JANUARY, 1940 sr * / CHI STATE COLLEGE JletieM, FROM ALUMNI A ND FRIENDS Latvian Legation Washington. D. C, October 11, 1939 Dr. Clarence B. Smith 1 Montgomery Avenue. Tacoma Park. Md. My Dear Mr. Smith : It gives me great pleasure to inform you that on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Latvian 4-H Club organization the Pres ident of Latvia has conferred upon you the Commander's Cross of the Order of Three Stars as a token of appreciation of your great services in promoting friendship and cooper ation between the 4-H Club movements of Latvia and the United States. In extending to you my sincere felicitations I would appreciate it if you could arrange to come to the Lega tion one day in order that I might present you with the insignia of the Order. (Order bestowed October 18 accompanied with Latvian hospitality i. Yours very sincerely, DR. ALFRED BILMANIS (sgd) Latvian Minister Easily Detoured Dear Sir: . . . When Dennis, the carpenter's helper, fell off the lowT scaffold, to the amusement of his fellows, he said. "Ye'z needn't laugh: I was jist comin' down fer some nails, annyhoo". So as I was just writing the RECORD to change my address anyhow. I am spurred to some further letters of Prof. Hedrlck (See RECORD. May, 1939) and W. L. Cumings (see RECORD. July, page 111. comment by the It is a sound bit of advice which counsels: "Beware of the guy who says. 'That reminds me.' " Since Fate (and poverty) decreed, after a year with the class of 1889. . .. it was my good fortune to know most of the faculty, and every member of each class from 1885 (whose Commencement I attended) to and including the entering class of 1897: for I remained as a college employee from August, 1892. to July. to 1894. But don't dodge: I'm not going reminisce all over that long stretch of years. I'm afraid Mr. Cumings was too easily de- toured from the 'highbrow' course by a maple rolling-pin. Perhaps he was like Ed. Hayden. one of my room-mates, who was urged to shop- the dean work and horticulture because thought he needed a little manual work as surcease from too much elected mathematics. Ed. was heckled by Mr. Curtis, instructor in pattern-making, for his rotten mortise-joint. He merely chuckled and said: 'Mr. Curtis, I know I'm a bum carpenter; but did you ever read "Paradise Lost" in the original'.'" When Curtis admitted he had not, Ed. merely com mented. 'Well, now you see the difference in our cultural attainments'. If Mr. Cumings had had a hand in the equipping of the original "Mechanical Lab.", (long since a memory) ; if he had had the instruction of Dr. Wm. F. Durand. Profs. Breckenridge and Weil, and even of the smithy craft of "Canuch" Paul Theodore, the unlettered wizard of the forge who, spoke French. German and English, he might not It have was my privilege 'pass' the rolling-pin course and. near the end of one of those long winter vacations, turn the steam on a new and thought so lightly of engineering. nevertheless, understood and to larger tandem-compound engine which Paul and I had finished and assembled from castings donated by the Olds Engine Works or Lansing Iron Works, and 'see her roll'; later to be installed as the motive power for the whole shop. recall Other alumni of that decade of the 'Gay Nineties' will probably that Leander diamond-medal Potawatomi the Burnett, athlete of our class (1892) was said to be the student who cut off his finger in the ensilage- cutter: and that Dr. Kedzie, after his un fortunate demonstration, was reported to have merely grunted and said, "There's no fool like an old fool.' . . Very truly yours, W. D. GROESBECK, '92 211 Oak Street, Walls Church, Va. Fifty Years After Dear Sir: . . . much has happened in the college his tory : few students of the early nineties dreamed of the events which were to place the old school on the map. Liberal appropria tions. wTise leadership under President Snyder, who was of the business type, together with improving economic conditions witnessed by industrial improvement and increasing popu lation, gave the impetus which has carried the school to its present heights. In other words, (RECORD. the article by Professor Hedrick May. 1939) as letter 'RECORD, July, 1939) emphasize the fact 'noth ing is so sure in life as change'. Having visited the campus but once in forty years I view everything in retrospect and never cease to Avonder. the Cumings likewise Yours truly. H. ARNOLD WHITE. '92 Berkeley, Calif. Legation De Lettonie Washington. D. C. October 17, 1939 Ray A. Turner. Esquire ('09) Senior Agriculturist, Extension Service Department of Agriculture Washington. D. C. My Dear Mr. Turner: I am delighted to be able to inform you that on the occasion of the Tenth Anniversary of the Latvian 4-H Club organization the Presi dent of Latvia has conferred upon you the Officer's Cross of the Order of Three Stars. Latvia's highest civil Order, as a token of appreciation for the valuable services rendered by you in promoting friendship and coopera tion between the 4-H Club movements of Latvia and the United States. Although it would have given me the great est pleasure to present to you personally the insignia of the Order, in compliance with the laws of your country regarding the decoration of United States Government employees by foreign Governments I have today transmitted the insignia of your decoration to the Depart ment of State. With every best wish for future collabora tion and with personal felicitations. I am Yours very sincerely, 40th Wedding Anniversary Dear Sir: Will you please play Mendelssohn's Wedding March for my parents' 40th wedding anniver sary, Wednesday, November 1? They always listen to your programs with great enthusiasm, for not only did they receive their B. S. degrees from M. A. C. in 1899, but four of their children have their B. S. degrees from M. S. C. (They are Charles Edward, '23; Henry Arnold, '35 and Evelyn, '39). '27; Alfred Massey, Yours truly, EVELYN JOHNSON, '39 Olivet, Michigan P. S. Will you please put me on your list radio programs? receive your monthly to Thank you. WKAR Programs Dear Sir: I am enjoying the college program, WKAR. so much that I am going to ask you to send a copy to some one else. My niece (Irma Moore. Battle Creek, Mich.) and her husband (W. W. Wood, Lawton, Mich.) were graduates of the college. This was about 20 years ago. Irma graduating a year later than her husband. Mr. Wood (18) was a federal horticulturist and was in charge of the station at Seattle. Wash. He died last April. Mrs. AVood ('19) returned to Michigan and is remaining at his old home for the present. Has a daughter who will be ready for college in two years, and we all hope Michigan State will be her choice. I can't think of anything that will give Mrs. Wood more pleasure than a copy of your week ly—no. monthly program. Please send to Mrs. W. W. Wood. Lawton. Mich. Thanking you again for the pleasure you are giving me, I remain. Sincerely yours. ANNA JOHNSON (Hope Daring) 202 W. Court St.. Hastings, Mich. QaH*Mje*A' Week Events numbering 1(51 present some picture in brief of the scope of the 25th annual Farm ers' Week program at Michigan State College in session when THE RECORD went to press. E. L. Anthony, dean of agriculture and gen eral chairman for this giant clearing house for modern scientific agricultural information, stated that every facet of Michigan's $200,000.- 000 gem. agriculture, received adequate atten tion in the program, attended by 50,000. No phase was omitted from the Farmers' Week program. Mixed in with entertainment and general programs, each department in the agricultural division offered information, well selected speakers, demonstrations and exhib its designed for streamlining farming opera tions and rural life. DR. ALFRED BILMANIS (sgd) Latvian Minister "How Michigan Farmers Succeed" was the theme adopted for this year's programs. 2 . . . T HE R E C O RD TH E R E C O RD A Magazine For State's 1 2 , 8 79 Alumni JllcHfd Jf. Qedf £dtio* A S S I S T A N TS F OR T H IS I S S UE Jean Seeley, '43 Arvid Jouppi, '40 Page Letters From Alumni and Friends Along The Way By You and Me How Music Expanded At State WKAR Steps Up State Facts Close Beside The Winding Cedar Sports Round-Up They Say Following Alumni Clubs Well, Howdy Research Days Of Yore By Ralph Norman 2 4 5 7 8 9 By George Alderton 10-11 11 12 y By Glen O. Stewart, '17 13 13 By Joseph G. Duncan 14 Today Among The Alumni By Gladys M. Franks, '27 15 Oldest Living Graduate Daniel Strange, '67, Dies 16 19 Cover Photograph by Huby, College Photographer B^Ue^L . . . friends. They Across the desk d a r i ng the last few months have come letters from alumni and interesting stories about people of whom you've heard very little in the columns of The letters on lind Record. You'll page '1. these tell • the Completion and dedication of the new Music Building was perhaps the highlight of various activities on campus d a r i ng the Fall Term. Read the story, page a, and see how Lewis Richards, department head, developed a Music Department acclaimed as one of the most outstanding in the country. • WKAK steps u p! Read how on page 7. Soon the college service station will he changed from a broadcasting power to 5,000, with newly of 1,000 w a t ts finished the million-dollar in studios auditorium. • .Tenison Field House is in the lime light. Already basketball is the center of attraction. Other state and national events will soon he staged. Alderton tells the story on page 10. • Let's turn to "Days of Yore." a new feature on page 14. Follow Joseph (!. Duncan's story of the past as it ties up with today's events. • Also other articles and stories writ the 12.87!) alumni ten especially for to whom this Record was mailed. The Record. Vol. XLV, No. 2. Published quarterly October, January, April, and July, by Michigan State College, East Lansing. Address all communications con cerning the magazine to the Editorial Office, Publications and Journalism Department, 10 Agricultural Hall, Michigan State College, East Lansing, Michigan. Changes of address should be sent to the office of the Alumni Recorder, Union Building, Campus. Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office, East Lansing, Michigan. Member of the American Alumni Council. J A N U A R Y, 1 9 40 . . 3 ALONG THE WAY — &4f tfo* And Me = =. Knows His Trees J o hn Wilde. '32. can give many reasons why Michigan S t a te College r a t es as one of in the country. two most beautiful campuses the In three years as grounds botanist he has identified, catalogued and filed cards trees and shrubs grow on 1.300 different ing on the sloping banks. When a plant is set. Wilde records and checks it yearly growth and adaptability. labels, its to note It's nothing haphazard with the bota nist, who has as extensive and usable a file as a business executive. His system gives the origin, location and year-to-year progress of any tree or shrub at a glance. the filing To aid his " q u a d r a nt system'- of mapping the cam pus. One thousand-foot squares a re taken as units, and are part of a larger section designated by a letter. These capital-letter sections fir into another di vision, designated by Roman numerals. system, he uses capital His records, used for teaching purposes. have attracted attention in his profession. Recently a representative from the University of Iowa was here to study the system. University of Louis ville is also interested in the project. from others Faculty Members Honored Five faculty members of Michigan State College have been named important posts of the American Veterinary Medical Association for 1940, Dr. Cassius Way, president, announced recently. to Dr. Ward Giltner, Dean of the Veteri nary Science Division, has been selected to the American A.V.M.A. representative Association for the Advancement of Sci ence. Dr. Elam T. Hallinan. Professor of Animal Pathology, has been chosen a member of the committees on education and on tuberculosis. Dr. C. A. Brandly. senior pathologist of the Regional Poultry Disease Laboratory, has been named a member of the program committee and the special com mittee on poultry diseases. Dr. Chester F. '29. assistant professor of animal Clark. resident pathology, has been appointed for s t a te the association in Michigan: and Dr. Clyde F. Cairy. has in veterinary physiology, structor the section on poultry, secretary of been named a member of the sub-commit tee on veterinary the National F o r m u l a ry Committee. items of These men are p a rt of the 228 veteri n a r i a ns in every state of the Union, U. S. territories and in Canada who will head the vitally important work of the A. V. M. A. in public health, its widespread re search activities, its animal disease pre vention program, its program for the im provement of the nation's veterinary edu cational facilities and legisla tion and policy activities. its broad Thomas, '42, Wins Contest In addition 30, 1939. to his position as dean, he was director of agricultural ex tension work for Delaware and director of the agricultural experiment station. He came to the university as professor of horticulture from Michigan State Col lege in 1907. McCue was named dean and director in 1920. Under his direction, the extension serv ice grew rapidly and became a unified organization which was closely coordinat ed with the agricultural experiment sta tion and In for several years. spite of poor health Director McCue took an active interest in the activities of these groups until his d e p a r t u re from University activities. the school of agriculture. t h e For the first time in the history of the contest a Michigan State College student re was credited cently at In the ternational L i v e s t o ck exposition in Chicago with authorship of the gold medal essay in a n n u a 1 Saddle Sir loin Club contest. c o m p e t ed against 110 other thir students agri teen colleges, cultural the yet each of se judges three lected the work of John M. Thomas. '42. Dowagiac sophomore, as the outstanding for writer even before final consultation. .John M. Thomas in other judges met and the He ''Livestock as a Factor in the Solution of the F a r m e r 's New Labor Problem'' was the subject. In brief. Thomas pointed out how the farmer must compete against increased demands for laborers in other fields and relief ad competition with government ministrations, a farm more efficiently to maintain a suitable in come, and the problem of stretching out available labor through seasonal require ments. farmer's need to Theodore Smits, W '26 A diversified newspaper experience t h at started as a student at Michigan State College has landed Theodore Smits. \v'2G. as chief of the Detroit Bureau of the As sociated Press. He was re cently from the Salt Lake City Bureau, where he was chief, covering Utah. transferred for While in school he was for two years sports publicist the publications de partment and also was sports' correspond the Lansing State J o u r n a l. He ent for joined spring its staff of 1920. full-time the in Since then he has been on Paris. New York and Los Angeles dailies, gaining his connection with in New York. the Associated Press Ray Bower, '29 in M.S.C.'s Johns-Manville Training received led Ray Bower, lumber-jack forestry to '29, department has J a r- become a scientific in r a t t, Ya. He is forest superintendent for insulation the the plant company's timber-land and instructs land owners. The plant, dedicated in October, occupies a 142-acre site, employs 400 men. and expects to spend .$1,300,000 annually in J a r r a t t. recently completed, supervises building McCue,'01, Retires Because of ill health. Charles Andrew McCuo. '01. retired as Dean of Agriculture the University of Delaware on J u ne at formerly Mr. Bower was connected the United States Forest Service. with Forestry Department of the New York State College, and the Ohio State Forest service. Atcuv, 2et!i Jlea* About QtU&iA Qnam Ifau 4 . . . T HE R E C O RD S*^" The new music building at Michigan State College, above, w as officially dedicated on December 3, 1939. The old Gym Annex w as t o rn down to m a ke room for the first new U b e r al Arts building- on t he c a m p u s. JtaujL MuA4c £r**iG4ided At State w ITII the poet it might well be said of the new Music Building— "If I have anything to give. Made surely of the life I live. It is a song that I have m a d e: Now, in your keeping, it is laid." Georg-e Dillon. t h at of his staff And truly. Lewis Richards, director of the Department of Music at Michigan State College, is intent on using the build ing to capacity, on spreading the influence to of his teaching and every county in Michigan and every state responsibility in is gladly accepted by twenty-six mem the Department of Music, who bers of and taught more brought t h an 45,000 r u r al school children in thirteen counties last year. t he Union. Such a the than instruction 635 to more students J A N U A R Y, 1 9 40 . . . 5 Lewis Richards, Whose Picture Appears On The Cover, Describes Growth Of Department Since His Arrival As Head In 1927. to tone compared Today's Hall of Music, officially dedi cated with a concert and open house on Sunday afternoon. December X. strikes a uniquely modern the Music Building to which Professor Rich a r ds came in the fall of 1927. Housed in the frame building, now the nursery, a nd previously the D e p a r t m e nt of Economics. Mr. Richards began study ing t he the possibilities of reorganizing music curriculum. Soon he discovered here was an opportunity to put into effect his plan for a nationally known depart ment of music, which he presented to the State Board of Agriculture, when it was the home of A considering bringing Mr. Richards from the concert stage in New York to Michi gan State College. life-long friend of Ossip Gabrilo- the witsch. world-famous pianist and at time of his d e a th conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Mr. R i c h a r ds pre sented to him his plan for a D e p a r t m e nt of Music. Said Gabrilowitsch a s s u r e d l y: "If the into effect college will allow you to put only half of w h at you have on these pages, you will have the most outstanding department of music in the country.*' IX the gram, expansion administering pro in five the music staff operated buildings—the present nursery, old Abbot Hall. Gym Annex. Olds Hall, and the old W e a t h er Bureau. Despite these handicaps for concentration, the d e p a r t m e nt devel oped well-trained students whose work re flected favorably upon the academic train ing received from nationally-known staff This is to Certify that igati Sfate College NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of SCHOOLS o/Mrsic fo r/rr f/te rtfj/tr.j. rtttrf r•} eHfirffrr fthw'fof/r'j ff//r/ /'('/•('fnttffctt rt/i/w r/rrt ttt ftrt f/ir/t*t/c in iPilncsslOhereoj" t/*e-'£i-k*cif*fffM w/.> trrmJerf f/ti4 ffrrtfrrrrff tf ic •)(///><>///'»/ if.i •"/rciirn'Mf. rt-tur '. far rr'/o rt/ f/is.j ^ i~ '/ *y [? O*AW*>M- /& >A. Professor Richards points with pride to this certificate hanging on the wall close to his desk. members. "Doling these days.*' said Mr. Richards. "I walked in the new building the in my dreams many vision . . . and all the wonders t h at would be.' " "I saw times. Today faculty, the new Music Building stands as a monument to the finer things in life. It represents the first new building on the campus in the Liberal Arts Division. Be sides offices and studios of the Music De the new building con partment tains classrooms, a library, an audito rium, band and orchestra rooms practice rooms, an a rt gallery, a staff reception room, and a small kitchen to provide tea service. The auditorium seats 413 persons and will be used for all music department the presentations with concert equipped series. A completely stage and orchestra pit is included in the the exception of auditorium. A color scheme of blue, silver and rust is carried out in all rooms and the auditorium. suspension the building construction was All studios and rooms used for teaching or practice are soundproof. To make it so. used throughout to lessen vibra It is possible for a 100-piece band tion. to rehearse in one room and a lecture to be given room. The the adjoining music practice building, known as Abbot Hall, vacated by the Music Department to occupy the new building, is used now for student practice purposes. primarily in to is given In addition to academic teaching, con siderable attention the men and women's glee clubs, a cappella choir. Kill-piece band, symphony orchestra, cho rus and other group activities enabling students in to acquire additional music. skills Said Pi&jjeAA&i RicJuznJU A knowledge and thorough apprecia tion of music cannot be overestimated in evaluating the various component p a r ts of our culture or any culture. As a means of adding pure pleasure to our lives, it is perhaps the most universal and satisfying of the a r t s, binding to gether as the most it does people of varied tastes and habits. The chief aim of the college music department is to acquaint the student's interest thoroughly wirh all phases of this a rt and to enable him to give vent the to his creative medium of self-expression and impart ing his knowledge to others. impulse through An important phase of the Music De partment deals with extension activities this in the Michigan rural districts. activity, education in music is carried to thirteen counties where more than 45,000 to sing rural school children are taught dance and play various musical instru ments. Students enrich their lives by pre paring projects of various sorts. In in in plastic clay Said Mr. Richards. "Why. one student time ago created a symphony or some chestra its minutest detail." Others have produced violins, drums and Festivals cli max the rural activities in the spring of parents the year. Here gather to watch their sons and daughters display musical enlarge their horizons in life. thousands of skills, which the marimba. Miss Josephine Kackley, professor and head of public school music, was sent to the National Michigan State College by Playground Foundation of New York City, gratis, to s t a rt music extension work in Michigan. is a Hanging on the wall in Mr. Richards' studio close to his desk is a picture which means much to the Department of Music. It certificate g r a n t i ng Michigan State College admittance to the National Association of Schools of Music with an "A-" rating. Not far from this is a por the world-famous pianist, Ossip trait of Gabrilowitsch. The famous pianist be came acquainted with Mr. Richards dur ing the hitter's student days in Brussels. Belgium. Professor Richards contributes much of his success in developing the De partment of Music at Michigan State College to Mr. Gabrilowitsch who provid ed words of encouragement many times during periods of discouragement. in piano from internationally The Music Department is ranked as one of the best music centers on college cam the country. This na throughout puses developed when Mr. reputation tional Richards brought the campus men to whose abilities in various phases of music were recognized. Mr. Richards himself g r a d u a t ed with distinc the Royal Conserva tion tory of Music in Brussels. Belgium. From Wesleyan University at Middletown. Con necticut, he received an honorary M.A. degree. He was a concert a r t i st in Europe and America from 1908 to 1914 and again from 1011) to BI27. He is affiliated with organizations such as Alpha Epsilon Mo, Phi Mu Alpha. Sinfonia, the Association of American University Professors and in New York. the Beethoven Association Ossip Gabrilowitsch Said the world famous musician to Richards: "You'll have the most outstanding department of music in the country." 6 . . . T HE R E C O RD Said jbe&n Cmmottb The Liberal Arts Division was launched in 1924 with a little handful of students and with a few depart ments housed in scanty q u a r t e rs gra ciously and self-denyingly relinquished by other divisions in the Agricultural and Engineering Buildings. As new buildings were built for de in other divisions the Lib p a r t m e n ts eral Arts Division took over those t h at were outgrown, and thus through the years came to occupy buildings known to the the alumni the Union L i t e r a ry W e a t h er Bureau, the old Horticultural Society House, Building, and. the Woman's finally, Building (Morrill H a l l ). as Abbot Hall, We have grown rapidly. Our enroll ment approaches 2100. We have ex tended oar curriculum offerings pro portionately. Our faculty now numbers 190. Of all of these we a re very proud. And now we have our first new build ing ! T h at it provides facilities for the Department of Music which plays such an important part in the cultural life of the whole college seems particularly appropriate. is an honorary member of Kappa He Sigma, formerly Hermians. Richards Professor only achieved fame as a pianist, but he h as also established an reputa tion as a harpsichordist. international has not During the World W ar Mr. Richards w as associated with Ex-president Hoover, then Food Administrator for war-torn Belgium and other allies. At present he is assisting Herbert Hoover in the Finnish Relief Drive. Other nationally internationally and to the depart known musicians brought ment include Louis Graveure. celebrated t e n o r: Alexander Schuster, concert cel list ; F r a n c is Aranyi. H u n g a r i an violinist; Fred Patton, former Metropolitan Opera singer; Michael Press. Russian violinist and conductor, deceased: A r t h ur Farwell. composer, r e t i r e d; and Leonard Falcone, band. the Depart The g r a d u a te division of ment of Music was organized in 1937. Students may obtain the degree of Master in applied music, of Music by majoring composition, music education and some of Musicology. Five Master of fields Music degrees were granted during 1938 and 1939. Every year the Department of Music sponsors an Artist Concert Course for the benefit of students and friends of the col lege. On a r t i s ts a re brought to the campus. They include: Josef Hofmann. Sergei Rachmaninoff. to par/e 8) Fritz Kreisler. Raya series prominent (Tun) this J A N U A R Y, 1 9 40 > WKAR Steps Up Soon M. S. C.'s Radio Service Will Move Into New Studios And Increase Its Power From 1000 to 5000 Watts By HcdpJt /\tosunan J u st 18 years ago this thought spring four it would be the Engi ''broadcast" from M.S.C. p r a n k s t e rs good fun neering Building. to No one worried much about this initial disturbance of the air waves, but a week later when several ribald songs—expected to be heard no further away t h an Wells Hall—were reported by far a w ay as Williamston. M.S.C. broadcasting almost died before it was born. listeners as Many alumni will recall these early at tempts at broadcasting as they h e ar regu larly scheduled programs now aired daily by WKAR. service the colleges which this spring moves into new studios and increases its broadcasting power from 1,000 to 5,000 w a t t s. radio H ad those students and faculty mem bers interested in the college's early radio activities realized they were pioneering a broadcasting service which in so short a time would reach 85 per cent of Michi gan's population, operating on an assigned power as great as any educational station in they would have kept better records. the United States, although '23. who h as From F r ed E. Holmes. radio enter written of M.S.C.'s earliest the Engineer Divi prises, we know t h at to 1922 h ad an experimental sion prior t r a n s m i t t e r, it was not used regularly for broadcasting. Holmes. Bill Taylor. F r ed H e n s h a w. and other stu dents : Andrew Lavers. then superintend ent of buildings and g r o u n d s: Forest Phippany. of the Engineering Division, all helped to put the College on the air. The license was assigned on August 18, first letters. WKAR. were 1922. and broadcasting college assigned service. the call the to radio w as a The college's early t r ue "pioneering"' a d v e n t u re for everybody in volved, including the listeners. Rarely did five minutes before anyone know until broadcast the program would go on. time if equipment, of '"We had the thrill of accomplishing t h is tearing with make-shift t he everything and everybody campus 'im p o r t a nt as hell' in a telephone booth on the lec track at basketball games and tures."' wrote Mr. Holmes. loose on through, and feeling to get '•Everything was pretty crude. We had no monitor, and one of us r an back a nd forth from the Armory to the next house where Secretary Halliday h ad a receiver. in There was much more enthusiasm those days and finesse."' there was t h an skill The enthusiasm is just as great finesse'"—well, and as for "skill and isn't much comparison with days. Radio development State College has kept pace with tremendous vancement during the '20s and '30s. today, there those early at Michigan r a d i os ad technical and program Now managed by Robert J. Coleman, program director, and with X. E. Grover. as engineer, WKAR operates an 11-hour- a-day schedule six days a week. Classroom broadcasts, talks by faculty members, programs a r r a n g ed by state de p a r t m e n ts and other educational features a re on the a ir today. Students a re heard talks and music in plays, round tables, programs, and a transcription library of classical, semi-classical and modern music talent. augments "live'' in Since 1923. WKAR studios have been on the top floor of the Home Economics Building. New studios, modern in design and in construction, a re provided t he college's new auditorium, and will be p ut into use about April 1. The change-over in from 1,000 to ."i.000 w a t ts power and equip auguration of new t r a n s m i t t i ng installed ment now being special in a building south of t he Red Cedar River, time. Al will be made about ready completed south of the Red Cedar, is a new 300-foot antenna, from which WKAR programs will be aired. the same talks, The new studios sound-proof include rooms for broadcasting of larger studios for ensembles and d r a m a t ic groups large studio for orchestras or and one the other large groups. Located above t he entrance hall of the new auditorium, studios include offices for the director and technical director and for announcers. The entire auditorium will be wired for radio pickups, lectures and music pro grams, as well as other p r o g r a ms of pub lic interest which will be broadcast from the Little T h e a t er a nd the main stage, from a special studio in the speech de- pa rtment laboratory. Gifts R E C E NT gifts the following: I n d u s t r i al to the college include from Dow Chemical company at Midland for testing- suit ability of Dowacides—SS40. fellowship Industrial fellowship from National Tickle Packers of Chicago for bacterio logical studies of pickles—$750. Grant of $2300 from American Insti tute of Refrigeration for research in car bon dioxide gas in refrigeration of m e a ts and meat products. Grant of $1200 from General Electric company, Schenectady, New York, for studying the influence of certain lights in ripening of meats. Gift of $100 from American College of Dentists to help defray costs of researches by Dr. H u nt and Dr. Hoppert on dental caries. Gift of an additional $589.37 from the estate of Laverne Noyes. Chicago, to be added fund previously established. the Noyes Scholarship to Gift of a subdivision in Ann Arbor from Ormond E. H u nt of Detroit with the un derstanding t h at the funds from the sale of this property are to be used to estab for worthy and lish a scholarship fund and in Agriculture deserving Horticulture in honor of Mr. H u n t 's father. Edson Hale Hunt, a member of the class of 1877. present Estimated value of this property—$30,000. students Gift from Mrs. Nellie J. Olin, widow of It. M. Olin. of Dr. Olin's medical to be kept in the Olin Memorial Dr. library Health center. Gift of $20,217.70 from the E s t a te of Frederick C. Miller of Los Angeles, Cali the class of 1872, to establish fornia, of the Frederick C. Miller Loan for needy and deserving senior students under certain conditions provided for in the bequest. junior and fund Improvements State Facts The boulevard south from Ag hall, be tween the power plant and the Chemistry building and east to F a rm Lane h as been paved. The areas around all of the new build ings have been or will be graded and land scaped. All of the wooden p a r ts of practically all major buildings on t he campus have been cleaned and repainted. The following work is in p r o g r e s s: •New Auditorium, costing $1,075.000 in cluding equipment. * Frederick Cowles Jenison Gymnasium and Field house costing $1,025,000. Addition to the Power plant, costing $40,000. Equipment for the Power plant, costing $110,000. Completion of grading and landscaping in various a r e as about the campus. Improvement of the river banks along The following work has been completed the Red Cedar river. by the TV. P. A. or student l a b o r: The road adjacent to the livestock barns from to F a rm Lane has been the Stadium extending road south of H a r r i s on paved. The college half of Bogue street, east of new Abbot hall, h as been paved and made into a boulevard. A new road has been laid out and paved, extending west from Bogue street south of new Abbot hall and in a southwesterly direction along the north side of the new Auditorium to F a rm Lane. New sidewalks have been constructed in the areas of all of the new buildings. A new drive h as been paved, servicing Olin Health center, r e ar of Morrill hall and the r e ar of Home Economics building. laid out and the the Grading and tile laying on the college farm. Construction of a splendid new bridge on F a rm Lane across the Red Cedar river. Construction tennis courts south of the new men's dormitories. concrete six of Installation of new campus lights about the new buildings. Construction of needed sidewalks pro viding access to the Auditorium and Field house. Paving F a rm L a ne the Dairy Manufacturing south the building across the river to connect with the new paved the Livestock pa vilion running west to Harrison road. road south of from to * W i th P.Vv'.A. Aid. Lack Classrooms All of this, and we still lack adequate classrooms and laboratories. Some courses in physics cannot be offered at all be cause there a re no available laboratories. Many sections in other departments are crowded with two or three times as many students as can be effectively handled. If somehow we can finance a large building for classroom and laboratory use we will be able to take care of our present student load. T h e re is no immediate prospect t h at will permit the construction of this badly needed structure. Buildings do not make a college great. i ts M. S. C. had so thoroughly outgrown clothes t h at much emphasis h as been re quired on this phase of development and will be required until a large classroom building is available. It has been often said t h at a good teach log and a re that er sitting on an unfinished ceptive pupil beside him provide all is required for effective teaching. Good teachers a re not overly plentiful, to do their jobs well must be paid and salaries comparable those offered by to other colleges and universities. Our sal ary schedules are low as compared to the University of Michigan and other univer sities and colleges in our class. If we a re to maintain or improve our position on the basis of the quality of our teaching staff and research program we must in the n e ar future when and funds a re available adjust our salary schedules upward. the worthwhileness of our if How Music Expanded At State (Continued from page 7) Barbousova. Marjorie Lawrence, Marian Anderson. Lily Pons. London String Quar tette, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Min neapolis Symphony Orchestra, The Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, and George B a r r e r e. Students attend concerts six of every year for twenty cents a concert. these P r o g r a ms and concerts can be recorded from any place in the building in t he spe cially constructed recording room on t he ground floor of In addition it is possible to broadcast a pro gram t he Music Hall. the Music Building. room or studio from any in As you enter or leave the building, you see on the wall in the lobby a copy of the famous masterpiece, "Saint Cecilia," by Zampieri Domenichino, presented to Mich igan State College by Mr. and Mrs. John W. Beaumont, donors of the beautiful Beaumont Memorial Tower. The new Music Building on the site of the old gym annex is truly a work of a r t. Here, as P l a to once said, "Music and r h y t hm secret find places of the soul." the —L.H.G. their way into 8 . . . T HE R E C O RD AR T H UR ROWLAND. East Lan- sing member of the If. S. C. chap- ter of Theta Chi. was elected pres the National U n d e r g r a d u a te of ident the National I n t e r f r a t e r n i ty Council at in New York City. I. F. C. Conference Fourteen delegates from State, accom panied by Dean F r ed T. Mitchell and Ron '33, men's housing director, at Heath. the meeting. tended a in the four it's Less t h an l a n g u a g e s! Not teaching foreign two years old and speaking child fluently linguaphone, a device prodigy, to aid languages at Michigan State College. An a d a p t a t i on of the machine plays rec the phonograph, and ords of Spanish persons their native tongues. Italian. German. French speaking the According foreign to L. M. Hughes, professor lingua- languages here, of is used most extensively by ad phone the is recording vanced classes. After times, a printed played slowly several the is given copy of the same passage s t u d e nt for checking. The student then repeats the passage into a dictaphone and checks the result with the original record is especially valuable ing. This process in in stead of mere phrases. the sounds of sentences learning the leads in Ruth Taylor. Albion, and Gerald Smith. t he Bayonne. N. J., played a n n u al fall term play. "Our Town," by Thornton Wilder, directed by Dr. W. Fawcett Thompson. Unusual features were the absence of scenery and the per formance of Clifford Jenks, of N i a g a ra Falls, N. Y., stage m a n a g er and com for mentator, who gave events as well as introduced the charac ters. the background Representing the cream of Michigan's r u r al youth, twenty-eight young men a re obtaining an education along w i th valu able work experience through combined efforts of the College and Michigan Na tional Youth Administration. These fel lows t a ke the short course in agriculture which includes such subjects as farm man agement, dairying a nd a g r i c u l t u r al engi neering. During the morning they attend classes and in the afternoon work on va rious projects, consisting chiefly of feed ing farm livestock, care of b a r ns a nd equipment, management of tool room and clerical work. Living in an old fraternity house on B u r c h am drive, t he youths were selected from over 90 candidates recommended for this project by agriculture teachers and county agricultural agents. President R. S. Shaw lighted candles for Miss Marjorie Quick, Jamestown, N. Y., and Miss Mary Grace Borland, Al- J A N U A R Y, 1 9 40 . . . 9 fires ignited mont, house presidents of the two wings of Louise H. Campbell dormitory for women as p a rt of the traditional dedica tion service held on November 19. The girls then to b u rn the first in the fireplaces at each end of the new building's dining room. During the after noon and evening, the dormitory was open and for friends. Miss Dorothy Campbell of Chi cago, d a u g h t er of Mrs. Campbell, for whom the residence is named, was one of the guests of honor. to parents, inspection faculty Gertrude Van Aken. Eaton Rapids. P e r ry Schlesinger. New York City, and George Gustafson, Gwinn. have been re warded for long hours of study on mathe matics. With the best scholastic records in m a t h e m a t i cs during two years here, these students received cash a w a r ds made possible by the gift of $1,500 retired head. the department by to Professor L. C. P l a nt their first its reports Yes. the mail must go through. And the t h at E a st Lansing post office about 5,000 pieces of mail a re stamped for students each day in the college year. Included in this figure are 600 parcel post packages, 400 of which are l a u n d ry cases. figures available shows Analysis of t h at the student body comprises approxi mately one-half of the normal post office business during the period from October to J u n e. the traveled William Kimmel, instructor of music, predicts the j i t t e r b ug is dying. He says popular music h as always in cycles. "Classic tunes, too, a re undergo ing a period of change," states Kimmel. "New styles, new devices and new modes of composing a re as numerous as the com posers themselves. This experimentation develops a definite style and will even tually leave few composers whose names will r a te in history with those of Bach, Beethoven a nd Wagner." Again those lovely ladies, the honorary t he corps officers, have been selected by ROTC unit, and this year R u th Taylor from Albion w as chosen honorary cadet colonel. J e an Pack, Pontiac, was elected the cav lieutenant colonel for honorary alry u n i t; Betty Nonenpreger of B ay City, corps a r t i l l e r y: Virginia Light. E a st Lansing, for the field t he coast sponsor for a r t i l l e r y: Dorothy Dunn. Lansing, for the i n f a n t r y; Vivian Antilla, from Sagola, for the band. the Michigan State's police administration twenty- course has the record of placing four of twenty-six men who have g r a d u a t ed since the course w as introduced in the fall of 193"), according to Don J. Bremer, supervisor. Several a re engaged in insurance and finance companies while others a re con nected with the service and personnel de p a r t m e n ts of General Motors, Ford and Chevrolet companies. investigative work for Approximately 1.200 freshmen met with their high school principals, representing 191 schools, at student-prin cipal conference on November IS. the a n n u al tour of Senior engineering students made an the F o rd Motor com inspection pany plant at Dearborn in November, later attending an A. S. C. E. meeting in Detroit. Sixteen M. S. C. "chilluns got wings." And by J u n e. 40 air-minded students will be among the nation's 100,000 students fly the Civil Aeronautics Author ing under ity instruction. Three h u n d r ed and eighty- five educational institutions are co-operat ing to provide Uncle Sam a great force of reserve pilots. Clay U. Bullis. E a st Lansing, w as the first of seven students to fly at the Hughes Flying Service, one of two schools at t he Lansing City Airport contracted to teach forty students who receive their ground the Engineering Division. t r a i n i ng in Davis the other school of aviation. Prof. G. W. Hobbs. associate professor of mechanical engineering, is coordinator of the plan. is Those now soloing at H u g h es Flying Service besides Clay Bullis a re Robert Baldwin. P a r k er Gray and Louis T h e r o u x, E a st Lansing, J a m es W a r n e r, Lansing, Martin LaRoss. Comstock and; Kenneth Chamberlain, Ovid. P a r k, the Davis Those soloing at field a re George B r a n ch and Gordon Publow, E a st L a n s i n g; Chester H a r d t, Stockbridge; R i c h a rd Kinney and Ezetic Lauzun, Lan sing ; Bruce Linsday, A d a; William Pilt- man. Schenectady. N. Y.: David Sherman, Marshall, and Nicholas VanWingerden, Coopersville. Jenison Fieldhouse COACHES and physical education instruc tors a re looking across the Red Cedar these days at a s t r u c t u re so gigantic that it almost shuts off the view of the south campus. Bui as huge as the F r ed C. Jenison fieldhouse and men's gymnasium is. it is no larger than the hopes of these men who see in it the realization of hopes they have h ad ever since Michigan State began to take on institu the aspects of a major educational tion. The facilities t h at this ultra-modern plant will afford i n t r a m u r al indoor athletics, both and intercollegiate, and the Spartans" school of physical education, have been long await ed. Only visitors to the present gymnasium during the past several years can understand the department h as under what handicaps labored. For years it has been necessary to keep the gymnasium in use from 0 a.m. until nearly midnight during the winter months in order It has even been necessary to use the halls and d a rk corners. All manner of emergency steps were taken to answer the demands for indoor room a nd equipment. the load. to carry But when the contractors t u rn the keys of the new athletic plant over to Athletic Di rector Ralph H. Young, all the troubles will vanish for at least the next twenty years or so. When the present gymnasium was built the s t r u c t u re in 1918 it was believed this would meet every athletic demand on campus for an indefinite period. Less t h an inadequate. But it was fifteen years this new plant, with all its possibilities and g r e at amount of floor space, promises to be the answer to the problem. later t h at of the standpoint FROM intercollegiate sports, it appears probable t h at t r a ck will benefit most at the start. For years Director Young has been coaching a huge squad of varsity and freshmen candidates in narrow confines. The lti-lap track made of wood had such sharply banked curves and was so nar row t h at no effort was ever made to hold a Luge meet here. The State relay meet staged annually taxed the facilities to the limit. In the new fieldhouse. however, the track will be eight laps to t he mile, have a clay surface and no banked curves. There will be room for field events under outdoor conditions. And to p ut the S p a r t a ns will be quick their new plant to a test. On March S and 9 they will stage the Central Collegiate indoor championship games which are always at tended by some of the country's best college performers. A sprint and hurdle distance of 15 y a r ds will insure fast fields. Always a strong contender for honors in national t r a ck championships, State m ay hope its prestige increase as the result of increased efficiency of its teams. On March 2 State will stage a t r a ck carnival in the new field house. Colleges from Michigan will partici pate. to see The advantages to basketball a re apparent at once. There will be almost unlimited seating from this for accommodations and a floor t h at will be available when ever high needed. And schools of Michigan will benefit the state championship tourna finals will be held ment here. March 14. 1.",. 10. Coach Charley Bachman will utilize fieldhouse the for football practice during inclement weather and will have enough room to con duct scrimmage. Winter baseball practice in nets is planned. Coach John Kobs regulation can infield for pre-season work. floor will also The clay surface present an for facili ties if needed. tennis practice lay out a ideal to levels and welfare The gymnasium, a struc imme t u re of four diately the adjacent fieldhouse. will promote the of growth minor sports. B o x i n g, adopted informally several years ago but held in the background because of lack of roomy training quarters, will enjoy separate quar ters. Coach L. D. (Brick) B u r h a ns sees the ring sport ready to step forward and take its place among the leaders. Coach Fendley Collins has produced strong wrestling teams despite the fact in a t h at he had loom scarcely large enough to house his big squads. There will be plenty of room in the new gymnasium. to train Fencing, an extremely popular sport with the participants, will soon be able to accom large number of students who modate the have sought to report for years. A great gymnasium floor boasting four s t a n d a rd bas ketball courts will boost the i n t r a m u r al play. A battery of handball courts will relieve long felt pressure. is s t r u c t u re length, is sure The new swimming pool. 42 feet wide and the s t a n d a rd To feet to in increase the strength of Coach Russell Dau- bert's teams. The great rapidly Hearing completion, too soon so It can't be ready far as the men responsible for physical edu cation concerned. to see a 10-year year old They are about dream come t r ue and when the health-fac tory gets into production, it is reasonable to assume t h at Michigan State's athletic pres tige will benefit greatly. at Michigan State are Red Lantern? T a ke it from Everett Ross MacDougall. student manager of the Michigan State Col lege basketball team, his job is an important one. As custodian of a collection of voodoo After looking: at t he crowd t h at attendee! the Mujjtga can walk into t he new J e n i s on fieldhouse and Mk ••No going to do w i th i t ?" Every seat w as taken and stam game. It was a full house. Athletic Director R a l ph H. Young w as pleaseo* lu see large game. The picture w as taken in t he north-* Sports k A t h l e t ic Publicity items t h at would do credit to an East Indian yogi, the Spartans' water boy has a l«Tg< mission on the sidelines when State's team takes to the floor. MacDougall himself is Bet superstitious, but if the players have som special hex he does all he can to please then —even to carrying a red lantern the games. to all The kerosene lantern, always present.-oaA-j;, o since, together the Spartans' bench, has a long history. When Chet Aubuchon. Bob Phillips and Ma I Hindman were playing in nig h school at Gary, Ind.. they found an old Ian tern one night. They took it to their game . m and won. Ever t kerosene can has been around. Sometimes ' „ its fumes offend ta Van Alstyne, but he can overlook t h at if tl> battered good luck accessory will only pro- , m it duce. Thus far it has done pretty well. tl t h at For- ' si the«^-< sibilities. He has a rabbit's foot I l u tt w a rd Marty B ut t h at isn't all of MacDougall's respon- the nostrils of Coach Ben t h at battered ob, insists must be on 10 T HE R E C O RD . the State this year h as team the best basketball in three seasons. W i th only three games remaining on the schedule at time this w as written. Coach Van Alstyne's team had won 11 out of 17 games and had into camp taken such strong rivals as Ten nessee, Marquette, Wash ington State and Oregon State. this lacked in all top pace Playing a coast-to-coast year, the schedule team in strong re serve m a t e r i al and conse quently could not maintain its t he games. The record crowd of who watched the Michigan home disap game went pointed over the 32-27 de t he feat, but pleased with game and facilities of the fine new fieldhouse. persons 9.212 G a m e s remain w i th Wayne. M a r q u e t te and Temple. Chester Aubuchon. veteran guard, h as been singled out for All-Ameri- team mention because can of his remarkably fine play. The team had a distinct this year with Aubuchon, Bob Phillips and Max H i n d m an and Joe Gerard, all s t a r t e r s, hailing from t h at state. Marty H u tt stood out as a high scor ing forward. I n d i a na flavor Results of the season to d a te follow: State Opponent . 42 27 52 32 38 37 33 m 30 29 31 48 27 2."( 40 30 48 Kalamazoo College Michigan Washington State Creighton U Creighton U California Oregon State Oregon State Loyola U Tennessee U Syracuse Marquette U Michigan Long Island U Temple U Baltimore U Wisconsin 22 33 44 30 21 41 38 26 22 20 29 19 32 34 42 28 41 Track THE track team faces an alarming shortage of sprinters, hurdlers and q u a r t er milers this winter. t h at Coach Ralph H. Young will have to depend on his distance r u n n e rs and W a l t er Arlington, j u mp s t a r, for most of his points. The r u n n e rs are Dick Frey. Bill Mansfield. George Keller. Roy F e hr and W a r r en Anderson all of whom It appears were on the cross-country the NCAA championship here last fall. team which won Boxing in the Coach L. D. (Brick) B u r h a ns has a vet eran boxing squad with stellar performers lighter weight divisions, in all except and t h a t 's the case with Coach Fendley Col lins the wrestling department. Collins' team won from Wheaton and Northwestern to s t a rt and tied with Ohio State. Top wres tlers a re Co-Captains-Charley Hutson. 17.">. and Bennie Riggs, 155, and Bill Martin, 145. this year, but Coach J a ke D a u b e rt predicts h is t he team will be a big improvement over last one t h at managed only a single victory year. The swimmers a re slow in s t a r t i ng t h at The present plans call for the men's ath letic d e p a r t m e nt to move into t he new field- term. This house and gymnasium spring means the women's d e p a r t m e nt will t a ke over the present building in its entirety field- s t a r t i ng house unit re finishing work in the new gym mains much nasium. Dedication probably will be post poned until spring quarter. term. While is virtually complete, the there the spring sometime late the in N EARLY COO athletes at State, members of teams competing in twelve branches of intercollegiate athletics, a re looking for ward to new triumphs and establishing new records. Prospect of using the new million- and-a-quarter dollar Jenison fieldhouse and a record t u r n o ut of team candidates gives rise to an optimistic outlook on the S p a r t an campus. finishing The last year found 5.~>8 boys the season with the various varsity and athletic teams. There were 2">."» reporting for varsity teams and of this number 149 won their '*S". There were 303 freshmen of whom 100 were awarded their numerals. from When Lyle J. Rockenbach. senior guard from Crystal Lake. 111., received the hands of Gov. Luren D. Dickinson the Gov- ernor-of-Michigan for having been a w a rd chosen the most valuable player on the foot ball squad, at least one person in the banquet hall realized a d r e am he h ad five years ago. "Rocky" w as j u st a n o t h er boy in a CCC camp five years ago, unemployed and headed J a m es H. Van no where Zylen. in charge of the camp. In Rockenbach he saw the makings of a college athlete. So "Rocky" came to college and Coach Bachman has had reason the de to feel very happy about cision. Van Zylen attended the a n n u al grid iron banquet late last fall and was the first to congratulate his protege. '30, former basketball star, was in particular. Mii| igan-Michigan State g a me on J a n u a ry 14. nobody »*• ••\ow t h at you have all t h is room, w h at a re you t he nd standing: room at a premium, as 9.212 watched I Uts.ee the building- filled on t he occasion of the first corner of t he s t r u c t u r e. Koundup Lib'icity Director isn't bench at all times. MacDougall w e a rs )ii a string about his neck—just t h at i) to make :< lost. And Max Dalrymple. a • Mire it referee- uuard, is t h at way about a certain i jog whistle. So the obliging manager keeps | i rhat whistle in his hands through the game. « When things really get to looking tough for the the Spartans. MacDougall '^Ki.mtern and s t a r ts waving it. reaches for X Basketball "1 i If you look closely at the couple hundred aien hustling around the interior of the new eiiison fieldhouse these winter days you will U tote t h at some of them a re attired in w a n n- « ' n up clothes. These a re the athletes. Others « -i are plumbers, painters, carpenters, etc. Y'ou the >- may gather from availing i- j themselves of the facilities of the big indoor t- isn't entirely i o^ completed. this, t h at members of sports arena even and basketball though squad ' r a ck a re it J A N U A R Y, 1 9 40 11 Following Alumni Clubs With QUn 0. StewasU District 9 Alumnae Organize t h at Word j u st received from Miss Marian Erwin, 401 E. Mansion Street, Marshall, the women of Calhoun and states Branch Counties have organized a new unit of fol lowing officers have been elected: Matie Cutler. '37. p r e s i d e n t; Anna Mae Childs, '36. vice president; Marian Erwin, '36, s e c r e t a r y; and Mary Hepplewhite Rose- brough. '34. treasurer. the Alumnae League. The on the campus, while colored movies of college life were shown by Alumni Secre t a ry Stewart. Football pictures were de scribed by Coach Bachman. J. D. Towar. '85, retiring president of the group, placed the informal meeting in charge of "Bill" '17. New officers elected w e r e: Newlon. '13. Sacramento, presi Irving Woodin, d e n t: Victor Cooledge. '17, 918 Curtis Street, Berkeley, vice president; and Miss Sally Curtis. '39. 3415 Pacific Avenue. San Francisco, secretary-treasurer. Los Angeles Jackson Alumni About twenty-live men made good use of Dean R. C. Huston, Ralph Young and Charlie Bachman when they attended the in Los National Collegiate Conferences Angeles. Andy Schoolmaster, '26, presi the Los Angeles Alumni Club, dent of sponsored a noon the Uni luncheon at versity Club on December 28. Don Fran '14, of New York City, was on a cisco, western business t r ip and enjoyed the in formal session. Detroit Orchids this year to the Michigan State College Club of D e t r o i t! Alumni activity was revived early last fall with the elec '24, p r e s i d e n t: tion of Walter Ewald, George Peters, '36, vice president and F r ed '39, secretary-treasurer. Arnold, The unique football theme. " J u st Be fore The B a t t le Brother," w as used for the stag meeting late in September at P a r dee Lake, west of Brighton, at the sum mer cottage of Dr. L. T. Clark, '04. Then again, on October 6. more t h an 500 Mich igan a nd Michigan S t a te men met at the to hear Coaches Detroit-Leland Hotel Crisler and B a c h m an eulogize the merits of two the teams. institutions and two great The football-frolic dance, at the Book- Cadillac Hotel on October 7, sponsored by the Jerome Stewart, '38, chairman, a t t r a c t ed more than 400 people. junior alumni group with San Francisco Alumni in northern California met at the Hotel Empire, San Francisco, Novem ber 10, for a dinner meeting the night the Michigan State-Santa Clara before football game. Secretary J o hn H a n n ah and Athletic Director Ralph Young the seventy-five people present of the changes told '04, t h at Announcement has just been made by H a r ry Williamson. the a n n u al Jackson and Hillsdale County Michigan State College alumni dinner will be held at 6:30. T h u r s d ay evening. F e b r u a ry 8. at the Otsego Hotel, in Jackson. Phil Bell. '33, h as been appointed chairman of the banquet committee and has secured Dr. M. M. Knappen, new head of the history department of the College, to talk on the " C u r r e nt European Situation.'' and Alum ni Secretary G. O. Stewart to show new colored slides of the campus. Alumni Varsity Club At secretary-treasurer, the annual meeting of the Alumni Varsity Club, held at the Forestry Log Cabin, the noon of Homecoming Day, No vember 18, about 120 members unanimous '16. of Lansing, ly elected Blake Miller. '26. of Lan president. Richard Lyman. sing, and George '•Carp'' Julian, '15, of E a st Lansing, alum ni representative on the Athletic Council. A feature of the day was the establish ment of a Del Van Dervoort Scholarship fund, and the first check has been depos the college. t r e a s u r er of the ited w i th "Dick"' Lyman is accepting contributions to the fund at his office 1000 Olds Tower Building, Lansing. Knoxville Homecoming at the University of Ten nessee, Knoxville, was celebrated on Oc the U. T. cafeteria, when tober 21, at about twenty Michigan Staters held their reunion. Dean Charles second alumni Ferris. '90, of the Engineering Division, and president of the group, acted as toast- the master. Dr. J. O. Swain, head of Romance Language Department, and for six years at Michigan State, talked on the "Interdependence of Colleges and Uni '18, assist versities". Henry Dorr. Jr., ant professor of Forestry, entertained with a violin solo as well as handling all the duties of a club secretary. The next meeting is scheduled for May, 1940. Chicago Alumnae More than eighty women attended an M.S.C. Alumnae League p a r ty in the home service auditorium of the Peoples Gas, Light and Coke Company. Michigan Ave nue. November 7. with Miss Nellie Fre- deen. '17. vice president of alumnae activ ities in the Chicago area, in charge. Grand Rapids Alumnae Under the guidance of Mrs. Harold Koop- man, "22, president of the Grand Rapids Alumnae, the club sponsored a dinner for Michigan S t a t e rs at the Elks Temple, on the district October 26. during teachers' I. J. Snider, '20. acted as toast- meetings. the master, while Professor Guy Hill, of education department, and Miss Beatrice Gant, of the home economics department, spoke to the group. On December 29 the League sponsored an afternoon coffee for for Kent County coeds who were home the vacation. This meeting was held at the home of Mrs. J. Winslow Holcomb. '31. 243 Morris S. E. Flint Alumnae On J a n u a ry 10 the members of the Flint Alumnae League met at the Mary Lee Shop, with Miss Marion Eddy. '29, chair man of the party. Miss Beatrice Grant, of the home economics staff, spoke of her work the department and Miss J e an Binkley, junior Liberal Arts student from the Student enter tained. Speakers Bureau, in Chicago The Chicago Club h as been active dur ing the past six months under the direc tion of J im Hayden. "30, president, and Leslie Scott. '35. secretary. While Secre t a ry Stewart w as in Chicago J a n u a ry 12 the District 5 meeting and 13 attending the of the Morrison Boston officers met Oyster House is catering m a n a g e r ). at (where Scotty the American Alumni Council, An enthusiastic report was given on the alumni P a st President Art the drawing and was_ pre-holiday g e t - t o g e t h er of 65 at Mooney. awarded an 18-pound dressed the Morrison. 'IS. won turkey. 12 . . . T HE R E C O RD been in Chile for ten years, is now pastor of the church as well as director of the agricultural school. Returned from Chicago recently, where I represented Michigan State at a gath ering of almoin] secretaries from ten mid- western states . . .. some alumni asso ciations attending were young, their numerical membership small . . . others like Illinois. Michigan. Ohio State. Min nesota, were large, with highly organized associations. . . .. Most important subject discussed was the coordination of alumni work with the seems that more college program than four years ago President Shaw visualized this new trend in alumni work . . . today Michigan State is one of the national leadei's in an institution-alumni . . . alumni office cooperative program assists on the new student program, alumni clubs help in the selection of can didates for scholarship honors . . .. dis trict alumni groups read T HE RECORD regularly, they are exposed frequently to the aims of the college and its progress. the alumnus was The administration has dared to believe that alumni work is definitely a part of the big program. . . they long ago realized the measuring that stick of the success of the college . . . this coordinating program is gradually making the name Michigan State College indisputably national. to clip it's relatively easy After every alumni club meeting some one comments about the fine magazine sent to every graduate of the college four times a year, but usually adds, "I wish you would publish more about my class mates" . . . and to those people we reply that items about "men in the news", those alumni whose positions make newspaper head lines easily . . . but we do have some trouble to ferret out the hidden alumni . . .. thousands of them—whose jobs, families and activities are just as inter esting as the "headliners" in most cases. Each reader can help us by passing along information about classmates . . .. and in the next issue we wTould like to give you more complete information about the June reunions . . . for those classes end ing in "5" or "0", like 1905, 1910. 1915, 1920 why not write some of your old classmates to meet you on the cam pus, Alumni Day, June 8? By QUn 0. SteuMrti, '17 the cellar Spartan W ITH the Big Sport and its cycle of activities safely stored away for in another season, your alumni Association brings to a close the first portion of its year's program . . .. the fall months with their football enthusiasm are a "natural" for alumni activity . . the campus vis itors whom I met at the football practice field late afternoons and the hundreds of alumni who meet us on all out-of-town trips are positive proof that the old grads want to "keep in touch" . . .. into And looking few months the official alumni registration book, the big red one in the alumni records office, we find during the last the following names among those who dropped in for a few minutes—Ed Clifford, '22, and wife Eliza beth Bassingthwaighte, '24, of Hayward, Wis.; Robert A. Phillips, '35, Portland, Ore.; Gedney F. Fenton, '35, Los Angeles, Calif.; Russell A. Runnells, '16, Ames, Iowa; W. L. Nos, '35, General Motors Traveling Shows, Detroit; H. G. Clothier, '13, Vancouver, Washington; Henry A. Goss, '16-'21, Grand Rapids; Willard Bolte, '05, Indianapolis, Indiana; Major '17, Charleston, S. C. Harry Campbell, The visitor who came the longest dis tance was D. S. Bullock, '02, of Angol, Chile . . .. who spent several days on the campus during his sabbatical year and returned on November 4 to his dream farm, "El Vergel," the Garden of Para dise Bullock, ordained in Jan uary, 1937, as a minister of the Methodist Church, Chilean Annual Conference, has J A N U A R Y, 1 9 40 . .. 13 Nancy Hannah Mr. and Mrs. John A. Hannah are the parents of a daughter, Nancy, born on October 30. Mrs. Hannah was formerly Miss Sarah Shaw, '32, daughter of Presi dent and Mrs. R. S. Shaw. R E S E A R CH L i for Demand experimental work at Michigan State College is materially dem onstrated by the fact that private agen cies, industrial concerns and trade asso ciations often contribute funds for spe cial researches. Approximately $33,000 to was received during 1939, according Dr. Victor R. Gardner, director of the experiment station. Largest amount received was the in come from the $500,000 Rackham founda tion fund which is being used for finding further industrial uses of farm products. The agricultural chemistry section re ceives the greatest share of the Rackham income. trade associations of Studies to determine methods for con trolling molds and bacteria on cold-stor age eggs is being undertaken by the bac teriology section as a result of over $1,000 the received from American poultry industries. Besides the section is doing research on undulant fever, financed in part by $7,200 from the Rackham foundation. Also included in the $12,500 total for bacteriology is $250 for a study of detergents used in com mercial dairies. M.S.C. entomologists received $1,700 to study several new insecticides and the horticulture section was presented $650 for studies relating to quick freezing and low-temperature storage of certain fruits and vegetables. Bacteriology, animal husbandry and home economics sections' joint project on research relating to ultra violet used for ripening meat is being financed by Gen eral Electric. Most of these grants have been supple mented with equipment and materials which have added substantially to their total value. Findings of the scientific research un dertaken by the Experiment station are given the public through bulletins, scien tific articles, papers and other media. Forestry Publishes Annual Students enrolled in the Forestry De partment are publishing this year the first departmental yearbook since 1928. An up-to-date alumni directory giving the location and occupation of each alumnus will be featured. Several articles by noted alumni in specialized fields will be in cluded. Robert Krejci, senior forestry student from Chicago, is the editor. You may obtain further information and reserve your copy by writing Peter Rickers, Forestry Department, Michigan State College. College Hall Automobile parking and traffic congestion didn't plague State in 1856 when College Hall was constructed. At the college's semi-centennial celebration, the Hon. Charles Jay Monroe. "w60, related that at the time of the institution's dedication in May, 185" " . the buildings were surrounded by logs and stumps and rubbish. The roads to the buildings were lined with stumps that had been dug or pulled out and in some cases partially burned." .. Joseph R. Williams The terms—journalist, business man, statesman and educator—describe Joseph K. Williams, the college's first president (1857-59). in state and na tional politics, he helped to promote the Morrill Act that established the land-grant colleges and uniyersities. Influential Charles W. Garfield, '70 C l a s s m a te of State's oldest liv- i ng a l u m n u s, W a r r en R e y- n o 1d s , w as Charles William Garfield, '70. He was a member of the State Board Agriculture, of 1887-99. To com m e m o r a te h is interest in bot any and horticul ture, the new a d dition to the Beal Botanic Garden was named the Charles W. Gar field Garden. DAYS OF YORE the eye of No m a t t er how fast S t a t e 's enrollment may grow and how m a ny new buildings greet t he visiting a l u m n u s, persons, events and bondings identi forgotten. fied with her 85-year-past will not be T HE RECORD p r e s e n ts the first of a r e g u l ar series of the pictures to c r e a te visions of olden d a y s— d a ys when Michigan S t a te had not progressed far from being a cluster of small buildings a nd a handful of s t u d e n ts a nd faculty in a c o m p a r a t i ve wilderness. to enable a l u m ni living The success of t h is f e a t u re will depend to a g r e at degree upon contributions and suggestions from read ers. P h o t o g r a p hs or other cherished m a t e r i al loaned T HE RECORD will be carefully handled a nd promptly r e t u r n ed a f t er use. Engineering Building Fresh in the memories of many alumni is that morning of March 5, 1916. when fire almost com pletely destroyed the Engineering Building and nearby shops. The building had been in use only eight years and was the pride of the campus at the time of its construction. The Olds Hall of Engineering, erected in 1917 on the foundation of the former structure, retains most of the external features of its short-lived predecessor. Mary J. C. Carpenter, '81 The second woman graduate of M. A. C. was the distinction of Mary J. C. (Merrill) Carpenter, '81. who served as college librarian for several years after her graduation. £'/Y«*//V££/5V/»'6 QLo» ffJ?£ St^n't rt**v. H% t il V2i$ ^ i L, « QlaAylM. Ql&nhi, '27 A l u m ni Recorder AmbHXftke Patriarchs Dr. D w i g ht B. Waldo. w'N5. founder of two teachers' colleges long and distinguished service as an in Kalamazoo. Michigan, on October 1*0. 1930. in Michigan d u r i ng a educator, died Dr. Waldo founded Northern State Teachers College at Mar q u e t te in ISSMt and served as its president for five y e a r s. In 1!»04 he went to Kalamazoo where he founded Western State Teachers College, and served as president of t h at school until his retirement three years ago. He w as one of the organizers and a former president of the American Association of Teach ers Colleges, and at one time headed the n o r m al school section of the National E d u c a t i on Association. The widow, one son. and four d a u g h t e rs survive. Dr. and Mrs. Nelson S. Mayo, '88, are spending in Mount Dora, F l o r i d a. Dr. Mayo writes Carpenter, widow of Professor Rollo C. Carpenter, her home in Ithaca. New York, on November 15. the winter t h at Mrs. Marian '73, died at Mr. and Mrs. H a r ry A. Martin, '89, held open house at their farm home near P aw Paw, Michigan, on October 15, to cele b r a te the their golden w e d d i ng a n n i v e r s a ry which occurred following day. Three of their six children attended Michigan State College, Roseoe '20, R o b e rt '28. and R u t h, with the class of 1924. 1893 Sherman J. Blake, who retired two years ago as chief engi neer of the P i t t s b u r gh and Conneaut Dock Company, died in Conneaut. Ohio, on November 20. Mr. Blake designed practi cally every building on t he Conneaut h a r b or docks as well as p a t e n t i ng several devices for speeding unloading operations. from Electrification of greatly steam w as also designed by him. He contributed receiving toward m a k i ng Conneaut h a r b or one of the largest ore centers of t he world. Mrs. Blake survives him. the car d u mp when it changed over Roy C. Bristol, former president of the P a r k er R u st Proof Company of Detroit, died December 11, at his home in H u n t ington Woods. Mr. Bristol w as sales m a n a g er and superin the Alamo M a n u f a c t u r i ng Company of Hillsdale. tendent of the Hope E n g i n e e r i ng and Supply Michigan, and Company of Mt. Vernon, Ohio. He became associated with the P a r k er Rust Proof Company in 1918 soon after its organization. He served as president for several years, and after his retire ment from active business became vice president, a position he held until his death. Mr. Bristol is survived by his widow, a d a u g h t e r, and a son. F a y e t te I., w'28. later with 1898 W a rd Marsh is a d v e r t i s i ng m a n a g er for the National Automobile Dealers Association. 154 Bagley Street. Detroit. 1899 E. D. Gagnier has moved from Voungstown. Ohio, to Hermosa Beach. California, where he lives at 2401 Silverstrand. 1900 Alice M. Cimmer, long active in home economics w o rk J A N U A R Y, 1 9 40 . . . 15 I I 1 1! 111 tion, died in Grand R a p i d s, Michigan, on December 9. Shortly after g r a d u a t i on Miss Cimmer w e nt teach in t he public school system. There she organized courses and installed the home economics d e p a r t m e nt which she headed for thirty-five years, r e t i r i ng in 1937 because of ill health. The fine voca successful m a n a g i ng of tional building erected some y e a rs ago are to her careful t h is d e p a r t m e nt and t he t r i b u t es to Battle Creek supervision. to H u gh B. Gunnison may be reached in Miami. Florida, at 99 N. E. 22nd Street. 1901 L a w r e n ce " T i l l y" Taylor the city of Oakland. California, w h e re he makes his home at 888 P a r a m o u nt Road. is maintenance engineer for 1902 George M. Bradford the Monitor S u g ar Company of Bay City, Michigan, where he lives at 60S N. Lincoln. is research a g r o n o m i st for A r t h ur Kocher is senior soil scientist conservation service with h e a d q u a r t e rs t u r al Building in W a s h i n g t o n, D. C. for the federal soil the South Agricul in The s y m p a t hy of the class is extended to Oramel and Norma Searing Skinner whose 19 year old son, Charles, died October into a 12 of ride. wagon injuries loaded with Butler University s t u d e n ts on a hay received when an automobile crashed 1903 E a rl K. Mason, for many years president of the Athens Mill and Power Company, died at his home in Athens, Michigan, on September 25. Mr. Mason w as an active member of the Metho dist Church and the Masonic Lodge, and had served as town ship and village clerk and as a member of the school board. He is survived by his widow and six children. One of his sons, William, w as g r a d u a t ed from the college in 1938. Archie R. Alger lives at 2206 N. Albemarle Street. Arlington, is gas engineer for the Federal Power Com Virginia, and mission. AVashington. 1907 Eyle E. Smith the Medusa P o r t l a nd Cement Company in Dixon. Illinois, where he lives at 408 E a st Second. is superintendent of 1908 Godfrey Copson is head of the d e p a r t m e nt of bacteriology at Oregon State College. Corvallis, Oregon. William M. R i d er the bureau of milk p u b licity. New York State D e p a r t m e nt of A g r i c u l t u re and Markets. H is h e a d q u a r t e rs are in A l b a n y. is field supervisor for 1 I 1904 I s t a te and a former officer in the the Michigan Home Economics Associa t h r o u gh Roy H. Gilbert is a d v e r t i s i ng and sales promotion m a n a g er for H y d r ox Corporation in Chicago, at 24th Street at the the Lake. Chicago. 1910 William G. May is located the Allis Chal Ohio, as district m a n a g er for m e rs Manufacturing: Company, with h e a d q u a r ters at 607 Chamber of Commerce Building. in Cincinnati. L y nn D. Mead t he Divco-Twin Truck Company. 22000 Hoover Road. Detroit. is chief engineer for in William Gray P a l m, formerly employed the State H i g h w ay D e p a r t m e n t, died at his home is sur in L a n s i ng on October 31. He vived by his w i d o w: two sons. William Gray, J r ., '35, and Burwell C, "38; the mother. Mrs. Margaret M. P a lm of E a st L a n s i n g: one sis ter. Betty M„ 11. of E a st L a n s i n g: and a luother. C. Donald P a l m, w'12. of Detroit. 1911 Willard B. Clark is engaged in flood control in H o u s t o n, the U. S. E n g i n e e rs work with Texas, where he lives at 2023 Caroline Street. in floral company lives at 1007 Kiesel J o hn Diimke manages a Ogden. Utah, where he Avenue. lives in Detroit at 2071 William C r q u h a rt is p u r c h a s i ng agent for the F o r g i ng and f a s t i ng Corporation in Fern- dale. Michigan. He Helen Avenue. 1913 Morris K n a pp in Elyria. Ohio, with offices at 2(15 Elyria Savings and Trust Building. is a public neeountant r e p o r ts I'ark. Maryland, is a sophomore at R. R. P a l l t h o r p. of 100 Holly Avenue. Ta- t h at his son. koma John, the college and a p parently is well pleased with his father's Alma Mater. 1914 J o hn A. Boerema representative for Amalgamated Rooting Company of Chi- is factory QldeAt You see W a r r en W. R e y n o l d s. '70. right, be ing presented w i th t he oane which goes to the J o hn Strange, '03, son oldest of t he late Daniel S t r a n g e, the '67, is m a k i ng presentation. William Berkey. c h a i r m an of the State Board, is in t he eenter. living a l u m n u s. lives at 3647 W. 64th Place. recently in Wisconsin cago. where he Mr. Boerema has a g r a d u a t ed and a d a u g h t er in her freshman y e ar at Cor nell College in Iowa. is May K. Curren from Beloit College in Pinconning, son who w as teaching Michigan. l i b r a ry of E d na W a t k i ns is first a s s i s t a nt in the cata logue d e p a r t m e nt of the New the York Historical Society. She makes her home at the Hotel P a rk Plaza. 50 W. 77th Street, New York City. 1915 K r is P. Bemis is located in Philadelphia as acting regional director of the Federal Surplus in c h a r ge of Commodities Corporation the the Northeast. He food o r d er s t a mp plan in and Mrs. Bemis (Hazel W a r r e n. w'16) retain their home in W a s h i n g t o n. D. C. at 4306 37th Street N. W. located J o hn P. D e P a g t er in Yankton. is South Dakota, with the H o u se of Gurney. Inc.. dealers in seeds and trees and d i s t r i b u t o rs of petroleum products. He r e p o r ts t h at he misses the 13 foresters round robin and wonders w h at has happened to the bird, and the foresters. R. M. Roland recently returned to Detroit to become superintendent of agents for the Fed eral Life and Casualty Company, 2080 West Grand Boulevard. A r t h ur Sayles is stationed in D u n k i r k. New York, as t r a in master for the New York Cen tral lines. N o r m an W a n g e n. sales engineer for the Tay lor Winfleld Corporation of W a r r e n. Ohio. called at the Alumni Office recently while on the c a m p us visiting his d a u g h t e r. Norma, w ho is enrolled as a freshman. 1916 A r t h ur and Marion '15) Atzen- (Leonard, living at 4!li; S. Chicago Avenue. a re Illinois, where Mr. Atzenhoffer Kankakee. Is methods engineer for the Florence Stove Com pany. Charles H. Brown accountant w i th offices in the Ottawa Hotel in Cheboygan, Michigan. is a public Ivan D r i g gs is associated with McDonnel Aircraft engineering. for His h e a d q u a r t e rs are at the L a m b e r t - S t . L o u is Airport in Robertson. Missouri. as vice president Reeva H i n y an and William T. Grund were married August 18. 1930, and are m a k i ng t h e ir home at 157 N. Wetherly Drive. Beverly Hills, California. 1917 H e r b e rt V. Abel s p r e a ds and the gospel, juice, of Texas grapefruit in Chicago where he is a s s i s t a nt division m a n a g er for Rio G r a n de Valley Citrus Exchange. 1425 S. Racine Ave nue. of A g r i c u l t u re Daniel E. Gower is employed by the United is is the bureau of ento and in St. Albans. Vermont, where he States D e p a r t m e nt located inspector mology and plant q u a r a n t i n e. Grover and E t h l yn (Hudson, '00) W h i te re cently moved to Gaines, Michigan, w h e re Mr. White is superintendent of schools. in c h a r ge of 1918 D. C. Beaver is physician at in Detroit and a s s i s t a nt H o s p i t al of pathology at W a y ne Uninversity. He in Detroit at 17537 P a r k s i d e. the W o m a n 's professor lives George and Maude (Stafford, '20) L a w t on are living in Lawton. Michigan, where he is city engineer. Russell V. P e r ry is a captain in the q u a r t e r master corps and is stationed at the Presidio of San Francisco, California. J o hn F. Sheldon is part owner of the At- water 5 & 10 Store. Atwater. California. 1919 Margaret " J o h n s t on is director of H i r am House camp at Chagrin Falls. Ohio. of Alumni southwestern Michigan and CassopoHs townspeople joined in a t r i b u te din ner living the United Church g r a d u a te of M. S. C. dining room. F r i d ay evening. J a n u a ry 10. to W a r r en Reynolds. '7(1. oldest in the main The dinner, at which (went was the presentation of the Kedme alumni cane to Mr. Reynolds by J o hn Strange. 'n3. w as co- sponsored by the CassopoHs Service Club and the alumni. William Berkey. c h a i r m an of t he State Board of Agriculture, was master of ceremonies. ferrule was secured The cane, made of coffeowood and having a gold in 1S02 by Dr. Robert C. Kedzie. It was presented to the late Daniel S t r a n ge in J u n e. 1031. J o hn is his Strange, who made son. once State A g r i c u l t u r al Commissioner. the presentation, from Mexico in Included ••Presented to the oldest living g r a d u a te of M.S.C."' arc the words inscribed on the cane. The names of the holders are on the ferrule. t r i b u t es paid Mr. W a r r en was a speech by Asa Hayden. prosecuting attorney scribed Reynolds' services as surveyor, village president, telephone township supervisor and pioneer. for Cass County, in which he de the Others who spoke were Glen O. Stewart. Secretary J o hn H a n n a h. Mr. Reynolds' chil dren. Mrs. Scarth Inglas, of Galesburg. Allen W. of Kalamazoo, and Fred, of Niles. and Mr. Reynolds w ho the s t r u g g l es of the early d a ys of M.S.C. reminisced about Kdwin R. Smith, salesman for lives at the Abbott IS N. 20th laboratories of Chicago, Street. Lafayette. Indiana. Ceeil C. White is an electrical contractor in lives at 3328 E. Michigan L a n s i ng where he Avenue. 1921 T h o m as J. Arrigo. who has served many the years as m a n a g er of Hotel Statler in Buffalo. New York, became owner and operator of the shop on New Year's day. flower shop the in A r t h ur R. Delamarter is teaching vocational in lives at 4208 S. Logan the School the Blind a g r i c u l t u re at Lansing, where he Street. for On September 15. R a y m o nd C. Kinney took over his new duties as national m a n a g er of lighting sales for the G r a y b ar Electric Com pany with offices in New York. He and Mrs. Kinney. (Adelaide Longyear, w'23> are living at 3 Orsini Drive. L a r c h m o n t. New York. is vice president of advertising Stockton West B u r k h a r t. agency of Cincinnati. Ohio, where he lives at 072i» Wooster Pike. Russell G. P h i l l i ps Inc.. Captain is stationed Irvin A. Robinson in Medford. Oregon, h e a d q u a r t e rs of the Medford CCC District. 1922 Mary Emily Ranney Whitelaw may be reached at F o rt Clayton. Canal Zone, where 16 . . . T HE R E C O RD her h u s b a n d. Captain J o hn L. Whitelaw. now is 1929 stationed. F. J. McNall U. S. Food Federal Building. Cincinnati, Ohio. is associate ehemist the and D r ug A d m i n i s t r a t i o n. 501 for George F. Schulgen in the air corps and is located at W r i g ht Field. Dayton. Ohio, where he in spection section. is a s s i s t a nt chief of is a captain the 1923 for inspector Grover K u r tz the is district Railroad P e r i s h a b le Inspection Agency, and is located in Flint. Michigan, at the Grand T r u nk W e s t e rn F r e i g ht Office. Kenneth and Naomi '24» Ouster- liout have moved to 510 N. Charles Street. Sag inaw. W. S.. Michigan, where he is county 4-H Club Agent. (Hensley, 1924 H er friends and classmates will be grieved iMrs. Wil in Grand R a p i ds on August 1. to learn that Lucile Ousick M u r r ay liam V.) died 1939. S. X. Galbraith has been transferred by the Michigan Bell Telephone Company to Detroit where he and Mrs. G a l b r a i th (Thelma S a n d e r s. w'25» are living at 14662 Indiana Avenue. in the const ruction division. Q u a r t e r m a s t er Corps. I". S. Army, at F o rt Myer. He lives at 131 N. Edgowood Street. Arlington. Virginia. H e r m an W. J e n n i n gs is employed Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. K e rr (I.yndell J a ne Sliotwell) of 14800 AVoodmont Road, Detroit, the birth of Gerald Stanley on De announce cember 22, 19.19. His brother. J a m es Patrick, celebrated his fifth b i r t h d ay on J a n u a ry 11. 1940. 1925 I.. H. Nagler living at 1353 W e s t l a wn Avenue. Uacine. Wisconsin, where he is execn- five engineer with the J. I. Case Company. is Charles P a rk is superintendent of schools in Mt. Pleasant. Michigan. J o hn Sepaneck is chief material control clerk at the Fisher Body Plant in L a n s i ng where he lives at 2tti W. GreenlawB Avenue. 1926 W. F. Beeman the American B r i d ge Company in Davenport, Iowa. where lie lives at 235 \Y. Lombard Street. tield engineer for is Allen T. E d m u n ds lives at 90S Clearview Drive. Nashville. Tennessee, where he is em ployed by the National P a rk Service as state supervisor of recreation study for Ohio. Ken tucky. Tennessee. Mississippi, and Louisiana. 1927 J. Walter Gosnell is located in Abilene. Kan sas, with the United States Forest Service. Donald Kline is supervisor for the F a rm Se curity A d m i n i s t r a t i on in Ann Arbor where he and Mrs. Kline (Mary Bateheler, w'29) live at *412 Stadium Boulevard. Captain T h o m as L. Sherburne, J r ., is sta tioned at the Army W ar College in W a s h i n g ton, D. C. L o u is J. Smith is located at 51 Madison Ave the nue. New York, as branch m a n a g er T u b u l ar Rivet & Stud Company. for Eva Stephens Bele (Mrs. F r a nk A.i gives her new address as "2505 Rhode Island Avenue N. E.. W a s h i n g t o n. D. C. and reports the b i r th of Linda May on May 19. 1939. J A N U A R Y, 1 9 40 . . . 17 I t 's J. D. T o w a r, '85, Berkeley, California, t he Michigan S t a te College 1939 president of Alumni Club of N o r t h e rn California, a nd "Miss Michigan" dedicating a tree to t he late Governor F r a nk D. F i t z g e r a ld at t he San Francisco F a i r - M i c h i g an D ay on T r e a s u re I s l a n d, A u g u st 26, 1939. Miss Michigan, who hails from Saginaw, t a k en from L a ke Michigan a nd b r o u g ht to t he F a ir especially is p o u r i ng w a t er t he occasion. for Incidentally, Mr. T o w ar played football at State 53 y e a rs ago on t he first S p a r t an eleven. He served as h o n o r a ry co-captain when State in t h at ca played S a n ta Clara last fall, and pacity t he team t he p r e - g a me prelimi naries. t he coin at midfleld when leaders met flipped in 1928 Word has been received in the Alumni Office of the death of Harvey I). Douglass which oc curred in Ann Arbor on F e b r u a ry 22, 1939. Mr. and Mrs. J o hn O. I l a r d e s ty (Irene Aus- t m i. of 1512 N. Taylor Street. Arlington. Vir ginia, announce the birth of David Austin on October IS. 1939. F e r r is and Dorothy '2!li Bradley, iMulvenu, of Augusta. Michigan, announce the b i r th of Alice Sharon on September 14. 1939. and a d d: " T h r ee girls and three boys make us a alee family down on the farm." Lieutenant W. C. K mi is. who completed a three year p o s t g r a d u a te course in g u n n e ry and ordnance engineering at the Naval Academy last J u n e, has taken up duties in the g u n n e ry department of the battleship Nevada, and may in care of the p o s t m a s t er at Long be reached Beach. California. Marion Oag and Stuart M. Moore were mar their ried September 14. 1939. and are m a k i ng in North Street, Michigan. home Verne Stockman is a s s i s t a nt professor of rural education at Central State Teachers Col lege. Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Willard G. Sweeney and Elsie W a d s w o r t h. of Richmond Hill. New York, were m a r r i ed on December 2. and a re m a k i ng their home at 31 Muirfield Road. Rockville Center. New York. Mr. Sweeney is chemist for the Nassau county department of public works. D. J. Weddell was recently appointed dean of the school of forestry at the F n i v e r s i ty of Georgia at Athens. the class The s y m p a t hy of to is extended the family of Lee G. Newsom who died in Kalamazoo, Michigan, September 24. Mr. New som became associated w i th the Michigan In spection b u r e au in Detroit shortly after g r a d uation and w as located in Saginaw for several years. He w as the Kalamazoo offices of the b u r e au and was work ing there at the time of his death. He is sur vived by his widow, a sister, and a brother. transferred recently to A. L. K n o b l a u ch accepted a McGregor g r a nt is completing w o rk on his doc in last fall and t o r a te at H a r v a rd University. He C a m b r i d ge at 210 Holden Green. lives E a rl R. Loew, 1938-39 winner of the P o r t er annually in Physiology a w a r d ed Fellowship by the American Physiological Society, has r e t u r n ed to W a y ne University College of Medi T he cine after a one-year year w as spent the d e p a r t m e nt of physiology and pharmacology, N o r t h w e s t e rn University Medical School. Mr. and Mrs. Loew, and their son. Donald, reside at 7354 Churchill Street, Detroit. in research and s t u dy leave of absence. in 1930 D o r o t hy L. Campbell is director of health the Cook County School of and welfare at Nursing, 1900 W. Polk. Chicago. 1931 R o b e rt and Allouez their '321 Guthrie, and i n to their new home at 15536 McLain. Allen P a r k, Michigan. recently moved son. Bobby, (Ridley, 1932 Mr. and Mrs. Stewart I). Cain announce the birth of their first child, Marilyn Lucille, on October 26. 1939. Mr. Cain is general secre t a ry of the family welfare association in Rock Island. Illinois. Dorothy D a rt is a medical interne at F r a n k lin H o s p i t al in San Francisco. California. R o b e rt D a v e n p o rt Peru, as a designer Copper Company. is for located in LaOroya, the Cerro de Pasco Leah Gunneman and H a r ry M. Cronin were their in Columbus. Ohio, at 1560 E. Broad married August 29. 1939. and are m a k i ng home Street. Mr. and Mrs. W a l t er E. Eindell announce the twin boys, W a l t er Carl and Robert birth of Dean, on October 20. 1939. Mr. Lindell is vice president of the Lindell Drop Forge Com pany in Lansing where they make their home at 425 Everett Street. Mr. and Mrs. Wilford IL Rohlfs. of Charlotte. the arrival of Richard Michigan, announce Charles on November 21. 1939. Their other is two years old. son. Bill Jr.. Donald and Alice W i n e g ar W a r r e n, of St. of Joseph. Michigan, the Stuart Donald on October 17. 1939. announce birth 1933 first H is friends and classmates will be grieved to learn that Gilbert Cliristensen was killed in a mine explosion in Chile on May 31. 1939. job after g r a d u a t i on was on a Gilbert's Idaho Springs. gold mine exploration near Colorado, wliich the s p r i ng of lasted until 1934 when the exploration ceased w i t h o ut hav ing paid any wajres except room and board. He then secured work in a gold mine in Grass Valley, California, J a n u a r y, leaving 1937. to become associated with the Anaconda in Miami. Arizona. After a Copper Company month three in their employ he w as given a year contract w i th the Andes Copper Company from New at Potrerillos. Chile. He sailed there in York on April 2. 11*37. and had fulfilled almost the contract when he w as ten m o n t hs of in killed. He was married October 8. 1938. Potrerillos to Vivian M a r q u is of Des Moines. Iowa, who survives him. H a r o ld Brownson and 1'na Petersen were their married October 14. 11*30. and are m a k i ng home at 327 W. Lenawee Street, L a n s i n g. F y le and Mina Dowagiac. Michigan, announce J a m es Robert on October 20. 1030. (Gillett, 32) Anderson, of t he b i r th of from his Andy MeEIroy assign returned ment at Adam Opel A. G. in Russelsheim, Ger many, on September 30 a b o a rd the S. S. Man- hatten. and can now be reached at General Motors Overseas Operations. Supply D e p a r t ment. 1773 B r o a d w a y. New York City. 1934 Mrs. Karl vniiStorch. formerly Bonnie J e an Carr. died in University H o s p i t al in Ann Arbor on October 28, 1939. following an illness of several months. She is survived by her hus band, her p a r e n t s. Mr. and Mrs. Roswell G. Carr, '08. of East Lansing, a brother, and two sisters. Mrs. Stephen L a n ge of College Station. Texas, and Mrs. Karl Davies (nee Betty Carr. w'311 of Atlanta. Georgia. E. F e r r is Moyer and Oharmian Taylor. w"41. were married on September 10. 1939, and are m a k i ng their home near Lansinjr on Route 1. Russell and Nellie Ken ling McComb. of Dun dee. Michigan, announce the birth of a d a u g h ter. .Toan. on November 0. Mr. and Mrs. W. .1. Williams I Ruth Stover), of Houma. Louisiana, announce the birth of a d a u g h t e r. J o a n, on October 7. Edwin J a m es is assistant professor of crops at t he University of Georgia, and in Athens at 1982 S. L u m p k in Street. farm lives 1935 '37. were married on September W a l t er H. Niedermeier and Mary Belle Wick- it. e r s h a m, £939, and are m a k i ng their home at 322 W. Lapeer Street. Lansing, where lie is sales en gineer for Johns-Mansville. E d i th Ross and Charles Marshall (Chicago, in T h o r n d y k e - H i l t on chapel "32l were married on the University of Chicago c a m p us on March 18. 11)39. They are living in Milwaukee. Wis- consin. at 1.109 E. Kane Place. P a ul Tucker has been workinjr for the Carter Oil Company, a subsidiary of Standard of New Jersey, since g r a d u a t i on and at present is chief computer on a crew. Since his work necessitates frequent changes of a d d r e ss he and Mrs. Tucker (Maxine Gil bert) receive their mail in care of Mrs. Hazel Gilbert at Lakeview, Michigan. seismograph After receiving her M. A. degree from Colum to at bia University. Veva Lowes has Flint, Michigan, where is Northern High School. returned teaching she 1936 R i c h a rd Colina and Rose Ella Gorsuch. "39, were married on November 8. 1939. and are living on Route 1. Rockwood. Michigan. Dorcas M. Fuller and J o hn E. Martin were their married on J u ly 7. 1939, and are m a k i ng home in Lansing at 1114 Seymour. Dorothy F a n g d on and William M. Yates, patent a t t o r n ey with the Dow Chemical Com pany, w i re m a r r i ed at the L a n g d on home near H u b b a r d s t on on October 7. 1939. They are at home in Midland at 110 T i t t a b a w a s s ee Street. the d a u g h t er of Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Yates C. S. F a n g d o n. 11. is "May I. with very great pride, announce the birth of Eric F r a n c is on October 23. 1030. in Yokohama."' writes Helen Wilson Grosfils (Mrs. R. E. J . ), care of Dodwell and Company, Ltd.. Yokohama. J a p a n. W a r r en and P a u l i ne Taylor Bredahl are the p a r e n ts of a d a u g h t e r. Jo Ann Louise, born September 11. 1939. The Bredahls live at 3312 Jewell Street, L a n s i n g, where he is employed by the H e a t h e r w o od F a r ms Dairy.. Wesley J. Delbridge is assistant manager of the P a n t l i nd Hotel in Grand Rapids. Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. R u hl (Dorothy Works) their new home at in started the new y e ar 17(80 Fielding Street. Detroit. J u l ia l l a s k i ns Russet Cafeteria, Building in Cleveland. is evening: m a n a g er of located the the H i p p o d r o me in 1937 Helen Rae Bullis and Elliott E. Oldt were married August 0. 1030. and are living at 210 E. W a s h i n g t on Street. St. Louis. Michigan. Richard D. Chapman and Patricia Pierson. 38. d a u g h t er of Mr. and Mrs. D a t us M. Pier- son, '14. were married September 30. 1030. They are making .1900 Bishop Road. Detroit. their home at Dyle F. Henning and Aileen H a n s en were is married September 9. 1030. Mr. Helming an accountant for the General Electric Com pany in Schenectady and they are living at 10s P e r s h i ng Drive. Scotia. New York. ."i. 1939. and are Cecil F. H u n t er and Virginia Marvin were in located married August Grand Rapids. Michigan, at 12 Dean N. W. Fucile P o w ry and E d w a rd R. Kapp. Jr.. were married October 21. 1930. and are m a k i ng their home in Flint at 727 East Street. Virginia Eleanor T h o m as and Gerald E. H a u er (University of Michigan! were married in MeCune Chapel on October 21. 1030. They are at home in Grand Kapids at 021 Joglin Avenue. The Hills Return Professor and Mrs E. P.. Hill recently returned from Rio P i e d r as where P r o fessor Hill, head of F a rm Management leave of absence here, was on a year's the D e p a r t m e nt of acting as head of the Agricul Agricultural Economics at t u r al E x p e r i m e nt station at the Univer sity of P u e r to Rico. Said the H i l l s: " We had a most en in joyable, as well as a valuable, year the general eco g e t t i ng acquainted with of problems agricultural nomic P u e r to Rico. the native is . Spanish . l a n g u a ge and greater emphasis should be in given to the teaching of this language our schools and colleges." and D u r i ng their stay on the island. Pro fessor and Mrs. Hill visited the subma rine g a r d e ns near San J u a n. Here they had occasion sorts of coral life. A new ex formations and marine perience for both was to step into a div ing helmet and descend about twenty feet where beauti they fully colored fish. experienced to see all seeing in their During '30. who is a s s i s t i ng the University. stay at Mr. and Mrs. Hill contacted other Michi gan State g r a d u a t e s. They were Charles the E. Morris. in development of the C. C. C. program '37. the Virgin i n s t r u c t or the College of Agriculture. University of Puerto Rico. Jose F e r n a n do Malda- Manayuec; research nado. is assisting work the at School of Tropical Medicine at San J u a n. I s l a n d s: Luis A. Costas, in entomology at and '3S. who in in parasitology animal Vincent and J u l ia ( H a n n a h, w'31) Vander- b u r g, 130 S. Pennsylvania. L a n s i n g, announce the b i r th of a son on October 21. 1939. E. Pauline MeCallum jiives her new name and a d d r e ss as Mrs. H a r ry H a r t t, Box 1719. F a i r b a n k s. Alaska. Denzel and Clarinda (Winegar, '38) H a n k i n- son are located in State College, Pennsylvania, in at 137 N. Atherton Street. He the g r a d u a te State College, w o r k i ng toward his P h. D. degree. school at Pennsylvania is enrolled Alice Eastwood McCarthy (Mrs. Bennett J.) may be reached at 21 N. Stewart Street. Win chester. Virginia, where her h u s b a nd is busi the Winchester Memorial ness m a n a g er Hospital. for 1938 Word has been the death of Alfred M. Ross on September IN. 1030. in Ot tawa. Canada. received of J a m es M. Ballenger and Lueile C. Croel were married in Potterville, Michigan, on No vember 8. 1930. Mr. Ballenger is employed as a the Carter Oil Company, j u n i or engineer by t h r o u gh P. O. Box 11.11. and may be reached Seminole. Oklahoma. J o hn S. B i n g h am and M a r y - K a t h r yn H a r r y- man were married on September 23. 1030, and their home at 3310 Third Street. are m a k i ng W y a n d o t t e. Michigan, where he is associated with the Michigan Alkali Company. Feah Collins and Robert J. Hainman were married on J u ne 10. 1030. and are at home in Clarion. Pennsylvania. Robert C. F v a ns and Wilnia J e an Acker. '30. were married on J u ne 12. 1939. They are lo cated at Langiey Field. Virginia, where Mr. Evans the U. S. Army Air in Corps. is a lieutenant Ota H. Gei/.er. m a n a g i ng editor of the Mich in 1037-38. and J o hn Baker. the home in Hillsdale on New- igan State News Jr.. of Kalamazoo, were married at of Year's day. the bride's father Vivian F. Knapp and Dr. G. H. Long were married on J u ly 22. 1030. and are at home in Battle Creek at 10 Pittee Street. William H. Krehl and Frances Brown, '34. were married November 18. 1939. in Pincon- ninji'. Michigan. They are temporarily located in Lansing at 807 South Pennsylvania. J o hn M. I.add and Mary 1. Mettctal were married on August 12. 1030. and are m a k i ng their home at 929 Lake Avenue. Grand Haven. R i c h a rd F a r s on and Esther C r a m p t o n. w'37. were married on September 10. 1030. and are living at 923 Michigan Avenue. Adrian. Mich igan, where Mr. Larson the is a chemist Michigan P r o d u c e rs Dairy Company. R u th Manninen and William IF Stahl iM. S. '37. Ph.D. '39) were married on April 9, 1999. They are living in East Lansing at 117 Center Street, and Dr. Stahl the Central Brucella Station at is biochemist the college. for at Flwood G. .Millard and Beth Sarle. "39, were married on September 17. 1939. They are at home in Fast Lansing at 317 Evergreen. Robert Mummey and J a n et Elliott, '37. were married in East Lansing en September 1. 1930. Mr. Mummey is catering m a n a g er at the Bar ium Hotel iii Detroit where they live at 240 E. Alexandrine. Harold Sparks and Lydia Rose J o n e s. '30. were married at "Cedarlea". Cassopolis home of the bride's parents, on November 24. 1030. They are at home in Three Oaks. Michigan. at 20S North L"Im Street. 1939 Accounting work has a t t r a c t ed .Morris Anion, payroll a u d i t or for General Motors Stamping division in Grand R a p i d s: E d m u nd W. Bankt- in Ovid: son with Vaughn's Seed company 1 8 . . . T H E R E C 0 RD Elmer ('haddock with Standard Oil company in Grand Rapids; Melvin Flading with Fire stone Tire and Rubber company in Akron, the Court House Ohio: Louise Gardner at annex in Pontiac; Lois Kempf at State Tu berculosis association in Lansing; Neil Park and Bruce Rowell with the Fisher Body cor poration in Flint; James Perry with Bruns- wick-Balke Collender company in Muskegon: Margaret Pierson with Consumers Power com pany in Jackson: and William E. Wenban with the Pierce-Williams Company in South Haven. Michigan. is clerk at the Hotel Noble in Lansing; Mr. Clement Merlon Bills, Keith Clement, Ken Hull, June Olive and Charles A. Way are engaged in hotel the Roosevelt work. Mr. Bills Hotel is catering in Jonesboro, manager at Arkansas; Mr. Hull is assistant purchasing agent for the Roger Smith Hotels corporation in New York City; Miss Olive the the Hollenden housekeeping department of hotel in Cleveland ; and Mr. Way is a steward at the Morrison hotel in Chicago. in is Insurance representatives include Grant Baker with Aetna Casualty & Surety company in Detroit, Willis Bash with the Union Cen tral Life Insurance company in Adrian; Coy and Lowell Eklund and Fred Arnold with Equitable Life Assurance Society in the Lan sing office. The following are employed in sales work: William Carpenter in Detroit with the Bur roughs Adding Machine company: William Clow in Detroit with the General Motors cor poration ; Luella Davis and Patricia Simpson with J. L. Hudson company in Detroit; Don ald Hedstrom with Consumers Power company in Grand Rapids: Eldon McLean and Judy Corrigan with Bell Telephone in Detroit; Hale Mackay with Proctor and Gamble working out of Muskegon; Patricia Pearsall with Himel- hoeh Brothers company in Detroit; Walter Kemez with J. W. Knapp company in Lansing; Jeanne Summerlee and Beulah Toll with Ernst Kern company in Detroit; Hugh Tolford with Beech-Mat Packing company in Columbus, Ohio: Edward Hertel with Yale and Towne Manufacturing company. Stamford, Connecti cut. Mary Ann Ruth Libey with Liebermann's in Lansing; Paul Burt with Mail Pouch Tobacco Company of Wheeling, West Virginia; Jack H. Cameron with the Cudahy Packing Com pany of St. Paul, Minnesota; Jane Hopkins at Sprowl Brothers in Lansing; Henry Colin with Harold Clark, manufacturer's agent, in Detroit : Norman Olman with the Great Lakes Bottling Company in Lansing; and Floyd J. Gunn in the sales department of Dow Chem ical in Midland. Those engaged in clude: Howard Dawson with Martin Dawson company in Ypsilanti; Carl Erickson, manager of Sanitary Food Market in Crystal Falls; David A. Goldsmith, owner of Marion's Furs at 116 Michigan. Jackson; Elliott Helfand, manager of Pearls Department Store in St. Regis Falls, New York; Eldon John, partner in Log Cabin service in Cedarville, Michigan; Harold Pletz with Pletz and Son. 808 West Michigan, East Lansing; and Richard Wrig- gelsworth, assistant to general manager of Franklin DeKleine company in Lansing. in business enterprises George Maskin is sports writer for the De troit Times and Thomas Molloy is a reporter for the Grand Rapids Herald. Among those employed in clerical or secre tarial work are Donald Blough and Virginia Niendorf at the College; Emmett O'Neill and Evelyn Whitney in the Auditor in Lansing General's office and the State Department of Agriculture respectively; Roy G. Buckler in the National Bank of Flint; Mary Helen Iver- son with Proctor and Gamble Distributing com pany in Detroit; and Merle E. McDonnell with J A N U A R Y, 1 9 40 . . . 19 Cochrane, Wisconsin; Walter Reynolds with the Soil Conservation service in Danville, Vir ginia. Gerald Behn agent for the United States Secret Service in Washington: Preston Bell and Robert Bottoms with the U. S. Engineers in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Little Rock. Arkan sas, respectively; and Carl Bennett supervisor for the Farm Security Administration in Es- canaba. in Second lieutenants the United States Army are: Emil Eschenburg, stationed at Fort Wayne, Detroit; Edward F. Totton with the 18th Field Artillery at Fort Sill. Oklahoma; Robert Carlton and Robert Piatt with the 61st Coast Artillery at Fort Williams, Cape Cot tage. Maine. Norman Sparling is a second lieu tenant with is the U. S. Marine corps and stationed at the Philadelphia Navy yard. Frank Anderson and Ruth Eager, '35, were their married on June 17 and are making home at 49 Lodewyck avenue, Mt. Clemens. Mr. Anderson is farm security supervisor in Macomb county. Gertrude D. Brummelhoff and Ralph Nor man, instructor in journalism at the college, were married in Grand Rapids on August 26. They are making their home in Lansing in the Dean apartments. Margaret Linda Evans and Arthur J. Ricker were married June 28 and are living at 3321 N. Broad, Philadelphia. Henry Kutchins and Juanita Ayres, '38. were married on November 19, 1938. They are living in Detroit at 1866 W. Grand boulevard. Stanley Mogelnicki and Margaret Lucile Hand were married January 1. 1939. They are at home in Birmingham, Michigan, at 371 Townsend. Mr. Mogelnicki is superintendent of the sewage treatment plant in that city. Leone Schavey and Thomas Butters, w'42, were married at the home of the bride's parents in Grand Ledge on June 29, and will make their home in East Lansing at 705 Grove street. Jack S. Sliouba and Syna Westrate, '37. were married June 16 and are making their home at 44 W. 17th street, Holland. Michigan, where Dr. Shouba is a veterinarian. Nancy Tubbs and Carl M. Schuster were in married September 2 and are at home Plymouth, Michigan, at 592 S. Harvey. New names and addresses have been record ed for the following: Helen Margaret Beards- lee is Mrs. John C. Maynard of 9 School street. Hanover, New Hampshire; Harriet Letts is the Mrs. John D. L'Hote, and is managing Studiage Gift shop in the Woman's City club in Detroit: Dorothy Pickett is Mrs. K. W. Suchner of 18655 Fenton. Detroit; and Wini fred Webb is Mrs. Cyril Bedford. 127 Avalon, Apartment 107, Highland Park, Michigan. Gerald Winter is with the Service Promo tion department of the Pontiac Motor Co., at Pontiac. Michigan. He says he is kept busy writing advertising copy, and sales letters. Eric Wessborg is engaged in advertising in the Chicago branch of Lord and Thomas Ad vertising agency. Paul Pennock and Marjorie Derbyshire were married on June 17. 1939. They are making their home in Standish, Michigan, where Mr. Pennock is teaching. William Royce, Jr., and Charles Sonnan- stine were married on September 23. 1939, and are at home at 535 Seventh Street. Traverse City, where Mr. Royce is employed at the Traverse City Iron Works. "We hoed the corn and cradled wheat and used the scythe to mow, Memories," written T HAT is an excerpt from the poem, "College in 1935 by Daniel Strange, '67. In the poem he reminisced about the college when he first knew it. The senti ments he expressed in the poem lived through his entire life. He died November 26 after the college's oldest having been known as living graduate since 1031. He was always active in alumni affairs, even after he retired to his Grand Ledge farm after teaching in Grand Ledge and Portland and being secretary to President T. C. Abbot. It was while holding the latter position that he organized the alumni organization which has grown to a membership of over 13,000. He loved to talk about the college. There were only five in his class but there was a baseball team. It was the "Eagles" and Daniel was the pitcher. Another student organization was the literary club. In addition to extra curricular activities and study students worked for their board. Fewer and fewer of those who remembered it returned for alumni days. the college as he knew Hobbling about on his cane, traditionally held by the oldest living graduate, Mr. Strange was a familiar sight at alumni gatherings. Last alumni day he missed was in 1929, when he was in St. Petersburg, Fla. During recent years. when he was bed-ridden at his Grand Ledge home, a college car brought him to East Lan sing. He was carried to the Patriarchs' room in the Union Building. The same desire to serve the public that took him from his retirement to be internal revenue collector prompted his interest in tax problems. He developed an income tax for mula and schedule. In Eaton County he is known as the author of "The History of Eaton County." Survivors are Mrs. Daniel Strange and son, John B. Strange, who was graduated from M.S.C. in 1903 and became State Agricultural Commissioner. the Chevrolet division of General Motors in Detroit. Employed in various branches of government service are: Thomas Brand, state supervisor of AAA for the U. S. Department of Agricul ture, Kingwood, West Virginia; Ernest Mc- Pherron with the Soil Conservation service in Announcement has been made of the mar riage of William N. Ryan and Edith Jane Met- tetal, w'42. on December 29. 1939, in Plymouth, Michigan. Rex and Julia (Simmons, '38) Brightman, of Dowagiac, Michigan, announce the birth of a daughter, Lorrayne Dee, on October 24. 1939. Left to right you see Melvin B. McPherson. Forest H. Akers, James J. Jakway, Mrs. I.avina Masselink, President R. S. Shaw, William Berkey, newly appointed chairman. Clark L. Brody, retired chairman. John A. Hannah, C. O. Wilkins. THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS T H EY are Forest H. Akers and Melville B. McPherson, whose terms expire on December 3 1, 1 9 4 5. They succeed Benjamin H. Halstead, of Petoskey, Michigan, and Charles E. Downing, of Willis, Michigan. the Chrysler Corporation, M r. Akers, w ' 0 9, is vice president and director of sales in the Dodge Division of in Detroit. Following three years at Michigan State he became engaged in the farm machinery business until he joined the Reo M o t or Car Company where he was elevated to sales manager and a member of the Board of Directors. In 1 9 20 M r. Akers joined the Dodge organization. Commission. He was appointed chairman of the commission in 1 9 34 and reappointed in 1 9 3 9. He has also been a director of the Michigan State Farm Bureau since 1 9 2 1, serving as president in 1 9 2 6. M r. McPherson was elected to the State Board of Agriculture in 1 9 2 1, re-elected in 1 9 27 and again, for the third term, in 1 9 3 9. Two of his children are graduates of Michigan State. They are Donald, ' 2 9, and Katherine, ' 3 3, now Mrs. Russell J. Davis. William H. Berkey, a member of the State Board since 1929, was appointed chairman at its first meeting of the new year. He succeeds M r. Halstead. M r. Berkey, whose home is in CassopoMs, Michigan, is editor of the Cassopolis Vigilant. Since 1 9 27 M r. McPherson who lives in Lowell, M i c h For a description of the other members see THE RECORD, igan, has been associated continuously with the State Tax December, 1 9 3 8.