again (Continued from page 6) Bless America," Irving Berlin's new song made popular by one of the na tional radio stars. which he urged carefully which are their heritage. the alumni the principles of to guard freedom the After supper George the ballroom. He the building program "Carp" Julian, president of the alumni associa tion, acting as toastmaster, introduced President Shaw, who expressed greet friends ings to the 500 graduates and also who packed discussed and told that he felt the college was per fectly safe in the expansion program. The main speaker was Malcolm Bingay, editorial director of the Detroit Free Press. His talk, quite in contrast with the the hilarity of in evening, the early part of stressed "Americanism," the "Not by legislative enactment, not by the White House, interpretations from is not by Supreme Court decisions "People America made great," he said. constitution. scrapping talk of Remember there was an unwritten con stitution long before there was a writ ten one. When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence he put the common into form people who found liberty on this con tinent." the spirit of Mr. Bingay pointed out the American form of government was not that an accident, but the realization of a dream which scholars and saints had had through the centuries. "I like to think," he said, "that God set aside America until people were ready to try to work out this dream of the ages." the dinner hour Dr. W. O. During the custom of '91, explained Hedrick, having officers of the alumni association serve for two years, and on his motion it was voted to continue "Carp" Julian and his cabinet as the alumni officers for another year. Alumni Day officially closed with the dance in the Union ballroom, Nate Fry's orchestra playing under that name for the last time. 14 . . . M I C H I G AN STATE AmcmCftUz -A Patriarchs Among those who registered on Alumni Day and attended the the annual dinner given by college in honor of those who had been gradua- ated fifty or more years ago were Daniel Strange, '67; John F. Finley, '73; Dr. Louis DeLamarter, '74; Eugene Davenport and and Henry Haigh, Frank Robson, '78; Mrs. Alice Weed Coulter, John R. Shelton, and W. L. Snyder, '82; A. M. Emery and Frank F. Rogers, ' 8 3; Glen C. Law rence, L. G. Palmer, Mark H. Smith, and H. M. Wells, '85; W. K. Clute, Jason Hammond, W. S. Launstein, and Mrs. Jennie Towar Woodard, '86 ; E. W. Redman, '87; F. J. Free, Charles L. Law- ton, N. S. Mayo, and Charles H. Redman, '88. From the golden anniversary class of 1889 were A. C. Carlton, Rolland J. Cleland, E. A. Holden, P. G. Holden, William Lightbody, Harry A. Martin, S. A. Mulliken, Frank M. Paine, Frank M. Seibert, and Mary Smith VanDer- voort. Eugene Gregory, '78, former teacher and manu facturer, died at his home in Kalamazoo, Michi gan, on May 26. He taught in Milan and Alle in gan and served as superintendent of schools Sturgis before going later to Ann Arbor where he was engaged in business many years. His widow, two daughters survive. to Battle Creek and sons and four James D. Hill, '84, affectionately known as the "leading citizen" of Montpelier, Ohio, died at his home there on May 7 following a short illness. Admitted to the Ohio bar in 1888 he opened an office and began the practice of his profession in Montpelier where he made his home the rest of his life. He was local attorney for the Wabash served as county prosecut Railway company, the ing attorney, and at one time was mayor of village. Devoting much of his time to civic affairs he superintended the municipal the construction of plant and served as its first secretary. At one the Montpelier National time he was cashier of to or later bank and ganize and conduct the Fidelity Building and Loan company and was interested in the Municipal Contracting and Supply company in ception until his death. He is survived by his widow and two daughters. its president. He helped from its Charles B. Hays, '86, owns a real estate firm bearing his name with offices at 504 Peck build ing, Kalamazoo, Michigan. 890 Mrs. Ray Stannard Baker (Jessie Beal) was the only one from the class to register on Alumni Day. 189 A. F. Gordon, B. A. Holden, and William F. registered at alumni headquarters on Johnston J u ne 10. Albert C. Sly, holder of nearly every elective honor at the people in Skamania county, Washington, died at his home in Steven- the hands of C O L L E GE R E C O RD . .. 15 son on November 28, 1938. With the exception of two years spent in Oregon, Mr. Sly had been a resident of Skamania county since 1900 and in his community. He was was truly a pioneer a prime organizer telephone system in the first in the county, owned and operated the first public dock teacher in that community, and later served two terms as county superintendnt of schools. in Stevenson, was the first school to In 1915 he was elected the Washington legislature and held this office until 1917 when he was appointed to fill a vacancy in the county assessor's office. He there until he of Stevenson, serving until became postmaster 1923 when he became county treasurer, an office which he held until 1933. remained Following his retirement from political activity he became associated with his brother the Skamania County Abstract company. He was a member of several fraternal organizations, served on the Stevenson board of education, and was one of the promoters of the Skamania county fair association. His widow and two sons survive. in 1892 George W. Davis and J. E. Hinkson returned to the campus for Alumni Day and registered at headquarters. 893 Luther H. Baker, R. C. Bristol, and O. B. Hall registered on Alumni Day. 1895 Getting into practice for niversary next C. Laitner, J. S. Mitchell, and Thorn Smith. an June were Frank Johnson, S. their forty-fifth Having reached on August the retirement age of sixty- five, William C. Bagley will terminate his active service as professor of education at Teachers 14. college, Columbia university, Technically, he will be on leave of absence until July 1, 1940, when he will become a professor- emeritus. On May 24 a portrait of him was pre sented to Teachers college by colleagues, former students, and friends. Among those present at the the unveiling was Dr. James H. Kimball, famous meteorologist, who was Professor Bagley's roommate during lege. four years at the col their 896 E. E. Gallup and Dwight T. Randall did the honors for the class on Alumni Day. Word has been received of the death of Loren P. Fimple, of Colon, Michigan, which occurred May 10. Alumni Recorder 897 Sadie Champion Savage and G. A. Parker were the only registrants for the class on Alumni Day. 1898 The class was represented on Alumni Day by Edmund A. Calkins, George Campbell. Pearl Kedzie Plant, Albert M. Patriarche, Myrtle Peck Randall, and R. J. Robb. Paul F. Fischer, prominent flour broker in De troit, died on February 10. following a long ill is survived by his widow. ness. He this, lauded Mr. Williams Speaking before a group of Rotarians, Fred T. Williams, civil engineer of Sanford, Florida, the St. described the proposed canal connecting Johns and Indian rivers in eastern Florida. In the Seminole Sentinel, Sanford reporting newspaper, for his per the face of delays and disappoint severance in ments and concluded: too distant future fleets shall ply this completed waterway. Each time their prows cleave the waters of Lake their whistles blast a Monroe, and each signal to dock at the wharfs of the great city of Sanford, unknowingly they will be paying tribute to the untiring efforts and the practical vision of a real engineer, Fred T. Williams." the not time "In 1899 It was "forty years o u t' for 1889 and the following were on hand the event: W. A. Bartholomew, Charles E. Calkins, S. F. Edwards, E. M. Hunt, Charles and Marie Belliss Johnson, Roscoe Kedzie, T. H. Libbey, and Ed ward R. Russell. to celebrate 1900 Naughty-naughters on hand June 10 were F. W. Dodge, Grace Lundy Drolett, and Mertie Underwood Smith. 90 Emma Bach Schmitt and Horace T. Thomas were the only ones from the class to register on Alumni Day. Colonel Mark L. Ireland, who has been quarter the Philippine department, has been master in transferred to the First Corps Area with head quarters in Boston. Enroute to their new loca tion, Colonel and Mrs. Ireland '00) planned to spend about Hawaii, and would have an opportunity the Panama Canal and Francisco and New York. Upon the in Brooklyn i Irma Thompson, in three weeks to see the expositions at San their arrival college Irelands will visit friends and relatives in Michigan, and their sons, Mark Jr., Maurice, and Thomas. and Dry-docking Mark Jr. is a marine engineer in the Newport company, first News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia. Maurice lieutenant in the U. S. Marine corps and is sta tioned at Quantico, Virginia. Thomas was a freshman at the college this past year and was recently notified that Congressman Crawford had appointed him his principal at the Naval Academy at Annapolis. is a 1907 Representing the class at the Alumni Day festivities were George A. Brown, George A. Burley, Grace Smith Button, C. M. Cade, Zoe Wimple Calkins, Bernice Black Dail, Margaret Kotvis DeYoung, Edith Roby Draper, Daniel H. Ellis, E. L. Grover, Walter L. Hart, Ralph S. Hudson, Ruby Newman Ludwig, A. C. Pratt, Florence Rounds, Inez Kinney Tallmadge, and Trix Skeels Tanner. 1902 E. I. Dail, George D. Francisco, and Ward R. Shedd registered for the class on Alumni Day. John A. Dunford, of Seattle, enroute home from Annapolis and Dartmouth where two of his sons it just are enrolled, arrived a foursome. to make late too 1903 '03 was represented on Alumni Day by Wil- lard M. Brown, Harry W. Dey, J. F. Loop, Edna V. Smith, and Dorothy Swift Thompson. celebrated: 1904 The following were on hand to see that the 35th anniversary was Orvil properly Ayrs, Edward Balbach, R. J. Baldwin, L. F. Bird. Clark Brody, Don B. Button, Roscoe J. Carl, A. R. Carter, A. C. Dodge, Katharine Slaght Evatt, D. A. Gurney, Henry N. Hornbeck, Sidney John son, Grace Taft Kunze, George S. McMullen, George E. Martin, W. F. Millar, Paul B. Pierce, J. H. Prost, Hannah Bach Rexford, G. G. Rob- bins, Henry T. Ross, H. J. Schneider, E. A. and Bess Rouser Seelye, Charles B. Taylor, and Harry G. Walker. Samuel T. Page is lodge, a summer and winter resort Plymouth, New Hampshire. the owner of Mt. Pero located near 1905 Registering on Alumni Day were Nina Fox Black, Alta Gunnison Pierce, V. R. and Bernice Jackson Gardner, Anna Pickett Gurney, Clyde Stringer, and J. P. Tallmadge. 1906 On hand for Alumni Day were Cara Farmer Sanford, Ernestine Dimmick Greenway, G. W. and Mildred Matthews Hebblewhite. shortly in engineering work Cass A. Lamb, general manager of the Great in Chicago, died May 14 Lakes Forge company in Kalamazoo, Michigan, while visiting at the home of his daughter. Mr. Lamb became en gaged after his graduation from the college. During the war he the Dayton Automatic was general manager of Products company, manufacturing screw machine parts four the war he was president and years following general manager of the National Drop Forging in Dayton, Ohio. He had been with company the Great Lakes Forge company for the past sixteen years. Surviving Mr. Lamb are his widow, the former Ella MacManus. w'08. a son, '35. the daughter. Mrs. Caroline Anderson, and for Liberty airplane engines. For While attempting to place a screen on a second floor window of his home at 241 R:chton avenue, Highland Park, Michigan, James E, Fisk recently fell and sustained a broken back. While com it has been plete details are not available re ported for at his own is being cared home. that he Clifford L. Rowe, structural engineer for the twenty- American Bridge company for in Chicago on January 16. He six years, died is survived by his widow, the former Mary Ben nett, '11. last the 1908 Back for Alumni Day this year were Phil Baker. J. R. Campbell, M. J. Dikeman, E. C. Krehl. H. H. Musselman, and E. J. Shassberger. 1909 The following answered the call to '09's thirtieth birthday celebration, and registered at alumni headquarters: Gerald H. Allen, Alleen Raynor Atkinson, B. H. Anibal, Edith Hudson Bearup, Leon V. Belknap, D. L. Boyd, Bertha Cameron, Leta Hyde Cleveland, Z. E. Colby, Clyde L. Emery. G. A. Gilbert, Olive Graham Howland, Benjamin Jerome, B. F. Kindig. Ray LaDu, C. W. Lapworth. R. R. Lyon, J. H. McCadie, Russell A. Murdoch, C. L. Nash, Otto A. Pokorny, Walter Postiff, Perry Schad, Milton W. Sprague, C. H. Spur- way, R. V. Tanner, C. C. and Bess McCormick Taylor, W. C. Trout, Lenora Smith VanHalteren, Ethlyn Hudson White, and J. Sloat Welles. Charles W. Dunlap the Plibrico Jointless Firebrick company, 1840 Kings bury street, Chicago. is chief engineer for 1910 Getting into practice for their special reunion next year were L. W. Dougherty, B. G. Egerton. Inez Cortright Kehl, Blanche Bair Lyon. Arthur P. Pulling, and Catherine Benham Vasold. received In one of the most unusual contests in many the University of California, Donald years at Thomas Campbell the gold recently medal as the "most distinguished member" of the sister Fayette was graduating class, and his to commencement crowds as his closest revealed competitor. Donald and Fayette had two-year records of " A ' s" in all courses except one, and the brother with a " B" in a it was here that three-unit sister whose similar mark carried only two-unit credit. The university's "best students" of the 1939 class are the son and daughter of Arthur and Hazel (Crafts, \v'121Campbell of San Bernardino. course nosed out his 191! J. DeKoning, H. I. and Winifred Felton Duthie, J. G. Hays, W. I. Millar, Mary Pennington Otte, Betty Palm, Walt Schneider, Fuchia Ryall Taft, E. E. Walker, and Thomas C. Whyte registered at alumni headquarters on June 10. 1912 '12ers around included Har for Alumni Day riet Weston Allen. C. V. and Marjorie George Ballard, D. M. Bennett, Ella Brown, E. H. Gun nison, Nels Hansen. Beatrice Dodge Hooper, E. E. Hotchin, Laura Morse Kimball, Blanche Clark Lewton, Phila Smith Pratt, Earl J. Shapton, Charles A. Stahl, Arvilla Voss Welles, and Irene Carter Whyte. 1913 The to returned following the campus for Alumni Day and registered in the Union : Helen Martindale Belknap, Gladys Graham Blue, D. A. Brice, Frank P. Cowing, Francis C. Crawford, E. L. Digby, S. J. Filkins, R. E. and Martha Loree, R. R. Pailthorp, Hazel Powell Publow, Ethel McKillop Roop, Ruth A. Russel, E. H. Shuttleworth, and Arthur D. Wolf. junior year. During received his degree from Clifford Lincoln Snyder, chemical engineer for the Young Spring and Wire corporation in De troit, died at his home in that city on May 2. the Uni Mr. Snyder there at versity of Michigan, having transferred the beginning of his the war he was a lieutenant in the nitrate division of the Ordnance department. He was a member of several social, professional, and fraternal or the De ganizations, and served as president of troit alumni chapter of Phi Delta Theta. He is three children, his survived by his wife and parents, Mr. and Mrs. William L. Snyder, '82. and two sisters, Mrs. Robert D. Lutton and Miss Margaret Snyder, '19. 1914 Flaunting huge the the silver posies '14 maintain the class helped following members of the high attendance record set by the quarter century classes last few years: John C. Alderdyce. Philip C. Baker, Bertha VanOrden Baldwin. Bertha Kaiser Ballou, Don Barman, Mabel Tus- sing Barron, Lorena Fuller Beach. Agnes Hazel- ton Bentley. A. L. Birdsall, June Wood Boddy. Theodora Hollinger Boucvalt. Florence Bradford, D. G. Brown, Mark A. Chambers, Margaret Pratt Claflin, Oliver C. Cobb, Nell Carter Cornelia, Ralph I. Coryell, H. B. and Muriel Smith Crane. S. M. Dean, L. P. Dendel, Almira Brimmer Digby, Axie Daniels Filkins. James H. Foote. B. L. Fralick, Don Francisco. V. A. Freeman. Blanche Hays Gailey, G. E. Gauthier, C. W. Gil ford, F. C. Gilbert, Mazie Gitchell. O. M. Gruhzit, Bessie Andrews Hays, J. H. and Flora Roberts Hill, Richard D. Hodgkins, Leon C. Hulse, J. C. Johnston, R. R. Kittredge, Lucile Titus Kohler. M. B. Kurtz, Ned W. Lacey. Roberta Collier Lewis, J. W. Longnecker. R. J. McCarthy, Emil Marklewitz, Alleda Zwickey Mather, C. L. Merwin, R. E. Minogue. Leda Moore, Lucy Rose Corbett Moray, F. H. Mueller, C. Faye Myers, Allen R. Nixon, Max well J. Paine, Frances Kirk Patch, J. Allen Petrie, D. M. Pierson, Carl Pinney, Jessie Mac- Inness Prevey, Henry E. Publow. Hazel Ramsay, E. L. Raven, Loren W. Read, Ruth Rutherford Reed, H. F. Rook. Melvin A. Russell, F. W. Schmidt, Florence Allen Sluyter. Agnes Stover Smith, H. L. Smith, R. M. Snyder, G. A .Som- erville, Norman M. Spencer, Henry L. Staples, C. H. Taylor, Ellen T. Thompson. Don P. Toland. Ruth Turner, H. B. Vasold. Carl F. Vinton. E. C. Volz, Edna Watkins, and George R. Wheeler. Ralph Emerson Caryl, assistant hotriculturist at the University of California citrus experiment station, died in Los Angeles on November 12, 1938. Before joining the experiment station staff in 1933 Mr. Caryl was associated with the United States Department of Agriculture where his ex perimental work on improvement of citrus the through bud selection revolutionized citrus fruits nursery practices. During his service with the government department and with the University of California, his research work has been held this in field. He received his master's degree in horti culture from the college in 1921. He was a mem the American Legion, Order of Free ber of for Horticultural masons, American con- Science, and various other organizations the highest esteem by investigators Society in 16 . . . M I C H I G AN STATE nected with his work. He wife, his mother, and a brother. is survived by his his father and While his Rotarian the unanimous nominee junior Rotarian son looked on, Frederick H. Mueller, past president of the Grand Rapids Rotary club, for was presented as Inter governor of the district national, at conference held recently in Grand Rapids. Only the formality of confirmation at the international first conference district governor the Grand Rapids club. the 151st district of Rotary the to make him fourteen years remained in luncheon of the from final 1915 The following members of the class registered at alumni headquarters on June 10: Marjorie Eckliff Barman. H. L. Barnum. W. W. Barron, Bernie F. Bepch. Ray Campbell, Frances Hurd Dean, Ralph E. Dinan, Mrs. Jason E. Ham mond, George E. Julian. E. E. Kinney, Helen Boyce Kittredge, Edna Frazier Mauch, John W. Nicolson, and R. M. Roland. "Old I am driving Arda Strong Boucher writes from San Mateo, to interested friends may be California: this summer, know to Michigan leaving here about June 18 with three off the spring, Barbara, John, and Margaret. Barbara will enter Michigan State in the fall as a junior. My summer address will be 57 Hall street, Cold- I haven't water, care of Mrs. S. D. Strong. seen the campus in twenty years, will I recognize i t ?" 1916 Back for Alumni Day this year were Earl Beatty, Wallace Beden, Gerald Bos, Herbert G. Cooper, Florence Stoll England, Esther Keating Holland, W. G. Knickerbocker, C. M, McCrary, Karl H. MeDonel. Blake Miller, and Grace Mc- Kinley Peterson. 1917 '17ers around for Alumni Day included Blanche Snook Atchison, Don Black, Anne Carson, G. C. Collins, C. R. and Dorothy Lillie Crozier, Fred England Jr., H. N. Fox, Mildred Force Kinsey, A. B. Love, Ruth McKinley, E. H. Pate, B. R. Proulx, G. W. Quick, Len Verschoor, Roy Wein berg, and G. C. White. 1918 M. G. Beauchamp, Cleo Gledhill Beck, Holmes L. Froelich, Iva Granger, Arnot Lewis Grayson, Wayne Harris. E. D. Longnecker, Ruth Pater- son Miller, Marion Grettenberger Musselman, Blanche MacNaughton Reeves, Fanny Rogers Stewart, Ruby Clinton Wood, and Florence Yeiter Young returned to the campus for Alumni Day and registered at headquarters. junior plant quarantine Warren Wilbur Wood, for fourteen years con nected with the government bureau of entomology in Valmore, New and plant quarantine, died In 1925 Mr. Wood was ap Mexico, on April 21. pointed inspector with the Federal Horticultural board and was stationed at the port of New York. Later he was trans ferred from New York and placed in charge of the foreign plant quarantine enforcement at De Subsequently his dis troit and Port Huron. the trict was extended to Canadian border from the eastern border of Montana. include all ports on the Atlantic coast to including About a year ago he was given supervision of the enforcement of foreign plant quarantines for the district the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana, with headquarters at Seattle. A recent newsletter of the United States Department of Agriculture pays tribute to leaves a record of Mr. Wood as follows: "He C O L L E GE R E C O RD . .. 17 the Bureau sustains loss of efficiency and one of its most proficient and outstanding men in the field of foreign plant quarantines." He is survived by his wife, Irma Moore, '19, and two children. the former the Guess they're doing a little reminiscing. The occasion was Alumni Day. You've met both— Daniel Strange, '67, Michigan State's oldest living graduate, and President Shaw. 1919 The twentieth reunion was at anniversary tended by the class: the following members of Gladys Gordon Brock way, G. L. Cheal, Madge Dilts, A. R. Fish. Jess Illenden Geib, Irene Smith Green, Clarence M. Hatland, Ruth Hodgeman, Robert Huxtable, Forrest F. Musselman, Martha S. Pratt, LeMoyne Snyder, and Gertrude New- brough Tincknell. 1920 Back on the campus for Alumni Day were C. W. Andrews, E. E. Carpp. R. S. Clark, Sher man and Marie Otis Coryell, Kathryn Bright Egerton. Helen Hilliard Gibson, Florence Rouse Huxtable, Edward A. Malasky, R. J. Martin, C. F. Meanwell, Merritt A. Reeves, and Ona Bishop Wadley. 1921 J. O. Barkwell. Annie Thomson Bristol, O. E. Dunckel, Fred Hendrick, Carl M. Horn, Flossie Bosworth Mayoh, Frances Green Middlemiss and her daughter Peggy, Thelma Porter, Larry and Beatrice Hosmer Ross, and L. C. Schafer regis tered at alumni headquarters on June 10. Merrill E. Fortney is Georgia manager of the accounting machine division of the National Cash (Mil Register company. He and Mrs. Fortney dred Bennett! and their three children reside at 1284 Oxford road, Atlanta. following members of 1922 Among those registering on Alumni Day were the the class: M. L. Bailey, Olive Clinton Bond. DeGay Ernst, W. J. and Martha Perry Foster, M. J. Hamilton, Fred M. Hill, C. M. Hough. Jack Hyde, Stanley S. Rad ford, Margaret Bowerman Reed, Thelma Haite Sanford, Alice Voorheis Snyder, J. R. Witwer, and Beryl Evans Woods. Word has been received of the death of Glenn R. Cummings which occurred on February 26. in fit "Applied is designed Silviculture to R. H. Westveld, professor of silviculture at the University of Florida, has recently authored the a book entitled the United States," which course as taught in almost all forestry schools in this country. the application of principles and practices directly to specific condi forest the various tions found regions Professor West the United States. recently signed a contract with his pub veld lishers to write, in collaboration with his former associate at Missouri, another book entitled "Farm Forestry." It deals with important in in 1923 Registering at alumni headquarters were the following: George P. Arnold, Hester Bradley, R. F. Brevitz. W. B. Daley, R. W. Gerdel, J. H. Haigh, John Hannah, Lucile Grover Hartsuch, Katherine Langley Marling, Dorothy Sanford Miller. Kenneth Ousterhout, Irene Wilson Peat- tie, Margaret Crozier Ranney, W. H. Taylor, G. A. Thorpe, and Frank W. Trull. its that celebrated '24 properly !924 The following were on hand Alumni Day to see fifteenth birthday: Harold G. Bauerle, Ruth Christopher Beebe, Arthur Bell, Dorothy Tichenor Branaman, T. Fred Burris, Bernath R. Crane, Helen Chin- nick Daley, George J. Dobben, Walter Doerr, J. O. Gower, Paul J. Hartsuch, Roberta Hershey, Bernice Randall Hough, Marjorie B. Kenyon, Harry and Helen Edelhoff Kull, Edward and Dorothy Hubbard Laird. Gladys Love, William A. Lovejoy, Janet Boyce Lyons, Clarence and Elna Larkin McBryde, Naomi Hensley Ousterhout, Irene Patterson, Gordon R. Schlubatis, Mildred Austin Snyder, Walter Storch. Clarissa Ander son Witwer, H. J. Zorman, and F. L. Zwickey. 1925 Frances Ayres, Carl H. Boehringer, H. G. Bogie, C. R. Hilton, Arthur Howland, Elsa Foote Hyde, E. L. Hubbard, Dunbar McBride, James Porter, F. B. Ranney, Carl F. Schultz, Donald Smith, Robert Warner, and W. F. Winston returned for the Union build Alumni Day and registered ing. in 1926 Back on the campus for Alumni Day were Alberta Bates Bell, Orson D. Bird, M. A. Daniels, Katheryne Burtch Dickerson. W. H. Edwards, Ray C. Heydrick. Bernice Mitchell Lowe, R. P. Lyman. Annie-Laurie Walls McElroy, R. H. Morrish, Maribel McKnight Parker, C. E. Russell, Har riet Holden Schlube.tis, Margaret Cawood Spur- way, and M. K. Wrench. Grant B. Keefer, a member of the Ten-Year club of the Michigan Association of Teachers of Vocational Agriculture, died in a Fremont (Mich igan) hospital on May 19. Mr. Keefer started Jordan, moving his fol from lowing year he became superintendent of schools in that community, and in 1934 essumed a similar position in Grant, where he remained until his death. teaching there in 1929. The to Bear Lake in East career Mr. and Mrs. E. L. " N a p" Lioret announce the birth of Marie Mozelle on June 8. 1927 On hand for Alumni Day festivities were the following members of the class: Olga Bird, H. S. Blanding, D. J. Bremer, J. R. Buchanan Ralph E. Corrin, Morris R. Graham, Doris Winans June Ranney Howell, Doris Chilson Hubbard. Lyman. W. F. Morofsky, L. G. Morse, and George Woodbury. A daughter. Mary Elizabeth, was born May 27 to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Lyle of Paw, Paw. Michigan. Sherman Vaughan is in charge of the savings department of the recently opened downtown of fice of the Wabeek State Bank of Detroit. This is located in the Ford building and Mr. Vaughan says "will be very pleased to see any of the old- timers who may find it convenient to come in to the bank." 1928 Among for those registering the class on Alumni Day were Harold G. Baldwin. W. H. Bliss, A. Ferris Bradley, Isabel Laird Buchanan. M. G. Farleman, Howard Johnson. W. R. McCary. James K. McElroy, Marjorie Sanford. Elizabeth Haskins Schultz. R. B. Southworth. and Mar guerite Kirker Throop. their Flood S. Andrews. M.S.'28. recently completed requirements and received his Ph.D from Cornell university at June commencement. Dr. Andrews is a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Sigma Xi honoraries. He plans to return to Clem- son college in South Carolina where he has been the horticultural staff since 1928. a member of 1929 An even to the '29ers returned three dozen the tenth anniversary of campus to celebrate their graduation. They were: John Anderson. Parnell Anderson, M. H. and Alice Teel Avery, Milton L. Berg, Dorothy Mulvena Bradley. Char lotte Breidenstein, Josephine Flinn Brown, C. F. Clark. George G. Farley, Paul F. Freeland, John Hartman, Paul Hickie, Gladys Morse Hunter, Lucile Bunge Johnson. Katherine Kempfer. A. L. Knoblauch. Seymour Kosal, George Landsburg, Tod Leavitt, Florence Cowles Linebaugh, Myrtle Winslow Louden. Marie Lucas, Grace Harvey McDonald, Bernice Howard Marsh. Alice Hunter Paine, Betty Leadley Peck. Edwin and Irene Johnston Reuling. Genevieve Sanford, J. Paul Schwab, M. F. Surls, Louise Spicer Tritten, C. D. Tuttle, and Eunice Winans. Jennings. Lillian R. The arrival of Todd Johnston Reuling on May through miniature 21 was cleverly announced newspapers bearing the name. "Reulings' An nouncer." His parents. Edwin and Irene (Johns ton) Reuling, together with Donna Nell and Ed win King Jr.. live in East Jordan. Michigan. 1930 The following returned at headquarters: Charles Black, for Alumni Day and registered J. Harry Burris, Margaret Corrin, Gerald E. Eddy, Nellie Walker Freeland, Raymond L. Jennings, Harvey A. Kenney, Hattie Lucas, Mary M. Pen nington. Ruth Clark Ruesink. Adam Schuch, C. Bart Tenny, and Erna Pasch Tuttle. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin P. Bush announce the birth of Dorothy Louise on August 11, 1938. Mrs. Bush was the former Grace Banks. They live in Constantine, Michigan, where Mr. Bush is an attorney. field, New Jersey, along with her parents and four-year-old brother, Paul III. Warren J. Woodman and Blanche Maloy. a the Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago, were married on living near Paw Paw. farm where the Fred Woodman They are former student at School of Nursing April 24. Michigan, on Warren is associated with his father. 1931 The following members of the class registered at alumni headquarters on June 19: Lawrence E. Bates, Eloise Kapp Bliss, Evelyn Bradley, Lauren H. Brown. R. E. Distel, Marylou Lipka Eddy, Theodore D. Foster, James S. Haskins, Zoe Winans Howell, Don McMillan. Ernest Mueller, Ruby Diller Raiche, Feme Streeter Schwab. Georgia Sheldrick. Vern M. Smith, Ben J. Sovey, Asanath Minor Surls, Alice Thorpe, and Gerald- ine Case Vandervoort. Arthur A. Weinland and Margaret E. Balfour were married in St. Clair, Michigan, on June 3. They will make their home in Vicksburg, Michi gan. Jean Whiteley and Lowell H. Livingston were married on June 10 and are making their home in Marshall. Michigan. 1932 Registering at headquarters on Alumni Day were the following members of the class: C. S. Chamberlain. Claude M. Groat. R. G. Hill, Arlene Fraser Hohisil, Dorothy Lather, Harriet Hubbell Melling. Doris Streeter Muir, Harold Olsen, Wil liam J. Porter, W. A. Raiche. Richmond O. Sim mons. Dorothy Wickstrom Smith, Mary Waring Steffens, Norma Streeter, and Faye Auble Wiley. Word has been received of the death of Edward the merchandising department the Detroit Times, which occurred on March W. Hunnicutt, of of 30. 1933 The class was represented on Alumni Day by Lyle Anderson. Rex Aurand. Ronald Chapman. Natallia Sutterby Dail. J. F. Davis. Leslie Fenske. Esther Gowan. L. Perry Holden. Ray Lamphear. John Lowe, Isabelle Poulson McDonald. Warren M. Pellot, Esther Schell, Bud Smith, Elizabeth Spicer, Kay Blake Squier, Carl B. Stringer, W. G. Thompson. Ruth Westveer. Otis Wheeler, and Evelyn Yeiter. 1934 Present and accounted at for 'Thirty-four's fifth birthday were: Jim Allison. Max Andrews. Harold Balbach. Lawrence Bassett. R. W. Beck er, R. A. Bennett. Margaret Berry, Frances Brown. Claudine Burkhart, Kathleen Cutlar, W. A. Doidge. Dave Falconer. Minard Farley, H. H. Fisher. Jerry Hoyt Gagnier, Donald Greenway, William Guy, Helen Henrickson Horton, Ruth Buschert Kramer, Allan A. Kunze. Russell, Mc- Comb, J. S. McCullough, Margaret Fraser Mc- Mullen. Margaret W. Mast. R. D. and Helene Svendson Mechlin, P. A. Minges. Robert Molloy. Katherine Morden, J. T. Murray. Gerald Muscott. Keith Norris. Wendell Patchett. and Irene Ander son Wilcox. Lewis and Faye (Johnson) Snider of 1717 Wol- cott street, Flint, announce the arrival of Claudia Lou on December 14. 1938. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Holliday (Marjorie War- rent have opened a woodcraft service shop at 1704 E. Michigan avenue. Lansing. Bearing the staff head, "Latest edition. Baby News. Volume 4 lbs. 4 ozs., Thursday. May 4. 1939, Number 2" comes the announcement that Pamela Troth is now making her home in Plain- Dr. and Mrs. Maurice J. Court announce the birth of a daughter. Joanne Evelyn, on April 22. They are living in Three Rivers. Michigan, at 513 Walnut street. returned the class 1935 for Eighteen members of Alumni Day and registered in the Union: Mar garet Ballentine, Frances Belknap, Fred J. Cook. Priscilla Usherwood Fenske, Rhoda Garlent, Wendell Genson, Arloa Grames, Florence H. Hay, Lucy Schneider Jochen, G. A. Nahstoll, W. H. Niedermeier, Richard Oberschulte, Laura McKay Peach, M. A. Phelps, William H. Rieman, Louise Noble Stocking, Ruth Thompson, and George M. Welles. Barbara Bradford is employed at the American Statistical association in Washington, D. C, and is putting into practice her journalism training, as her employer is secretary-treasurer of the as sociation and editor of a quarterly journal. Miss Bradford lives in Glenn Dale, Maryland. Harlan B. Clark, vice consul in the American the American Foreign service, may be reached at Consulate in Birmingham. England. registered headquarters 1936 the Returning to the campus for Alumni Day following the in at Union: Forest Allen. Philip J. Baker, Walter S. Beamer, Harvey Bouwkamp, Genevieve Cleary. Ken DeLonge, R. S. Heppinstall, Vaughn Hill, Amber Sutfin Holden, Wilfred Hosley, J. L. Hurrle, Laurence Hutchinson, Bert Jochen, Helen Krone. Katherine Campbell Murphy, George Peters, Isabel Reid, Eugene W. Roelofs, Donald Rundle, Francis W. Schell, and Josephine Roosa Wasson. Gordon H. Hautau received his M.S. degree from Brown university on June 17. John Brattin and Alice Jane Knight, '35, were temporarily married on March 29. located at 538 Grove street, East Lansing. They are Robert W. Warren and Norma Hoag, w'38. living at 413 is the Graybar Electric com were married on May 6, and are W. Fifth service manager pany. street, Flint, where Mr. Warren for A daughter, Judith Ann, was born May 2, 1939. to Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Horger of 207 E. Court St., Ludington, Michigan. (Lamb, Dale and Caroline '35) Anderson of R. 6, Kalamazoo, Michigan, announce the birth of a daughter, Patricia Jean, on March 16. Mr. Anderson is engaged as county supervisor for the Farm Security administration. 1937 Alumni Day registrations included the follow ing members of H. H. Barnum. the class: Frances Metcalf Bennett, Hope Carr, Bart Col- lings. Harold and Mary Ellen Taylor Creyts. Rachael Minges DeLonge. Larry Distel, Marian Dondero. Robert H. Gillam, John R. Godfrey, James P. Hansen, Leona V. Hautau. Robert Hickey, Hah Carpenter Koopman, Jack LaBelle, Rex Lamerson, R. W. Lehner, Josephine Von- Eberstein Lowry, Marguerite McGrath, Norma Mull, Carl Nickel. Paul R. Pfefferle. Richard C. Phillips, Bob Rowe, Evalyn Craun Rundle. Gretchen Schramm, Russell Shuberg, Ray O. Snyder, and A. Ward. Roger W. Mansfield and June Watson, w'40. were married on April 14, and are making their home in Detroit at 4400 Virginia Park. Mr. Mansfield is an accountant with the Wilding Pic tures corporation. Neal Taylor and Eleanor Hurd were married on April 22. They are at home at 2302 Dupont street. Flint. Michigan, where Mr. Taylor is a salesman for Brown & Bigelow of St. Paul. (Continued on next page) 18 . . . M I C H I G AN STATE Edward H. Ryder 1871-1939 J J m WISH I could give you all 'A's." I I Those words, uttered with controlled emotions at the end of an M.S.C. summer the session examination close of a teaching career which began in 1893. His students had just presented him with a part ing gift. Before the next school year would be gin, his retirement would be effective. in 1938, marked The teacher was Edward H. Ryder, professor and head of history and political science and for mer Dean of Liberal Arts. He died at his home not a year later, June 22, 1939. He is remembered by students and alumni as far back as 1905 when he first became a faculty member. Before in Ply taught then, he had mouth and Traverse City public schools. Born in 1871, he in Northville received his there. He received his B.A. de early education gree from in 1903. the University of Michigan He had also studied at Michigan State Normal college. He the university as a graduate assistant until he was called to M.S.C, meanwhile, earning a master's degree. remained at Later he studied at the University of Chicago toward a doctorate. In 1916, he was awarded an honorary master of pedagogy degree from Michi gan State Normal college. At M.S.C. Mr. Ryder received his first pro motion in 1907, as assistant professor of history and economics. Two years later he was titled an in 1916 was appointed associate professor, and head of that of the department, which became history and political science. Two years previous supervisor he had the added position of of the first summer session, a position he held until 1926. when ill health forced him to lighten his work. taken and the Liberal Arts division was He served as head of history political science until his retirement, September 1, 1938. inaugurated When in 1924. Professor Ryder was selected as its act ing Dean. A year later he became dean and held that position until 1934. the Board of Agriculture acted Professor Ryder, at 67, was eligible for retire for ment when the first time under the pension-retirement plan. Students, especially, To symbolize the high esteem they held for the aged professor, they presented him with gifts, each class a separate one. Among the possessions he prized most were those tokens, one a set of gold- sprayed Lincoln-statuette book ends. regretted his leaving. servant with well-defined But his service and pioneering was not for education alone. He distinguished himself as a public conservative views. He served as city mayor from 1918-1925. the fire department was or during which ganized, improved and expanded, and the City hall constructed. He was one of the charter members of the East Lansing State bank, its vice and president from 1916 until his death. the streets served as the city lighted, time the first time, the doors of tirelessly with others It was Professor Ryder who, as president of the the key which opened, board of trustees, turned for the Peoples church. That was in 1926. Before that he had worked the construction. He had been a charter member of the Congregational church, which preceded the Peoples church, and was elected first president of the board of trustees when the inter-denomina tional church was organized in 1916. a position he held until 1930. financing in C O L L E GE R E C O RD . .. 19 Professor Ryder His interest in the church led him to the pulpit, where he delivered sermons during regular pastor's vacations. He preached his last sermon during the the summer of 1935. to He gained membership three professional as organizations: American Political Science and sociation, American Historical association, the Michigan Student Schoolmasters' members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, social fratern ity, voted him an honorary member. He was also named a life member of the Michigan State College association. club. refused a tireless. He seldom In helping civic and patriotic organizations request he was to appear as a speaker. His many-sided life combined with his co-operative willingness to do more than his part may have hastened his death, attributed to a heart condition caused by asthma. He died after an illness of only five days. Surviving him besides Mrs. Georgia S. Ryder, his widow, and Ruth, a daughter, both of East Lansing, are Charles Noble, a nephew of Mid land, and a niece and nephew of Pontiac. Flint Alumnae League the At the annual meeting of following officers were elected the Flint Alumnae for '34; vice '36; secretary, Gretchen '35; cor league, 1939-40: president, Carolyn Ensinger, president, Helen Lee, Schramm, '30 ; responding Board of Directors, Esther Bullard Bigler, '32, Hazel Mundy Burke, '15, Charmion Griswold, '35, and Thelma Plow Randolph, '35. secretary, Helene Sullivan, '36; treasurer, Helen Bush, Knoxville, Tennessee Honoring Dr. Charles Edward Ferris, dean of the University of Tennessee, as engineering at interesting its first president, Knoxville Michigan Stater* got off to a flying start at their initial meeting the S. & W. cafeteria on May 29. Dean at Ferris gave an talk on "the good old days at M. A. C ", as he said, and every one present added to the occasion interesting bits of his experience in college. Officers elected were: president. Dr. Charles E. Ferris, '90; vice presi dent, J. J. Bird, secretary-treasurer, '30; and '18, of the Forestry department. Henry Dorr, Jr., Detroit Juniors in informally On May 4 the Fort Room of the Fort Shelby, about fifty members of the Junior Alumni club of Detroit met to hear Robert registrar, and Glen O. Stewart, alumni Linton, secretary. Colored movies of the campus were shown by Mr. Stewart. At the business session Art Brandstatter, '38, was named president. Art may be reached at 14612 Turner street, Detroit. Today Among The Alumni (Continued from page 18) William W. Paeplow and Jane Cumming- were married on June 24, and are at home at 287 Jewett, Buffalo, New York. Chester Quinlan and Naomi Taylor were mar 1026 14 and are ried on January Batavia avenue, Royal Oak, Michigan. living at 1938 Back for the first alumni reunion were the fol lowing members of class: Bob Allured, the Willis Anderson, Jerry Anema, Frances Atkinson. Thora Forrister Atwater, J a ne Barringer, Orlo Barton. Graydon Blank, John Blyth, Duane Bur ton, Osborn Cox, Patrick Dalton. Dorothy Ebey. Mildred Erickson, Robert C. Evans, Nancy Farley, Elaine Flott, W. H. Forgrave, Robert Gil lespie, Lodo Habrle, Georgia Haerr, Dorothy Has- selbring, Betty Hay, J. G. Hays, Paul A. Holden, Leslie Hughes Helen Huschke, Phyllis Davidson Jepson, Jean Reindel Kahl, Paul Koopman, E. T. Kretschmer, R. L. Lander, Joseph F. Lash, Walter H. Lueck, Erna McKenzie, Roy Makela. Hazel Mattox, Mary Mettetel, Paul Moyes, Mar garet Nickle, James E. Oliver, Frances Pearce, C. B. Pearson, Mary Pyke, Homer Sharp, Eldon Shotwell, Beverly Smith, Eva Smith, Frank H. Smith, William Spear, Barbara Houtz Spencer. Glenn A. Swanson, A. S. Taylor. W. M. Thatch er, Gordon Trousdale, Fred Walker, A. W. Winter, J. D. Winter, Harold Wissner, Margaret Woodman, and Donald A. Wright. Allan Brightman and Gretchen VanSluyters were married October 15. 1938. They are living in Brooklyn, New York, and Mr. Brightman is employed at the American Surety company at 100 Broadway, New York city. Joseph E. Brundage Swanson iWestern State Teachers' college) were married on April 14, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where they will make their home. and Thelma Larry and Guelda Pike Hamilton announce the birth of David Staley on February 24. The Hamil- tons live at 11723 Harper avenue, Detroit, where Larry is employed in the advertising department of the Pfeiffer Brewing company. 1939 Howard K. Strachan and Jean Kirtland were their home Strachan married April 30, and are making near Muir, Michigan, where Mr. manages the Empire orchards. 1939 Football Schedule September 30—Wayne university, here. October 7—University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. October 14—Marquette university, here. October 21—Purdue at LaFayette, Indiana. October 28—Illinois Wesleyan, here. November 4—Syracuse university at Syracuse, New York. November 11—University of Santa Clara at San Francisco. November 18—Indiana university, here. (Homecoming). November 25—Temple university, here.