irO 'tc/uaasi State GoiUae AteuM ABOUT THESE ALUMNI 1888 By Qlcu&yl M. Qlcutkl Alumni Recorder 1907 Dr. and Mrs. N. S. Mayo (Mary Lucy Carpenter) are spending the winter at Mt. Dora, Florida, where they may be reached at Villa Dora Hotel. 1891 Plan to Attend Your Golden Anniversary on Alumni Day, June 7 Dr. F. B. Mumford gives his winter address at 1904 S. Orange avenue, Sarasota, Florida. 1893 The sympathy of the class is extended to the family of Daniel H. Ellis, of Saginaw, Michigan, who was killed instantly on November 13 when he fell from a tree. Mr. Ellis became superintendent of parks in Saginaw shortly after graduation and continued in that capacity until 1919 when he entered private practice as a tree surgeon and landscape gardener. His son, D. Fred Ellis, was graduated from the college last June. 1908 Colonel Kelley B. Lemmon is stationed at Fort Stevens, Oregon. 1909 Leslie L. Smith, statistician with Hiram Walker & Sons Inc. of Detroit, James I. Vincent, retired civil engineer, lives at 42-33 Kissena boulevard, lives at 1392 Grayton road, Grosse Pointe Park. Flushing, New York. 1902 H. Earl Young, state leader of farmers* institutes at Purdue university and for many years editor of various farm magazines circulating in the Middle West, died in St. Elizabeth hospital in Lafayette on November 25. Mr. Young entered the magazine editorial field following his graduation and served as editor of the Indiana Farmers' Guide at Huntington until 1908, and as editor of the Farmers' Review Magazine, Chicago, until 1915. After spending a year with the federal extension service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture at Washington, D. C, he became secretary of the Illinois Farmers' institute, Springfield, a position he held until 1929 when he accepted the editorship of the Illinois Farmer magazine, Chicago. In 1931 he was placed in charge of commercial and industrial gardens for the Governor's commission on unemployment relief for Indiana, co In 1938 operating with the Purdue university horticultural department. he was named state leader of Indiana Farmers' institutes. Mrs. Young and three children survive. 1904 Word has been received of the death of Rosell Blynn on May 14 in Rochester, Michigan. 1905 M. Leland Kingsley is employed by the War Department as chief inspec tor of building at Fort Custer, Michigan. 1906 H. E. Beardsley is a salesman for Boydell Brothers of Battle Creek, and makes his home in Charlotte, Michigan, at 133 S. Pearl street. Dr. Maxwell J. Dorsey was recently made head of the Department of Horticulture at the University of Illinois. Since his graduation Dr. Dorsey has served in the horticultural departments of the University of Maine, New York Experiment station at Geneva, Cornell university, University of Minnesota, University of West Virginia, and until his recent promotion was chief of pomology at the University of Illinois. 1912 Word has been received of the death of Charles L. Harrison on November 15 in Constantine, Michigan. Charles G. Burns is principal of Miller High school in Detroit, and makes his home in Grosse Pointe Park at 819 Barrington road. George C. Sheffield recently moved to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where he is parts and service supervisor for the Harrisburg Hudson company at 728 S. Cameron street. 1913 Clinton B. Olney is a physician and surgeon in Chicago where he lives at 8249 Drexel avenue. 1914 After 26 years of comparative silence, Roy F. Irvin, of 2033 Fox Hills drive. Westwood. Los Angeles, unburdens himself as follows: "Ever since that balmy June day in 1914 when Prexy slipped us the ducats to a world which (we were told) was waiting for a fresh supply of high-powered brains with which we had just been duly equipped . . . yes . . . ever since June, 1914, I have promised myself to write to the Alumni Editor . . . some day . . . just for the hell of it. So . . . here goes ! . . . "We . . . my wife, who graduated in '14 under the name of Alice Wood . . . my daughter Patricia, now Mrs. David Williams and the mother of the nicest grand-daughter I ever had (and the only one, too) . . . my daughter Ann, now going on 17, who seems to have the kind of voice that you'll be hearing in the movies and radio one of these days . . . and my daughter Nancy, who is 7. and the boss of the works . . . are enjoying life in Westwood. My office, as you will note from engraved letterhead above, is in Los Angeles, our largest suburb, just 10 miles away. "I have no dirt to spill about other alumni in this region because, except for Maynard Lyon and Rufus Bone, of the class of '17, and Bill Dilts, of '15, I never see any of the illustrious sons and daughters of old M.S.C. Bill Dilts now lives at 2000 Arlington avenue, Los Angeles. His wife died suddenly last November when they were living in Santa Monica. Rufus Bone represents furniture manufacturers and lives in Pasadena. Maynard Lyon is Hollywood Branch manager for Seaboard Finance com (Turn to Paae Jo) pany and live3 in North Hollywood, along with 2. . . T HE R E C O RD RECORD A Magazine For State's 1 6 , 0 00 Alumni £lo4fd Jt. Qmd, Zddo* fjoHAtasuf, Go*tte4i£i N e ws About These Alumni Letters Worth Reading G l a d ys M. F r a n k s .. 2 3 You Should Know President S h aw Retires July 1; Hannah Succeeds Master Executive—A. L. Bibbins Lloyd H. Geil Alumni Scholarships 4 5 6 7 Campus Life Along The Winding Cedar D a ve Tefft 8 As I S ee Sports Sportscripts George Alderton 10 11 Following Alumni Clubs Glen O. Stewart 12 D a ys of Yore Keeping Informed Michigan's Governor On WKAR Joseph G. Duncan 13 14 15 Thomas Gunson, 1858-1940 Glen O. Stewart 17 Events You'll Enjoy The C a m p us Beautiful 19 Back Cover C o v er P o t o g r a ph A r r a n g ed by J a m es C. D r ay of the G. L. F. Mills, Inc. Other P h o t o g r a p hs by Huby, College P h o t o g r a p h e r. Letters Worth Reading Dear Sir: . .. In the Record which arrived today I notice a request for the address of the former Edith McDermott. She is now Mrs. William Lawrence and she lives at 406 MacNeil Street, San Fernando, Cali fornia, where her husband is connected with the public schools. She has a son, Robert, who received his A.B. degree at Stanford in '32 and is now a lawyer in San Francisco. Cordially, Jeanette Carpenter Wheeler, '98. (Instructor Home Ec '03-'05) Editor's Note: The above information from Grace telephone also came by Lundy Drolett, '00, of Lansing. College Given 10 Violins Dean L. C. Emmons Michigan State College East Lansing, Michigan Dear Mr. Emmons: Realizing that a certain number of violin students in the Music department at the college do not own violins worthy of their talents, and knowing from ex perience what it means to try and coax music out of an instrument of poor quality, I wish to donate ten violins to the use of Michigan State college for (Turn to Page 12) students studying in The Record Vol. XLVI, No. 2. Published quarterly October, January, April and July, by Michigan State College, East Lansing. Address all communications concerning the magazine to the Editorial Office, Publications and Journalism Department, 10 Agricultural Hall, Michigan State College, East Lansing, to the office of the Alumni Recorder, Union Building, Campus. Entered as second-class matter at the Michigan. Changes of address should be sent Post Office, East Lansing, Michigan. Member of the American Alumni Council. J A N U A R Y, 1 9 41 . . . 3 Ton Should Know Mr. G. T. Hartman* State Budget Director Lansing, Michigan Dear Mr. Hartman: THE State Board of Agriculture at its meeting on September 26 instructed me to notify you that it expects to ask the coming Michigan Legislature for an for maintenance and operation of Michigan the net State college comparable increase last the meeting of the Legislature. to in enrollment since the appropriation increase in The Board requests that you include this provision in the budget you are pre paring for presentation to the Legisla ture. Michigan State college has doubled its enrollment in the last five years and the demands made upon it for services from the citizens of the State and other divisions of the State Government have more than kept pace with the increase in enrollment. This is particularly true in the field of agri culture where changing conditions have required accelerated research activities and an ever-increasing assistance to the farmers of the State in their problems of production and distribution which have been considerably complicated by the agricultural programs of the Federal Government. These programs of the Federal Government are largely operated in the various states through the Land Grant colleges and in Michigan through Michigan State college. T HE citizens of Michigan have a right to expect that the educational opportunities provided here for our students will be equal and comparable to those offered elsewhere. We have many natural advantages, but are greatly handicapped by inadequate or inferior and in some cases total lack of class room and laboratory facilities for the teaching of some of the basic courses that are required in any well-rounded educa tional program. The State Board of Agriculture calls to the attention of the Michigan Legislature the serious need for classroom and laboratory facilities as follows: (1) The lack of facilities for teaching and research in the following natural sciences: botany, zoology, geology, and geography, and entomology. (2) The lack of adequate facilities for the teaching of physics that have necessitated the elimination of one in all physics courses. laboratory period each week Physics is a basic subject required of all students major ing in engineering, agriculture, police administration, forestry, pre-medic, and many other curricula. (3) The enrollment in the engineering division has approximately trebled in the last few years without any additional facilities. If the standards of our Engineer ing college are to be maintained, there must be made available additional space in all of the four basic divisions of engineering: chemical, civil, electrical, and mechanical. This situation can best be solved by the construction of an electrical engineering building which will permit the *Leo J. Nowicki. formerly Lieutenant Governor under the Frank Murphy administration, is now the State budget director. What M.S.C. Asks From The Michigan Legislature Now in Session in the State Capitol Building expansion of the other three branches in the present engineering building. nomics (4) The situation is no in home eco in engineering. Michigan State college the majority of the home economics teachers for the high schools of the State, the hospital technicians, dietitians, etc. This situation can best be solved by the construc tion of a major wing as an addition to the present home economics building. less acute is training than (5) Our facilities in bacteriology and animal disease research are very inadequate to render a satisfactory service to the students of the college particularly to the veterinary students and more important to the livestock interests of Michigan and surrounding states. A major addition to the anatomy building to house the department of bacteriology and an adequate laboratory for animal disease research on the portion of the college farm set aside for that purpose are not only desirable but are a necessity. In submitting these building requirements we recognize the many demands made upon the State, but feel that a fair appraisal of all of these demands by an unbiased group will result in at least a start on some of these needs. We feel that if only a part of this program can be provided for by the coming Legislature, the greatest need is a natural science building. This building will be expensive of construc tion due to the complicated laboratories and equipment that are necessary to provide facilities for teaching and more particularly to provide facilities for scientific research. Our architects estimate that the total cost of this building will be approximately $1,200,000.00. The approximate costs of the other badly needed buildings are as follows: physics, $450,000.00; electrical engineering, $250,000.00; home economics addition, $200,000.00; bacteri ology wing laboratory, $350,000.00. research disease animal and A T THE close of Monday of the first week of school in the fall of 1938, there were 5,750 enrolled resident students at Michigan State college. At the close of the Registrar's office last evening—Monday of the first week of school—6,787 regularly enrolled resident students had paid their fees. This represents an increase in resident students of 1,037 or in (Turn to Page 14) excess of 18%. 4 . . . T HE R E C O RD Many hundreds of these trees have been outright gifts by Mr. Shaw, grown by him in his own farm nursery and given to the college. "The lands and activities of the Agri cultural Experiment stations have been augmented. The Agricultural greatly Extension activities of the college have been developed so that all of the County Agricultural agents, Home Demonstra tion agents and 4-H Club agents are full- In time members of the college staff. this program the total membership of the 4-H clubs of the State has increased from a few thousand to more than 65,000 members in 1940. on July 1 following six years of service as secretary of the State Board of Agriculture. "President Shaw has always insisted that the college and all of its employees keep entirely free from partisan politics and from all political implications. He has continuously made every effort to retain at the college a democratic atti tude and friendly spirit among the stu dent body, the faculty and employees and in their relationships with the public. "The great growth and development of the college and the high place that it now holds in the appreciation of the citizens of Michigan is an imperishable monu ment to his splendid services. "Associated with Mr. Shaw during the past six years has been Secretary John A. Hannah, whose work in conducting immense building the the business of program of the college as well as his work along other college secretarial lines marked him as a man of unusual execu tive ability. the in mind "Keeping that although the scope of the college activ ities has broadened greatly in its en gineering, liberal arts, home economics, (Turn to Page 7) applied science, and fact cMcuuvcdi SMOceeaU MR. ROBERT S. SHAW will retire as president of Michigan State college on July 1 when Secretary John A. Hannah will become the eleventh presi dent of the college from which he was graduated in 1923. Mr. Hannah is the fourth alumnus to head M.S.C. Those preceding him were Oscar Clute, '62, Frank Kedzie, '77, and Kenyon L. Butterfield, '91. Said Chairman Berkey of the State Board: "About two years ago President Shaw indicated to me and other members of the State Board of Agriculture that it was his intention to retire from active duty at the end of the 1940-41 school year. On several occasions since that time he has reiterated this intention in his discussions with individual members of the Board. "Several weeks ago he reminded me, as chairman of the Board, that he wished to retire at the end of the present year and suggested that the Board should take such steps as it deemed proper to pro vide for his retirement and the selection of a successor. "With extreme regret the Board ac cedes to this request. "President Shaw has devoted his life to the upbuilding of Michigan State col lege in varying capacities—as Professor of Agriculture, Dean of Agriculture, and J A N U A R Y, 1 9 41 . . . 5 his Director of Experiment Station, acting President, and, since May, 1928, as President. "During presidency, Michigan State college has unquestionably made greater progress in any similar than period in its entire history. The student body has almost trebled. The buildings have more than doubled in total area. The college farm properties have been greatly added to. The personnel of the institution has greatly increased in num ber and many of the outstanding mem bers of the faculty, research and exten the sion staffs have been brought college during this period. to "The college has gained recognition by all of the accrediting agencies that ac credit colleges and universities and is given ratings of the highest grade. "The development of the entire college has been symmetrical and uniform with no one activity, department or phase of work being allowed to over-expand at the expense of other functions or depart ments of the institution. "The college campus has not only grown in size, but has grown greatly in beauty and is recognized everywhere as one of the nation. Thousands of trees and shrubs of every variety that can be made to grow in this climate have been planted. the most beautiful in Made* Executive Friends Call Him Bib Or Al But Officially It's A. L Bibbins, '15, Whose Picture Appears On Cover liy £lo4fd Jf. QeiL Editor, The Record seedsman and AMERICA'S outstanding agricultural '15, who, upon industrialist—that's A. L. Bibbins, graduation from Michigan State college, climbed from instructor of farm crops at M.S.C. to the presidency of the G. L. F. Mills, Inc., the largest manufacturers of dairy and poultry feeds in the world, located at Buffalo, New York. Among Michigan State's thousands of alumni and friends the G. L. F. executive is considered one of its top notch boosters. In fact, the influence of M.S.C. seems evident in every action of this master executive who was born, August 18, 1891, in Moscow, Michigan, about twenty miles from where State's seven-thousand students are preparing for executive and professional careers. As a tribute to Mr. Bibbins, the G. L. F. Cooperative organization dedicated the auditorium in its recently con structed building opposite Cornell university campus as Bibbins hall last October 15. Bib, as he is commonly known to his host of friends, was the main cog in starting the G. L. F. School of Cooperative administration, which holds its sessions regularly at Ithaca, New York, in what is now known as Bibbins hall. The school is attended by professors and graduates of leading universities in the country as well as by many industrialists. And they come because Bib, among others behind the professor's desk, has something to tell them. Cooperating is Cornell university, which provides speakers and library facilities for participants in the G. L. F. school. this educational movement in Attending the dedicatory program of Bibbins hall was Howard C. Rather, '17, professor of farm crops, who repre sented M.S.C, where Bib was an instructor in farm crops, 1915 to 1917, and an associate professor, 1919 to 1921, when he moved to Syracuse, New York, to become manager of the G. L. F. seed service. In 1932 he went to Buffalo, New York, as executive vice president of G. L. F., and in 1937, five years later, was named president of the world's largest manufac turers of dairy and poultry feeds. Clark Brody, '04, former chairman of the State Board of Agriculture, represented the Michigan State Farm Burueau at the dedication ceremonies. Bib was a leader in college activities. Mention baseball on the Spartan campus today and his name becomes the shining beacon in the eyes of the older faculty members. They always remember back in 1912 when the Spartan nine won G. L. F. SCHOOL OF COOPERATIVE ADMINISTRATION. In recognition of Bib's outstanding services to the G. L. F. industry, the auditorium in the above building at Ithaca, New York, was recently dedicated as Bibbins Hall. the rival school, the University of three in a row from Michigan. In fact, the games with Michigan during Bib's four years as a student are memorable events even though the official record reveals: for State, 6 victories; 6 defeats. And some of these beatings came from the arm of George Sisler, famous big leaguer, whose memory is now preserved in the Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, New York. Sisler was the ace hurler at Michigan while Bib was the star catcher for State. Today's G. L. F. president played four years of varsity baseball and during his fourth year served as captain of the "He is considered the greatest ball player M.A.C. squad. ever produced." That comment is on the lips of baseball players and fans who followed Bib during his varsity career. More recently, in Buffalo, his baseball strategy enabled his G. L. F. team to win the championship of Western New York State. He tasted professional baseball, too. John McGraw, in his scouting activities, spotted Bib in his role as catcher and invited him to New York to join the Giants. He went, played on several occasions, but returned to his agricultural interests. There is nothing in Bib's personality which symbolizes defeat. "Why," said Lyman L. Frimodig, '17, Bib's roommate for a number of years at the Olympic house, "you couldn't even keep Bib in the hospital when he suffered a sunstroke during a baseball game. We had him registered in his room, safely tucked in bed, and nurses sure all was well. When the nurse returned to the room to check up on his condition there was no Bib. Guess no one knows to this day how he disappeared from the hospital." They call Bib a great teacher around G. L. F. His training began during his college days when, on his own initiative, he tutored athletes having difficulty with their chemistry, mathematics, and economics. Other experience came when he acted as trainer for the 1913 and '14 football teams. Bib takes great pride in telling his friends that in 1913 his foot ball team beat the University of Michigan for the first time. He acquired additional experience on the faculty at Michi gan State for several years and at Aberdeen university in 6. . . T HE R E C O RD Scotland, where he was a student and a lecturer. He also lectured at the Univer in sities of Glasgow and Edinburgh Scotland, and the University of Belfast in Ireland. is the and largest Bibbins heads the largest branch of the G. L. F. exchange which does a coopera tive business of more than $65,000,000 annually farm purchasing and manufacturing coopera tive in the world. C. N. Silcox, '18, is treasurer of G. L. F., L. D. Kurtz, '20, is manager of the seed department, and John Hammes, '20, is manager of the feed mills branch at Albany. Bib is also president of the Allied Seed company of Fort Wayne, Indiana, one of America's largest processors and wholesale seed houses. About sixteen other M.S.C. graduates are employees in the G. L. F. Mills, Inc. Said H. E. Babcock, chief organizer of G. L. F., to Professor Rather, "State men have had a in tremendous giving national prominence to the manu facturers of dairy and poultry feeds." Mr. Babcock is chairman of the Board of Trustees at Cornell university. influence Sometime during Farmers' Week, Feb ruary 3 to 7, trophies bearing Bibbins' name will be given to persons con tributing the most outstanding service to the development of certified seed in each of the following crops: small grains, legume seed, and corn. Bib married Minerva Fouts, an in structor in Home Economics at Michigan State, in the summer of 1921. They James Whitney is have three children. attending Manlius Military academy; Martha, Park Day school; and Martin Wyllis, third grade. Jimmy is entering Michigan State next fall, and Martin, known as "Peerless," is looking forward to enrolling at M.S.C. in 1950. told But Bib sends more than his own family to State. At least 100 men and women from the Buffalo area are attend ing M.S.C. because Bib and his alumni associates them State could give them what they wanted. Bib is the most active booster in alumni club work in New York state. Helping "lads and lassies" help is Bib's pet themselves hobby. And every day in his life he pro vides proof of that interest. Bib has many business and fraternal affiliations. He is a member of the American Association of Manufacturers, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars—he served in the A.E.F. for two years during the World War—Buffalo Corn exchange, Memphis Cotton ex change, Buffalo Chamber of Commerce, Park Country club, Princess Anne Coun try club of Virginia Beach, Union League club of Chicago, Masonic orders, and vice president of the Michigan State Alumni association. Bib was also founder of the M.S.C. Varsity club, serving six J A N U A R Y, 1 94 1 . .. 7 years as president of the alumni section. His fraternity affiliation is Sigma Nu. Today, as always, Bib maintains a keen interest in the affairs of Michigan State college. Two or three times a year he returns to his Alma Mater, not only to chat informally with his old class mates and faculty associates, but more particularly to see how his "lads and lassies" are getting their preparations for business and profes sional careers. along in Alumni Scholarships alumni winning Michigan State College F RESHMEN students successful in to fall made the highest grades of any other group since the scholarships were estab lished in 1932. scholarships last Forty of the sixty-four freshmen stu dents from Michigan high schools made a B average or higher, and none of the sixty-four made lower than a C average. Marjorie Jehle, from Detroit, made a straight A. The highest, besides Miss Jehle, were: Herbert D. Hoover, East Lansing; Don ald Garnett, Morley; Wilfred Bennett, Milford: Alice Van Aken, Eaton Rapids; Theodore Thompson, Faithorn; Warren Brandt, Lansing; Burton Schimpke, De troit; Fannie Henderson, Cadillac; Eliza beth Rapp, Lansing; and Alice Smalley, Flint. Farmers' Week Visitors to Farmers' Week at Michigan State college, February 3 to 7, will have a chance to see and hear in person one of the headline radio newscasters of the day at the Thursday night general pro in the new college auditorium. gram This program is a special feature running concurrently with the program in the fieldhouse. Among the approximately 180 other events on the Farmers' Week program will be exhibits of the hybrid seed corn and certified seed of the new Michelite beans developed recently at M.S.C. The Aldrich family from Fairgrove, Michi gan, will compete with each other in these entries. The entire family seems to be special ists in grain and seed showmanship. Sam, '38, is now involved in corn breed ing research at Ohio State university. George and Ellis, a short course student, have State and national reputations in developing certain kinds of oats. Two younger members are also interested in good grain and seed pro duction. Although still in high school and grade school they are planning to enter Michigan State. two-year Pn&ude+U SUGXAJL Hetisiel (Continued from Page 5) veterinary divisions, Michigan State is primarily an agricultural college, it seemed best its chief executive should come from the agricultural field, as does Mr. Hannah. that "A graduate of the Agricultural divi sion, he became an extension worker in the poultry department and interna tionally known for his work. He was engaged in special work in his line for the U. S. Department of Agriculture when he was asked to become secretary of the college and gave up a more lucra tive position to take over the work here, where his conduct of the business has made him a natural selection for promo tion to the office of President. Following Mr. Hannah's graduation from college, he served as extension specialist in poultry until 1933, when he was appointed Federal coordinator for Poultry Codes. He held that position until he assumed his present position. April Record contributions C OMPLYING with requests from many readers of the Michigan the April State College Record, issue will be devoted to President Shaw's to M.S.C. since his first appointment to the faculty in 1902. Pictures and articles describing his educational policies which have placed M.S.C. among the leaders in colleges and universities throughout the country will be published the April Record. You'll want your copy of the magazine to arrive at your cor rect address. If there is a change, send the new address to our office before April 5. in Mr. Hannah has visited nearly every land grant college and experiment sta tion in the United States, and twice has in visited Europe, studying methods education. He has been affiliated with national and international poultry organizations in his work as poultry specialist. He was president of the International Baby Chick Association in 1934-35, and has retained his position on the board of directors of that organization. He has also been active in Rotary International and was president of the Lansing Rotary club in 1939-40. During Mr. Hannah's tenure of office as secretary of the State Board, Michi gan State college has experienced the most rapid growth in its history. He was instrumental in arranging for the $6,000,000 building and expansion pro gram of the college, now nearing completion. Along the Winding Cedar Graduate Manager, State News R.O.T.C. honorary cadet officers. They are, left to right: Miriam Nickle, Coast Artillery, East Lansing; Josephine Smith, Pershing Rifles, Lan infantry, Hart; Anna sing; Marian Pugsley, Robertson, band, East Lansing; Jacqueline DeFoe, Field Artillery, East Lansing; and Josepb-'ne Wood, Honorary Cadet Colonel, Lakeview. Norma McKiddy, not in the picture, is Lt. Col. of Cav alry. Her home is in Lansing. Seventy-four seniors A dd A l u ms and 25 graduate stu alumni joined dents ranks at the close of the fall term when, work for their respective degrees com pleted, they closed textbooks for the final into time and another world. their way shouldered Again topping the graduating list was the baby division of the college, Liberal Arts, with 25 granted degrees. Next in line was the Agricultural division, with 16 graduates, followed by Engineering, Applied Science, and Home Economics. term graduates, who received diplomas by mail in January, will be in vited back for regular commencement exercises in June. Fall Yllle Spirit Evidence that cosmo- politan trends at State to have so far affect State's traditional spirit of friend liness came thick and fast towards the end of fall term when various campus groups and organizations played the role of Santa Claus to East Lansing's and Lansing's underprivileged. failed Christmas parties for needy children were the order of the day at several college dormitories and fraternity resi dences while organizations lacking party facilities mended toys, sent out baskets of food, and acted as angels of mercy in various other ways. Drama Student drama goers turned from flickering screens to the theater legitimate stage for entertainment the first week in December to witness performance of Samson Raphaelson's play, "Accent on Youth," done by an all-college cast in the new Fairchild theater. College thespians will present the stage favorite, "Night Must Fall," as the winter term attraction. C o n t r ol Education will be more freely mingled with hilarity for students attending off- campus conventions if recent administrative action works out. future the in According to the new plan, convention- going students must secure administra trip, and may tive approval for present a report of the program pro ceedings to the administration on return home. the taking Students responsible Long Arm ad- vantage of their position as party chairmen or otherwise transactions involving student funds will hereafter feel the long arm of student government should they succumb to temptation and accept bribes for in a certain direction. turning deals for Fall term action taken by Student council, undergraduate governing group, provides varying action for such cases. Mildest form of punishment would be disbarment from extra-curricular activ ities while in extreme cases the council the would offender. expulsion of recommend DreSSed Up Sons and daughters of alumni who receive copies of the 1941 cata log will see some radical changes from past to Registrar according issues, R. S. Linton. Divisions will be arranged in chrono the logical order and the make-up of entire book will make its information more easily accessible, Linton claims. More than 20,000 catalogs are printed annually. think Numerous V i ce V e r sa probably could show students they in structors a thing or two, but this year a student, Warren Smolen, can point to the accom plished fact. engineering sophomore their Smolen finances his education by teach ing people how roller skate and to included in his eager class are several M.S.C. faculty members. This time the skate's on the other foot. 8 . . . T HE R E C O RD C o o p e r a t i on Cooperative living is proving stepping the stone to higher educa tion for 180 Michigan State students whose yen for higher learning doesn't quite dovetail with their financial status. Dedication, last November, of Elsworth the Cooperative, establishment of the ninth college co-op, and the second one for men students. incorporated, marked Starting with the idea of meeting the students, financial demands of needy cooperative houses are meeting with con tinued success at the college. Students do their own planning, purchasing, cook ing, cleaning, painting, and housework— live at a saving of about $150 a year. Although adult chaperones are re quired for women's cooperatives, resident two men's houses go students of along entirely on their own with a minimum of advice from outside sources. All residents must pass stringent phy sical examinations and be otherwise well-qualified before housing directors will grant live co their petitions operatively. the to s c h o ol A majority of M u t u al B e n e f it M i c h i g a n 's high principals and many of those from out-state will be turning out graduates better fitted for college work next June as a result of their gleanings from the sixth annual Student-Principal conference held on the campus last fall. A brain child of the registrar's depart ment, the conference annually brings approximately 400 high school principals to M.S.C. for individual conferences with ex-pupils in their first year at State. the Previous knowledge of student enables principals to solve college ori entation problems that might otherwise never be noticed. At the same time the college benefits from reports turned in the principals after by conferences. the student C o ed CirCUS their best ward S t a te coeds p ut foot for last fall when the traditional Coed Car they staged freshmen nival, designed women with various campus organiza tions, their aims and activities. to acquaint Utilizing fall colors of yellow and red to carry out the scheme of a circus mid way, upperclass women staged a Barnum and Bailey show replete with circus barkers, sideshows, fortune tellers, and carnival acts. theme of But at the same time they stuck to the original the event and every representative of the 17 campus women's organizations told the story of freshmen their work before extra-curricular for women ventures. signing various Dr. Ward Giltner, D e an Giltner Dean of Veterinary Science, was recently honored by the college section of the American Veterinary Medicine associa tion when his name was the first to be placed on the newly created Veterinary Science "Roll of Honor." The citation recognizes Dean Giltner's work as administrative head of the Vet erinary Science division, acclaimed as one of the outstanding schools in the United States. The citation was announced at a ban quet sponsored by the college section of the A.V.M.A., which also was attended by representatives of the veterinary pro fession throughout the state. The ban quet marked the publication of the col lege's first Veterinary Science magazine, the M.S.C. Veterinarian, to be published three times annually. Two faculty members of H o n o r ed Michigan State were recent they received invitations to become members of professional organizations. honored when ly Dr. S. G. Bergquist, professor and head of the Department of Geology and Geography, has been invited to become a fellow in the Geological Society of America. Dr. William D. Baten, associate pro fessor of mathematics research associate in statistics, was recently made a fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. and Don Francisco In South America '14, who Don Francisco, recently resigned as president of Lord & Thomas, advertising agency, has accepted a posi tion in the Federal defense organization, according to an announcement made in Washington by Nelson Rockefeller, co ordinator of commercial and cultural relations between the American repub lics. In commenting on Mr. Francisco's resignation as president of Lord & Thomas, Alber D. Lasker, chairman of che board, announced that Mr. Francisco was going on a leave of absence to the government and that no successor would be named. Mr. Francisco has been associated with Lord & Thomas his entire business career of 26 years. He was in charge of the firm's business on the Pacific coast before coming to New York as president two years ago. Mr. Francisco, who has been in South America for some time, is scheduled to arrive in San Diego, Chile, on Monday, January 27. From there he travels to Arica, Chile; La Paz, Bolivia; and Peru where he will be from February 2 to February 12. He expects to return to New York about the middle of March. In a playful mood—these routine activities with six students who favorite a intersperse winter pastime. • winter, was seen slinking down the hall of Jenison gym the other day, a big pis tol showing in his hip pocket. "Who are you gunning for?" asked Fendley Collins, coach of wrestling. "I'm looking for track men!" exclaimed Karl. the staff No coach on is working harder than Karl this winter. He's in the fieldhouse from 1:30 until 6:30 every afternoon putting prospective track men through their paces as he searches for new talent. Description of Schlademan: Blonde, medium build, kindly, meticulous, patient extremely track- minded and co-operative. friendly, completely There's an Oklahoma atmosphere about the commodious new wrestling quarters in the gymnasium these days. Coach Collins has a number of boys from the Sooner state on his squad, five of them holding down varsity positions at present. There are the Jennings twins, Bo and Cut, who won Oklahoma state champion ships at Tulsa; Bill Maxwell is a 145- pounder; and, of course, there are the Co-Captains, Bennie Riggs and Chuck Hutson, 155 and respec tively. light-heavy, Another Oklahoma product, Homer Higbie, is recovering from a flu attack and is expected to give Dave Pletz a real run for the 165-pound spot. In the first meet State scored five falls to help beat Wheaton college, 33 to 5! The team is without a good heavyweight. The fieldhouse track has been given a new soil mixture. Loads of peat were hauled in and thoroughly mixed with the hard clay during the Christmas vacation. Members of the track squad report that the footing is entirely to their liking. The football team will have a Septem ber date with Michigan next year. The University has announced a change in the annual schedule which will place game on September 27 instead of October 4 as originally announced. Signs of spring are appearing. Coach John Kobs has the baseball battery men warming up. He lined them up in the fieldhouse for the first few days, but will soon move his party into Demonstration hall. With the fieldhouse available for to share other sports, Kobs now has Demonstration hall with only the polo players. Coach L. D. (Brick) Burhans is look ing forward to a successful boxing sea son. He has in Charles Clark, Norfolk, Nebraska, sophomore, the finest heavy weight prospect in the history of the sport here. Clark was a sensation last 1 0. . . T HE R E C O RD Caught on the rebound! It was Temple vs. State. The game ended, 23-22, in State's favor, but not until the last five seconds of playing. As I See Sports By Qeosufe Al&esdo+t Director, Athletic Publicity I NDOOR sports are booming around the fieldhouse and gymnasium these days. Squads are squaring off for heavy schedules that will throw them into com the the best petition with midlands, and on more than one occasion there will be an flavor match to add zest. intersectional teams in Basketball, of course, has most of the attention just now. The Spartans, who gave every indication of being just an other basketball team in December, sud denly blossomed into a victory combina tion that set the eastern seaboard agog in a three-day campaign during the holi days. Coach Ben Van Alstyne found himself with a winner on his hands. After college beating Kalamazoo easily, 48-29, the Spartan court stock slumped to a 10-year low when Michigan handed out a 42-14 defeat at Ann Arbor. Skies were pretty cloudy at this junc ture, but they brightened noticeably when an aroused team bounced up to de feat Ohio State decisively, 46 to 38. They bowed to an undefeated Iowa team, 40 to 34, but looked good losing. Unde feated Creighton moved in for two games and State got an even break, winning the second one. In New York the Spar tans delighted a couple hundred alumni and students living in the metropolitan area by whipping undefeated Long Island, 36 to 21. fans thousand It was Long Island's first defeat in ten games and was accomplished before in Madison several Square garden. The next Monday night the State Cagers moved into Philadel phia and handed Temple university its first reverse of the season, 37-35, in a thrilling overtime game played with 7,000 spectators on hand. Returning home, trimmed Marquette handily and slipped another defeat over on Temple, 23-22. team the Leaders in the team's fine comeback have been Max Hindman, playing at either center or forward in every game; Frank Mekules, surprise forward; and Bill Burk, reserve guard who came up fast to replace Mel Peterson who was injured and unable to make the trip east. Coach Karl A. Schlademan, taking charge of track for the first time this year as a freshman and is trained down to fine shape for the approaching cam paign. He may be good enough to win a national collegiate championship. Anyone who is planning to attend the national collegiate swimming champion ships which are to be held in the new Jenison gym pool on March 28 and 29 should get his in ticket early. Ticket Manager L. L. Frimodig reports a heavy advance sale even at this early date. There are only 650 seats available. The charge is 55 cents for afternoon and $1.10 for nights. A check for $3.30 will assure you a ticket for the entire program. reservations Three huge basketball crowds are ex pected within the next few weeks. Notre Dame comes here for a game, January 25, Michigan makes its annual call on February 12 and Long Island university is coming for a game on February 19. It is expected that the crowd will run over 8,000 for all three games. Reserved seats charge is $1. It overlooks The fieldhouse now boasts a new press box which has been constructed above the east balcony. the basketball floor and provides an excel track meets. lent reviewing stand for telegraph The box floor, and wires, a accommodates 35 persons and equipment for the fieldhouse public address system. is equipped with the telephone to AMERICA'S BEST YOUNG - £ €• COACH > IT'S the backs who usually get the glory, but not when it comes to winning the Governor of Michigan award which annually goes to the senior judged most valuable to the Michigan State college football team. The linemen have more In than held their own in this contest. the 10 years that the award has been made, six linemen have won the honor. Co-captain Jack Amon, fullback from Grand Rapids, became the tenth winning recently. The award carries with it a watch engraved with the signature of the governor. > ALTHOUGH the National Collegiate swimming championships to be held in Michigan State's new million dollar gym nasium are still nearly three months away, seat reservations are pouring in. Ticket Manager L. L. Frimodig said that he believed that every seat would be sold in advance of the meet. The meet will be held March 28-29. Reservations for the entire meet are $3.30, calling for afternoon and evening sessions for both days. Afternoon admission prices will be 55 cents and those at night $1.10. The seating capacity of the new pool is under 700. > RALPH B. MONROE, sophomore engineering student from Indianapolis, Indiana, has been named captain of the college Michigan State cross-country team for 1941. The squad consisted en this tirely of sophomores and seniors year, so the honor was bound to fall to a first-year man. Monroe is regarded as a coming Spartan star. His running last fall was of high order. its athletic teams, but > MICHIGAN STATE usually depends on talent from within the state's boun daries for this year the Spartans have reached out for basketball material. Ten of the players on the varsity squad are from outside the state. Five of the "foreigners" are from Indiana, three from New York, two from Illinois, and one from Ohio. > T HE Davis twins at State, Wyman and Willie, have finally come to the part ing of athletic ways. After teaming together through grammar and high school days at Dundee, Michigan, and for football two years with team, the lads have split. Wyman is reporting for basketball while Willie has decided to confine his attention to the books. the Spartan • TEARING a page from football's book, the Michigan State college basket ball team has injected some color into pre-game ceremonies. Shortly before game time, the fieldhouse is darkened, a spotlight placed on the the national anthem is played by the band. Then the spotlight is turned on the floor and individual members of the starting teams are introduced. Between halves some exhibition of the various phases of physical education at is staged by the department. the college flag and ^PROVIDE Bob Friedlund, East Lansing, and Edward Ripmaster, Grand Rapids, members of the State college football squad, with a piano, and music will be in the air. The boys are amateur towards composers. things classical but Ripmaster writes for the masses. The latter has an exceptional baritone voice and the two frequently combine their talents to provide enter tainment for the Spartan squad. Friedlund leans Ripmaster has written two Michigan State college football songs. And This, Too! For the second consecutive year Brown's team won the A.A.U. championship at Ypsilanti. 2. For the eighth consecutive year his team won the Intercollegiate Cross-Country Michigan State championship. 3. For the third consecutive year Brown's runners took second place in the 1C-4A meet in New York. 4. His team took third in the National Senior A.A.U. meet in Detroit and fourth in the N.C.A.A. meet at Michigan State. BROWN RUNS MIMEOGRAPH DEPT. W H EN NOT RUNNING A T H L E T E S. Following Alumni Clubs Alumni Secretary Knoxville, Tenn. Jackson THE Knoxville M.S.C. Alumni club met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dorr, Jr., 3806 Keowee drive on Saturday, November 23. A buffet lunch eon was served by the host and hostess prior to the meeting. President J. J. Bird, '30, presided and introduced Dean Charles E. Ferris, '90, as the speaker. Dean Ferris told the group about the 1940 June Alumni Day reunions ?nd dis cussed particularly his 50th anniversary reunion. Later he presented the club with a gavel made from a rafter in old College hall. Other club members pres incidents of ent introduced Michigan State lore during their time in college. interesting Atlanta, Georgia III of Several Atlanta alumni met Secretary Stewart at the Atlanta Biltmore hotel on Tuesday evening, December 17. Mr. Stewart had been a guest speaker for the American Alumni District council in Atlanta, so Karl Davies acted hastily in bringing the group together for an old time gab fest. Before depart ing Fred Alderman, '27, of 206 Kim- meridge drive, East Point, Georgia, was president, Mrs. Merrill E. elected Fortney '21) vice (Mildred Bennett, president, and Karl Davies, '28, of 837 Greenwood, S.W., Atlanta, secretary. Dr. L. A. Mosher, '15, a veterinary supply dealer of 268 Spring street, N.W., At lanta, was named ambassador-at-large. incidents Among other thorough a description of the burning of "Sec" Brown's barn was given by "Doc." Chicago Chicago alumni have been busy this luncheons, fall attending quarterback holding radio buffet dinners, and climax ing with the big annual dinner at the Morrison hotel, Friday evening, Decem ber 13. Floyd Bunt, '16, president, wel comed the 80 people present and intro duced John Hannah, '23, as guest speaker. Mr. Hannah not only described the ath letic program but also gave a vivid picture of the college as a big business Scott, Hayden, Northcott, enterprise. Shaffer, and many other younger men are real M.S.C. boosters, and much will be heard of the future. the Chicago club in One of the usual fine football banquets, now traditional, was held at the Hotel in Jackson on Monday night, Hayes November 25, when the Consumers Power company banquet was attended by 400 men and boys. The alumni of Michi gan and Michigan State enjoyed a little pre-season prophesying on the outcome of the Ann Arbor game. Wagers were placed after a board of strategy chalked up its guess on the score. Over-enthusi astic Michigan alumni and supporters again paid for the dinners when they gave State 14 points. Heading the after- dinner program were Crisler, Martineau, and Tapping of Michigan, and Young, Bachman, and Stewart, of State. Robert Featherley, '34, president of the Jackson alumni club, promised another all-State dinner soon. Grand Rapids Two fine meetings were held in Grand Rapids before 1940 ended. On October 24 at the Browning hotel more than 80 people attended the annual fall dinner sponsored league. Speakers included Dr. Fred T. Mitchell, dean of men, Dr. Thelma Porter, '21, of the home economics staff, and Alumni Secretary Stewart. the Alumnae by president of The annual football banquet, sponsored by the men of the Grand Rapids club, was held at Wurzburg's dining room Wednesday evening, December 4. Mem bers of the all-city team, as sponsored by the Herald, were presented by the sports writers while Wayne Barkwell, the Grand Rapids '27, alumni club, Secretary Hannah, and Frank Sparks, of the Herald, gave short talks. Coach Bachman spoke on sports manship by drawing from his world of gridiron experiences. Movies were shown of several State games. De Gay Ernst, '22, a member of the Athletic council, served as toastmaster. The club has just compiled a directory of M.S.C. men in Grand Rapids to be distributed sometime in February. Detroit The usual Scholarship Fund party of the Detroit M.S.C. Alumni club was held at the American Legion hall in Detroit, Wednesday evening, November 27, with more than 225 people present. Under the direction of Walter Ewald, '24, and Russell Palmer, '22, the club provided the transportation and meals for bus high school boys of the Detroit area who attended the December 14 football ban quet at the college. Newcomers in De troit are requested to write or phone the President George Peters, Detroit Die Set Mfg. Co., Trinity 25150, or Secretary Larry Hamilton, '38, 2987 Ashland, Tuxedo 24456. '36, at Letters Worth Reading (Continued from Page 3) the Music department These violins are to remain the property of the college and are to be used as above stated. Perhaps you would be interested in knowing that the violins were made by an uncle of mine, Albert Allen Morgan, a former Michigan man born on a farm in Livingston county, who became a suc cessful portrait painter and artist. The curly maple used in the making of the instruments came from a seasoned log that was cut near Howell, Michigan, and from personal knowledge I know that it required a great deal of time and effort on the part of Mr. Morgan in the making of the violins. He did this as a hobby after retiring from active life when he settled down in a fine old New England home near Portland, Maine. This hobby brought him in contact with all the old violin makers in the New England states, and at one time they elected him presi dent of their association. A number of his violins came to me upon his death in 1938, and it is with a great deal of pleasure and satisfaction that I can pass ten of them on to the Music department of the college where they will be used to help some boy or girl enjoy a musical education. Most sincerely yours, Signed—J. I. Van Keuren. From Henry Haigh, '74 Editor Record: In response to request for personal items, I send the following: All of my generation of Haighs of Dearborn attended Michigan State col lege. My oldest brother, George W. Haigh, entered with the first class in 1857, and my next oldest brother, Thomas Haigh, entered the college in 1859. Neither re mained to graduate. Both enlisted in the Civil War, with many others, and were swept away, never to return to complete the course, though both continued to love the college throughout their lives. George became Captain of Company D, of the famous 24th Regiment of Michi gan Volunteer served (Turn to Page 19) throughout the War. Infantry and 12 . . . T HE R E C O RD Days of Yore Assistant Bulletin Editor Coach John Macklin's basketball team of 1914 won 8 and lost 4 games. The personnel of the team (left to right), front row—Abe Vatz, '14, (for ward), merchant. Wheeling, W. Va.; George E. Gauthier, '14, (captain and forward), coach and director of athletics, Ohio Wesleyan university; and (forward), construction engineer, San Diego, Calif. H. H. Miller, (guard), plant pathologist, University of Back row—R. W. Goss, Nebraska; Coach John F. Macklin, Philadelphia; L. L. Frimodig, '17, (center), assistant director of athletics, Michigan State College; and O. R. Miller, '15, (guard), sales manager, U. S. Graphite Co., Saginaw. '14, '16, We are indebted to Frimodig for the identification of the team. Says "Frim": "This team played all its home games in the Old Armory, located on the site of the present Music building. Basketball at that time was not It was difficult to schedule college teams, so industrial a popular sport. teams were in the schedule. Even our own state university did not sponsor a team." included Engineering alumni from 1907 to 1929 will recall this characteristic picture of Former Dean G. W. Bissell. He was Michigan State's first dean of engineering. Since his retirement in 1929, he has lived in Monrovia, Calif. Information please! Who were the alumni who became president of their Alma Mater? Answer: (left to right) Oscar Clute, '62, 1889-93, died in 1902; Frank S. Kedzie, '77, 1915-21, died in 1935; Kenyon L. Butterfield, '91, 1924-28, died in 1935. Michigan State's Symphony orchestra in 1935 was under the direction of late Michael the Press, world-famous violin vir tuoso. Professor Press died in 1938. J A N U A R Y, 1 9 41 . . . 13 ernor discusses the problems of the State government, especially those which may be influenced by impending legislation or by Michigan's cooperation in national affairs. Other information and news from the State government come from the Depart ments of Agriculture, Highway, Con servation, Health and Public Instruction, the State Police, and the Michigan Historical commission. If you do not receive a copy of the to daily program, send your request WKAR. near Augusta so that this area may be open to the public sometime in the spring of 1941. The American Dairy Science associ ation has accepted the invitation of the college to hold its annual meeting here the week of June 22, 1942. Miss Ethel Webb, Associate Professor of Clothing since 1925 (and employed by the college since 1923), died on Novem ber 29, 1940. The State Board of Agriculture estab lished a policy of granting leaves of absence for regular employees called into military services of the United States. The Board established ten scholarships equivalent to the college fees of $120 a year to be awarded to proficient members of the college orchestra. Upon request of the Michigan Elevator exchange, A. B. Love, Extension Special ist in Marketing, has been loaned to that organization for the period from Decem ber 1, 1940, to June 30, 1941. You Should Know (Continued from Page 4) college provides The present continuing appropriation the maintenance and operation of for an Michigan State annual appropriation of $2,500,000.00 a year. We are asking you to include in the budget you are preparing for the Legislature an increase in this appropria tion of 18% or $450,000.00 exactly com parable to the increase in enrollment. I do not have available the exact figures for the percentage of this enrollment that is made up of Michigan residents, but know that there has been no increase in enrollment of out-of-state students during this period. We very much appreciate the coopera tion to that your office has extended Michigan State college and to the State Board of Agriculture, and we will appre ciate it if you will include these requests in your budget. If you wish to discuss these requests with us, we will be pleased to come down at your convenience. Yours very truly, JOHN A. HANNAH, Secretary. 1 4. . . T HE R E C O RD R. J. Coleman A department of Radio Broadcasting was established in the All-College divi sion with R. J. Coleman as head. For merly broadcasting was a part of the Department of Publications, Department of Agricultural Extension and Depart ment of Buildings and Grounds. It was in 1922 when WKAR, then a 250 watter station, joined the ranks of the country's pioneer stations. In 1925 the power was boosted to 500 watts, three years later to 1,000 watts, and last June WKAR took to the air with a new Western Electric 5,000 watt transmitter, reaching 85 per cent of the total popula tion of Michigan. Highlighting the program during the next few months is the weekly broadcast of Governor Murray D. Van Wagoner, who speaks from the college radio studios at 1 o'clock every Monday. The Gov Y.M.C.A. WILLIAM H. GENNE, College resigned October 30, to accept a position as chap lain at Alfred university, at Union, New York. secretary, A grant of $300 has been accepted from the Michigan Bean foundation for research in the chemistry of edible beans. A grant of $500 has been accepted from the Dow Chemical company, at Midland, Michigan, for the continuation the control of of certain research for mold on eggs stored at refrigeration temperatures. Professor Merrill E. Deters resigned as Professor of Forestry to accept a position at the University of Idaho on October 1. to construct A cooperative arrangement has been approved which makes it possible for the NYA administration two short course dormitories and a dining hall south of the river adjacent to the forestry nursery at a cost to the NYA in excess of $60,000. These buildings are now under construction and will be used by the NYA for certain instruction in agriculture offered to boys brought in from all over Michigan. If at some time in the future this project is discontinued, these buildings will be used by the col lege for the regular agricultural short courses. A new incinerator to service the entire institution is now under construction. It is located near the right-of-way of the Pere Marquette railroad midway between Farm Lane and Harrison road. Mrs. Lulu Chittenden, widow of the late Alfred K. Chittenden, head of the Department of Forestry from 1916 to 1930, has presented to the college a check for $200 to form the nucleus of a loan fund for needy and qualified forestry students. The Forestry department is now un dertaking the opening of certain roads and drives in the Kellogg Forestry Tract News About These Alumni (Continued from Page 2) Stanley MacKenzie is division purchasing agent for the United States Rubber company in Passaic, New Jersey, and makes his home in Nutley at 48 Hillside Crescent. Michigan Credit Union League in Detroit where he lives at 19181 Centralia, Redford station. Ernest D. Menkee is supervisor of meters and tesing for the B. F. Goodrich company in Akron, Ohio. 1919 Milton R. Fox is sales engineer for Vickers Inc., of 1400 Oakman, Detroit. Major Daniel W. Kent is stationed at District Headquarters CCC, Boise, Idaho. Francis Ode is teaching in the high school at Hemlock, Michigan. 1920 Mary Heitsch home economics department at lives in East Lansing at 214 Charles street. is an assistant professor the the college and in Leland N. Jones, chief of the state parks divi sion of the department of conservation, has offices in Lansing at 400 Bauch building. Harold N. Mills is chief chemist for the Ten nessee corporation and lives in Cincinnati at 87 Hereford street. Leslie Risto manages the Holland Furnace com pany in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. 1921 Ralph R. Clark is located in Lancaster, Penn sylvania, as assistant chief engineer for the Arm strong Cork company. James Gorsline gives his address at Oak Hill, Aldie, Virginia, where he manages a farm. Karl Guenther is managing director of the Michigan's Governor On W.K.A.R. 1922 L. C. Atkins teaches agriculture at the consoli dated school at Benzonia, Michigan. T. M. Luxford is service manager for Bliss- Strawn company of Grand Rapids, Michigan, dis tributors of RCA-Victor radios and ABC washers. is a (Mrs. Byron M.) the sociology department lives at 557 Blunk, Belle Farley Murray in instructor part-time at Wayne university, and Plymouth, Michigan. Forrest A. Smith is community relations coun selor for the Michigan Chain Stores bureau and makes his home in East Lansing at 515 Southlawn. John D. Walker, agent for the Erie County 4-H clubs, Buffalo, New York, is on Sabbatical leave and is taking graduate work at the college. He lives at 4554 Willoughby road, Holt. Victor Whittemore is superintendent of the township school at Three Oaks, Michigan, where he and Mrs. Whittemore (Mary Margaret Barry) and their two children make their home at 309 S. Elm street. T. C. Willoughby is chief of time study for the Delta Manufacturing company of Milwaukee, Wis consin, where he lives at 5514 N. 32nd street. 1923 Clyde Allen is farming on Route 1 out of Corunna, Michigan. Keith M. Farley is located at 4535 Lindell boule for I n c, of vard, St. Louis, Missouri, as field engineer United Engineers Philadelphia. and Constructors, Alice Rhodes Mulchahey is department assistant in the architecture building at the University of Michigan. She lives in Ann Arbor at 1522 Geddes avenue. Oran and Ruth (Sullivan, '22) Rowland have to 8454 Day street, Sunland, California. the in is perishable traffic agent for railroad with headquarters moved Mr. Rowland Missouri Pacific Los Angeles. W. D. Wallace is superintendent of schools at Hanover, Michigan. some of our best movie stars. than there "Other the above choice bits, is nothing to report. The boys and girls who have drifted out here away from the old Cow College themselves with dignity and seem to conduct to keep them out of the police aplomb sufficient In fact, they are news and Lincoln Heights jail. far so darned dignified enough to stage a get-together once in a while. Better send out a walking delegate and organize 'em." they can't unbend that Charles L. Williams is engineer of methods and the Kelsey-Hayes Wheel company in Birmingham at 1242 lives equipment for of Detroit. He Auburn drive. 1915 Helen I Davis is associate professor of botany at Wellesley college, Wellesley, Massachusetts. William S. Dilts is Pacific coast manager for the Kay and Ess company of 926-938 E. 61st street, Los Angeles. Addie Gladden Donald and Dr. Gaylord Finch were married June 22 and are making their home in Owosso, Michigan, at 615 N. Water street. Thomas E. Howard is president of H. R. Howard & Sons, wholesale merchants, in Rochester, New York, where he lives at 2132 Edgemere drive. 1916 Plan to Attend Your Silver Anniversary on Alumni Day, June 7 Jacob Maze directs the Farm Settlement depart ment of the Jewish Agricultural Society, Inc., of New York City, and lives in Brooklyn at 1046 E. 14th street. the move," writes Alice "Again we are on Smallegan McLaughlin time (Mrs. H. C ), "this to Adoni, Bellary District, South India. The July 1940 Record received on September 25 is most interesting. It wishes me back to my 25th anni versary in 1941. Alas Mr. McLaughlin's govern ment job in these war days will not allow us to leave in 1941." 1917 Major Harry Lee Campbell and Elba Frances Davies were married in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sep tember 28. They are making their home in Boston is stationed at the head where Major Campbell quarters of the First Corps Area. Bessie Ames Pomeroy is postmistress at Sterling, is a junior at Michigan. Her son, Wellington, the college and holds an alumni scholarship. Willis and Orrena live at 1216 W. Capitol drive, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he the Portland Cement association. is district engineer for (Caswell, 19) Kimmel A. O. Riordan is assistant engineer for Baker Perkins Inc., of Saginaw, Michigan. 1918 H. Guy Denning, a former employee of the Reo Motor Car company, died in a Lansing hospital illness. He is on December 5 following a brief survived by his wife. Dr. Harold A. Furlong, lieutenant colonel in the Army medical corps, may be reached at the selec tive service headquarters, 4th floor of the Capitol Savings and Loan building, Lansing. J A N U A R Y, 1 9 41 . . . 15 M u r r ay D. Van W a g o n er You can hear him every Monday at 1 o'clock. Dial 850. John Watson is district sales manager for Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass company Virginia, where he and Mrs. Watson Stuart) live at 3316 Gloucester road. the in Richmond, (Dorothy 1924 Peter Kammeraad is director of public service for the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and has offices in the city hall. Walter Lensen is located in Chicago as market the United States Department ing specialist for of Agriculture. Roy L. Thurman, of 14593 Faust avenue, De is assistant treasurer of the Detroit Trust troit, company. 1925 Harold Gasser into his new home at 768 Suffield road, Birmingham, Michigan. the California is employed by recently moved Howard Hilton Florida, for the United States Bureau of Animal Industry. 1933 department of agriculture as supervising veterin arian on meat in the State Office building in Sacramento. inspection, with headquarters Paul J. Neuman the Steffens Ice Cream company, 700 E. Central ave nue, Wichita, Kansas. superintendent of is 1926 Elwood Geegh is located in Kalamazoo, Michi gan, as an engineer for the Michigan Bell Tele phone company. Hugh and Alice P a rr Robinson live at 495 Willow drive. Mt. Lebanon, Pittsburgh, where he is zone manager for the Olds division of General Motors. Russell VanMeter manages operating division for Associated Telephone services, 332 S. Michigan avenue, Chicago. the 1927 a "Have six-year-old. daughter," writes J. Walter Gosnell from 412 W. 12th street, Hutchinson, Kansas, where he is employed in the government forest service. red-haired C. F. Howland is employed in the soil conserva tion service and at present he and Mrs. Howland (Gladys Pearson, in Sanford, North Carolina. '3D are located Georgia Lightfoot teaches social science in the Edwin Denby High school in Detroit where she lives at C65 W. Warren. C. C. "Doc" McGuffin is secretary-treasurer of the Michigan Mutual Auto Insurance company, State Bank building, Traverse City. Don and Esther (Darling, '29) McLandress and their two children have moved from Saginaw to 1406 Chester street, South Bend, Indiana, where Mr. McLandress the Bendix corporation. is connected with Martha Stein Zeilstra (Mrs. C. L.L of 15 East Prairie, Grandville, Michigan, supervises a W.P.A. school lunch project in Grand Rapids. Harry Swanson, area engineer for the W.P.A., has headquarters in the court house at Manistique, Michigan. Katherine Trumbull heads the home economics in Detroit. department at Northern High school 1928 Edward C. Eaton teaches in Cooley High school in Detroit where he lives at 14975 Lauder. Mrs. Irvin Holmes (Pauline Gibson) writes that she and her husband and their eight year old son, Richard, recently moved to 1803 Capitol View ave "We'll nue, Forest Glenn, Maryland, and adds: time." be happy to see Michigan Staters at any Otto H. Hall lives in Lansing at 134 N. Hayford avenue, and is employed by the department of conservation as an engineer on surveys, plans, and construction. Duncan Hudson is a designing engineer for the Packard Motor Car company in Detroit where he lives at 4738 Yorkshire. Harry J. Newell is located in Hartland, Michi gan, as principal of the consolidated school. Edna Traynor the Family Welfare association with waukee, Wisconsin, where she Layton boulevard. is employed as a case worker in Mil lives at 1127 S. William Woolfitt is area finance officer for the W.P.A. in Flint, with offices at 2134 S. Saginaw street. 1929 Morris Green is junior accounting clerk for the Grand Rapids Stamping of General Motors, and lives in Grand Rapids at 742 Neland S.E. division Edward G. O'Rourke has been transferred by the Consumers Power company from Battle Creek to Mesick, Michigan. 1930 Stuart W. Moore, of the U. S. Engineers Office in Cleveland, Ohio, was killed on December 4 when the plane on which he was a passenger crashed in landing at the Chicago airport. Lawrence Bredahl is located in Traverse City, Michigan, as field supervisor for the N.Y.A. Dorothy Campbell the Battle Creek Health department as coordinating area supervisor in public health nursing. She makes her home in Battle Creek at 65 Willow street. is employed by Lt. Leon L. Coffey, CA-Res, is stationed at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Robert and Audrey (Femamberg, '33) Dodge are living at 214% Ferguson street, Lansing, where he is landscape architect in the state parks division of the conservation department. Effie Ericson and Herbert E. Mueller were mar ried on June 19, 1940, and are making their home at 408 E. College street, Sequin, Texas. Mary Gumaer is located in Mt. Pleasant, Michi gan, as supervisor for the Bureau of Social Aid, 133 E. Michigan. Ivan Hassler, of Minocqua, Wisconsin, is as sistant junior forester for the Wisconsin Conserva tion commission. Louis and Thelma (Cole, '31) Hermel are living at 722 Cragmont avenue, Berkeley, California. Mr. Hermel is an associate forester in the government service with headquarters in San Francisco. Mary Iford and Carl Guggisberg were married on October 6, 1940, and are at home in Gaylord, Michigan. Kenneth Nichols, statistician for the Fisher Body lives at 32555 Bingham road, Birming division, ham. Michigan. Harold E. Sprague is a civil engineer in the War department in Washington, D. C and makes his home at 1712 N. Quincy street, Arlington, Vir ginia. 1931 Plan to Attend Your 10th Anniversary on Alumni Day, June 7. Clyde H. Coster manages the Detroit office of the Brick & Supplies corporation at 14290 Meyers road. J. A. Porter is vice president of the Valley City Milling company in Portland, Michigan. John C. Shoemaker the University of Michigan is serving his from and General hospital, Saginaw, Michigan. internship at received his M.D. degree in June, 1940, the Saginaw Russell Wait is field manager for the Michigan Sugar company's plant at Croswell, Michigan. 1932 Frank Conover is zone parts and accessories manager for the Chevrolet Motor company in Nor wood, Ohio. George Handy teaches at the Moore School for (Mar Boys in Detroit where he and Mrs. Handy garet Mills, '33) live at 15503 Ashton road. Helen Armstrong teaches at Barbour school in Detroit, and lives at 2925 Harding avenue. Harold Buehler works out of Jacksonville, Harris and Elaine Skimin Machus are located at Fort Knox, Kentucky, where he is a first lieu tenant in the First Armored regiment. Roy C. "Pop" Warner died on October 9 at his home in Detroit of an acute heart attack. He is survived by his wife and one son, John Roy Warner. Theodore Barnum is a senior at the Ohio College of Chiropody, 2057 Cornell road, Cleveland. Vesta Bell teaches home economics at the George A. Davis Vocational and Technical high school in Grand Rapids. Gordon and Ada Mary (Button, '36 > Blakeslee are living at 114 Tuttle street, Alpena, Michigan, where he is plant engineer for the Thunder Bay Quarries company. Marvin Bogema is instructor of mechanics and Ithaca, New hydraulics at Cornell university, York. Mr. and Mrs. Horace N. Newman (Barbara road, Orlando, Bower), of Florida, announce the birth of a son, Nordholt Bower Newman, on July 10, 1940. 1242 Nottingham Howard Higley is engaged in river and harbor improvement work with the U. S. Engineers office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Harry Lawford manages the suburban area for the Michigan Bell Telephone company in Port Huron, Michigan, where he and Mrs. Lawford (Evelyn Hardy, '32) make their home. After four and one-third years active duty with in connection with administration of the army the CCC in Michigan, Russell D. Turrill requested relief from active duty at Camp Custer in May, 1939. He then became associated with the United Steel and Wire company in Battle Creek, and recently assumed duties as head of the follow-up department. Mr. Turrill, together with his wife and in Battle Creek at 11 Pleasant avenue. two children, lives 1934 Ralph W. Becker is assistant engineer for U. S. Bureau of Reclamation he and Mrs. Becker (Elaine Wagar, 521 Steele. the in Denver where live at '35) Gladys Coe and J. Dall Hutchinson were mar their ried on August 10, 1940, and are making home at 3330 Wiscasset road, Ford Foundation, Dearborn. Mrs. Hutchinson teaches at the Edison Institute and her husband is athletic director for the school. Lieutenant Arnold T. Faulkner is an instructor the Coast Artillery school at Fort Monroe, at Virginia, where he and Mrs. Faulkner (Lila Rector, '36) make their home at 151 Bernard road. the department of is head of business administration at the University of Grand Rapids, 1607 Robinson road. East Grand Rapids, Michigan. Robert McBain Rex Steele is on active duty with the army and is stationed at Fort Meade, South Dakota. Robert Stonecliffe is head of the Chevrolet Motor company ment of where he and Mrs. Stonecliffe and home at 3705 Mason street. They Lieutenant David Stonecliffe, Honolulu with the Marine unit. their daughter, Mary Louise, make report the cost depart in Flint '35) their that in '36, is stationed (Irene King, Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Minges announce the arrival of a son, Kendall Lauren, on November 7, 1940. Mrs. Minges was a student at Iowa State the class of 1937. Mr. Minges re college with cently accepted a position truck crops in division of the University of California, located at Davis, where he will be at home after February 1. the 1935 Roger William Kenyon, underwriter with the Michigan Millers Insurance company in Lansing, 1 6. . . T HE R E C O RD Thomas Gunson 1858-1940 . . . Alumni considered him a campus institution. Lansing are aware of its true Ry QUH 0. Stewart ONLY you who have lived and worked in East individuality. This individuality is made up of people and what these they create. We could mention many of them, whom people, and so could you. One of less recent graduates remem ber—82-year-old Thomas Gunson—was lost to the town and college on December 17, 1940. in particular will to It is true that for most of the 49 years returning graduates have made a happy path the old greenhouse residence, the campus home of Tommy there was Gunson. After a cheerful greeting often those the question, "Where did you get good clothes?" Few persons ever connected with the college have been enjoyed by so many students, both men and women, as Tom Gunson ; and the reverse is just as true. He enjoyed the friendships with young people as much as any other teacher in the history of the college. A few years ago on Alumni Day, when an inquiring alumnus asked him how he managed to keep his thoughts so young and alert and his interests so keen, he answered with a character istic flash, "because I live in an atmosphere of the only perpetual youth." But reason. The real cause was that he wanted to. He had infinite patience with the young people. that was not Born the beauty in Moffat, Scotland, July 4, 1858, near the home of Thomas Carlyle, he early developed an appreciation for in Nature. His family lived for a time in a cottage once occupied by Robert Burns. At an early age he completed his apprenticeship as a gardener on an estate in England, and afterward was employed in nursery work in England and Scotland. His incentive for coming to the United States was an article he had read in a London paper concerning the funeral of James A. Garfield. The story described the beau tiful trees along Euclid avenue in Cleveland, then one of the most charming streets in the world. That same year, 1882, he landed in Quebec, and that autumn moved to Michigan where he secured his first employment on a farm at Vassar and later at Saginaw. J A N U A R Y, 1 9 41 . . . 17 His first marriage was Annie Rose in Saginaw on April 5, 1884. It was the friendship of Mrs. Gunson and Mrs. Abbot, wife of T. C. Abbot, one of the early presidents of the college, that influ enced Tom to visit the campus for the first time in 1891. On the "hack" or coach which carried him to East Lansing he met Mrs. Beal, wife of Professor William J. Beal, of the botany depart ment. She arranged an interview for him with President Oscar Clute and Levi Taft, professor of discovering Mr. Gunson's horticulture. After experience horticultural work he was engaged by the college as a foreman of the grounds and moved here April 1, 1891. In the fall of 1891 he moved into the campus green house residence where he resided until his death. He was superintendent of grounds for more than 30 years and taught classes in horticulture about 20 years. and qualifications for "Uncle Tommy," as we often called him, wit nessed the erection of practically every building on the campus, except for the old residences on Faculty row and several of the science buildings. His memory was replete with college lore. He was chief of the fire department when old Wells Hall burned in 1905 ; his hands planted or helped to plant more trees and shrubs on our beautiful than any other person ; he knew more campus about early college history than any other person I ever visited ; he was for years the most popular speaker requested by alumni clubs all over the country; he was popular for his humor and his jokes ; to the alumni he was long considered a institution." "campus Several years after the death of his first wife he married Lutie Robinson, of the class of 1912. Providence was kind to him in providing a faithful and loving companion for the closing chapter of his life. Together they labored fruitfully to make the world a better place in which to live. Their home was always a cosmopolitan haven for under graduates and graduates alike. Mr. Gunson was one of five individuals holding honorary life mem bership in the Alumni Association of the college. The student body dedicated the 1927 Wolverine to him in recognition of the high esteem in which he was held on the campus, while the class of 1916 adopted him as an honorary member at every reunion. He represented the Washington, D. C., alumni club and gave the address when the bronze war memorial tablet was presented to the Union building by that group on Alumni Day in June, 1926. not omit the part he played in many R EVIEWING Tommy Gunson's life one could local and national organizations, including Grange, Society of American Florists, Lansing Rotary club, Knights Templar, Peoples Church, and Mayor of East Lansing from 1909 to 1914. the states in p a r t: In June, 1921, Mr. Gunson was delegated by the Lansing Rotary club to attend international convention in Edinburgh, Scotland. In the Lansing State Journal of that month appeared an editorial which "This eastward bound traveler carries with him substantial testimony of the regard of his fellowmen. First, there was a purse of gold ; next, those associated with him in the way of receiving his instructional guidance, then, tendered again just before leaving Lansing he stood with a check in his hand sent by an individual. Over and over, half to himself, yet audibly, he said, 'why did they do it, why did they do it? None of them owed me anything at all.' Owed him nothing at all? Possibly many owed him a distinct sense of appreciation, in a way they could not exactly define, and so they sent him gifts, symbolic of something to words." testimonial of regard; and that would not quite itself their lend No printed word quite so well expresses the the life importance of human environment upon of students as the four character sketches written by Eduard C. Lindeman, while still a student. One chapter was devoted to "The Gardener," meaning Mr. Gunson. He wrote: "His sympathies and his interests are so broadly human that his Nature-loving virtues are often overlooked. And yet, as I think of him now, seated as I am within four brick and mortar walls, my thoughts go out of doors. I feel a thrill as there to my vision a certain class room day. comes We were in the greenhouse. Crowded about the Gardener were my classmates. We were a merry crowd. Witticisms were exchanged back and forth, and the Gardener usually enjoyed the final laugh. when I watched his countenance I T WAS following such a happy mood as this take on a sombre mien. As he held a tiny flower up for our vision and began talking, a spell of gravity settled the upon all. He unfolded mysterious relationships of this little plant. From the plant to human life itself was a natural step for the philosophical mind of the Gardener. the life history and leading us up "I have never experienced a deeper feeling of solemnity than that which gripped that little band of young men in the greenhouse on that winter's day. After to an unanswerable question, he would pause and smile mysteriously. There were no responding smiles from us. A new experience was playing upon our consciousness. We were feeling a touch of life through one who had touched life and knew it so well that he was frank to confess ignorance upon his knowledge of its vastness and its mysteries. "The transcendental relationships between God, Nature and Life were surging in upon our think ing. And then, seeming to realize, like the hyp notist, the dangers of super-interest, he suddenly brought us back to terra firma with a sharp joke pointed at one of our members. We never recovered these from periods. sublimity entirely . . ." of Surviving are the widow, Lutie, and a brother, William Gunson, of England. The funeral at the Peoples church in East Lansing was attended by President R. S. Shaw, members of the State Board, townspeople, and many members of the faculty, Interment was at scores of M. S. C. alumni. Mount Hope cemetery, Lansing, on a lot where Professor William J. Beal and Mrs. Hannah Beal are buried. Of interest to many is the huge rose quartz stone placed on this burial lot in the spring of 1940 by Jessie Beal Baker of Amherst, Massachusetts, and the Gunsons. trans ported here from the Connecticut River basin and is entirely surrounded by low juniper, vinca, and myrtle. It was joint that So many letters, telegrams, and notes of con dolence were received by Mrs. Gunson it would be impossible to quote all. One of the most genuine, yet typical of scores of letters, was one In part this 1912 sent her by a Detroit alumnus. graduate wrote: "The campus can never be quite the same again to us older alumni who knew and loved him so well. He was as much a part of it as the splendid trees, the Red Cedar, or the beauti ful sunken gardens behind the white house that had been his home and yours so many years. And in our eyes to develop will be his monument and a constant reminder of his loving service to the college he adored." things which he labored those I came personalities with whom AND then, continued the alumnus, "of all the in close the contact during my campus days, his was choicest spirit. His sincere and helpful friendli ness, his characteristic kindliness, his stimulating talks to us boys in the old 'Union Lit' society, his quizzical and ever-present humor, his closeness to things spiritual, his constant championing of the essential and right things of life,—one would have recount to write volumes sterling to the qualities that were reflected in this lovable man and that acted as an inspiration to us as students. And that inspiration has continued down through the years. We can only be thankful that he was . . ." spared to us so long. just Michigan State Alumni the nation will, I am sure, join with me in expressing regret at the passing of Thomas Gunson—the gardener, the counselor, the philosopher, the honest citizen. throughout died in a Philadelphia hospital on November 3. He is survived by his wife, the former Marjorie Fowler. Robert Lee Rowe and Donna Messenger were married on August 31 and are at home in Lansing at 800% E. Michigan avenue. Thomas R. Gill the McGean Chemical company of Cleveland, and lives at 12053 Lake avenue, Lakewood, Ohio. is a sales engineer for Laura McKay Peach to (Mrs. A. E.) is private the headmistress of The Liggett secretary school, 2555 Burns avenue, Detroit. Robert Phillips has offices at 208 Uptown Post- office, St. Paul, Minnesota, as monitoring officer for the Federal Communications commission. William F. Pickett, who received his Ph.D. de gree with the class, is head of the horticultural in Man department at Kansas State college hattan. Lieutenant Otto Pongrace has been assigned to for (Michigan) reception center Fort Custer, draftees. Paul and Kathleen Arver Robe announce the birth of Mary Susan on September 1, 1940. They are living at Wellston, Michigan, where Mr. Robe is commanding officer of CCC Camp Wellston. Jay B. Robinson the production control is in department of Douglas Aircraft company and lives at 701 S. New Hampshire avenue, Los Angeles. Victor Smith is an instructor in economics at Northwestern university in Evanston, Illinois. He institution. recently received his Ph.D. from that Irving and Frieda (Wiener, '36) Silverman are living at 1007 Water street, Eaton Rapids, Michi gan, where Dr. Silverman is practicing medicine. Ives and Harriet (Hill, '38) Stafford and their three children are living at 555 N. York street, is plant fore Dearborn, Michigan. Mr. Stafford man the Detroit the Creamery company. ice cream division of in Kenneth Warren, who received his Ph.D. with the class, is chairman of the division of physical sciences at the University of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Bert and Marie (Bergman, in Denver, Colorado, where he living engineer for the Bureau of Reclamation. '34) Wilkas are junior is 1936 Plan to Attend Your 5th Anniversary on Alumni Day, June 7 Albert and Julia (Hammond, w'40) Agett are living at 1534 Waverly road, Kingport, Tennessee, the acetate dye is superintendent of where he plant of the Tennessee Eastman company. Esther Clark and Edward H. Terry (Lambeth college and Vanderbilt university) were married on August 3, and are making their home at 1371 South Fourth street, Louisville, Kentucky. Lt. Donald F. Rundle has been assigned to a year's active service with the 61st Coast artillery at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Howard F. Taylor is a metallurgist at the Naval Research laboratory in Washington, D. C, where he lives at 4004 Nichols avenue S.E. Herman Openlander is assistant superintendent of the Arctic Dairy Products company, 305 Walnut street, Flint, Michigan. Russell Shuberg is assistant manager of Huyler's L'aiglon, a restaurant located in the Fisher build ing, Detroit. Hunter L. Stockton and Constance Majchrzak, '36, were married on October 1 and are making their home at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where Lieuten ant Stockton the 51st Field is stationed with Artillery. 1938 Floyd E. Darnell, head laboratory technician at the Monroe (Michigan) Hospital and Clinic, died in the state sanatorium in Howell on November 6. the former Alberta He is survived by his wife, Simpson, w'38, his father, two brothers, and a sister. John Blyth and Mary Michel, '37, were married on June 29, 1940, and are living at 12611 Birwood the avenue, Detroit. Mr. Blyth traffic department of the Michigan Bell Telephone company. is employed in Donald Bouma is topographic draftsman for the Bureau of Census of the U. S. Department of Commerce in Washington. He lives at Arlington, Virginia, at 829 S. 20th street. Nancy Bogue Farley and Ralph Clay Gaines were married in Albion, Michigan, on November 21, and are making their home at 980 Whitmore road, Detroit. Robert and Marion (Fishbeck. w'34) Gillespie announce the birth of Gary Lynn on August 17. They are in Rochester, Michigan, where Mr. Gillespie is em ployed by the Ferry Seed company. living at 1971 Ferry Farm court James and Emaline Gray Grams of Onondaga, Michigan, announce the birth of James Ephraim on August 2. W. Keith Langdon and Althea Tindall were married on October 12 and are making their home in Detroit at 16503 Stoepel. Mr. Langdon is a chemist for the Chrysler corporation. Paul Holden and Nancy McGarry, '39, were mar ried in Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia, on September 3. They are at home in Parsons, West Virginia, where Mr. Holden is rural rehabilitation supervisor. Lt. R. E. Leffel called at the Alumni Office on December 3 and reported a change of address and the arrival of a daughter, Barbara Ann, on August 3. Lt. Leffel has been transferred from Hawaii to St. Louis, Missouri, where he is located in the U. S. Army District Engineer's office. Elizabeth Sears is assistant therapeutic dietitian at St. Luke's hospital, 113th street and Amster dam avenue. New York City. Clifford Westerfield veterinary Columbus, where he lives at 524 Garden road. anatomy is assistant professor of at, Ohio State university, 1937 Gordon Barringer is located in Rochester, New York, as research chemist for the Eastman Kodak company. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hoover (Ruth Halladay) of Tecumseh, Michigan, announce the birth of Linda Louise on July 21. 1939 Ensign Carl K. Brown was recently graduated the United States Naval flying course at from is now stationed at San Diego, Pensacola and California, where he may be reached at VT-3, Naval Air station. Kathryn Cox is assistant dietitian at Helen Newberry residence in Ann Arbor. Robert Huddle supervises heat treat inspection for the Chrysler corporation in Kokomo. Indiana, where he lives at 1221 N. Wabash. Olga Dianich is doing library research work for Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., in Chicago, where she lives at 51 W. Delaware place. Robert and Betty Kirk Perrin announce the birth of James Kirk Perrin on February 10, 1940. The Perrins are making in Vassar, Michigan. their home Harvey and Myrtle VanAken Finison give their new address as 2004 Rugby road, Dayton, Ohio. the air corps at Mr. Finison is working with the Wright field as junior electrical engineer in Melvin Flading, accountant development of electrical equipment for aircraft. the Firestone Tire and Rubber company, gives his address as 1839 20th street, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. for Floyd Gunn and Rosemary Lee, '40, were mar ried on September 7 and are at home in Midland, Michigan, where he is engaged in sales promotion work at the Dow Chemical company. John S. Hart and Goldie Marie Renz were mar ried on August 10 and are the Park Plaza apartments, 12937 Woodward avenue, High land Park, Michigan. Mr. Hart is working on his master's degree at Chrysler institute. living in Robert Hicks and Helen Davenport were mar ried on June 2, 1940, and are at home at 110 N. Waller avenue, Chicago, where Mr. Hicks is em ployed the millwork buying office of Sears Roebuck and company. in Mr. and Mrs. Paul McCoy (Shirley Brant), of 65 Lincoln avenue, Pontiac, Michigan, announce the birth of a daughter, Ruth Mary, on May 24, 1940. '37) were married Charlotte Mason and Clark Alden George (Pur in Muskegon, Michigan, their home at due, on August 3. They are making 2430 Nolen drive, Flint. Raymond Minogue and June Olive were married in Cleveland, Ohio, on August 24. They are living at 836 N. 15th street, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, where Mr. Minogue is employed at the Portland Cement company. Robert Olmsted is located at Bishop airport in the Pennsylvania Flint as passenger agent for Central airlines. , Genevieve VanSyoc and William Montgomery were married on September 14 and are at home in Detroit at 16844 Sussex. 1940 Florence Atchison and Edward Brigham, '41, were married on September 21 and are at home in Lansing at 221 Elvin court. Richard D. Frey and Alma Steiger were mar ried in Buffalo, New York, on October 24. They are making their home at 212 Best street, Buffalo, where Dick traffic clerk with G.L.F. Mills, Inc. is employed as Kelton Huxford and Irene Hutchings were mar ried on August 31 and are living in Grand Rapids at 914 VJ Turner N.W. Mr. Huxford is employed at the Grand Rapids Lumber company. Announcement has been made of the marriage of Virginia C. Light and Dr. Frank B. Heckert on December 9. Robert P. Lyons, laboratory technician for Na tional Dairies, Inc., Toledo, and Constance A. Campbell were married on June 10. They are living in Toledo at 2120 Cherry street. Peter B. Munroe and Mary Jean Mabie were married on October 5 and are at home in Lansing at 1013 Climax street. Mr. Munroe is employed at the Chevrolet plant in Flint as an accountant. Thomas W. Oster and Beneva Perse were mar ried on June 8 and are living in Nucla, Colorado. Mr. Oster is a geologist for the Vanadium Cor poration of America. Roger Pearce and Ardith Elliott were married on September 1 and have an apartment at 2605 Fairview avenue, Detroit. He is engaged in paint experimental work at the Dodge Bros, laboratory. Phyllis F. Quick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glen W. Quick, '17, and Vincent Sauve, son of Edmund C. Sauve, '11, were married on November 20 in the new Catholic chapel in East Lansing. They are living at 1014 S. Michigan avenue, Sagi naw. Malcolm Shank and Doris Huffman were mar ried on September 1 and are living in Chicago at 6556 Normal boulevard. Mr. Shank trainee at Sears Roebuck and company. is a Wallace Valleau, assistant superintendent of the 1 8. . . T HE R E C O RD Farm Bureau Fruit Products company, Essexville, Michigan, and Margaret Evans were married on June 12. N. Donald Yale and Jeanne Bradley were mar ried October 22 and are at home at 5815 Buffalo avenue, Niagara Falls, New York, where he is a chemist with the Union Carbide company. employed in the food department of the Harding Hotel company in Chicago. Roland King and David Noble are engaged in accounting work former with in Detroit, Haskin and Sells in the National Bank building and the latter with the Ternstedt Manufacturing corporation. the A daughter, Claudia Meriam, was born October 9 to Mr. and Mrs. Edward G. Hirn (Doris Hooker Him) of East Lansing. Dano and Yona '37) Skidmore, of 513 Dorothy Lane, East Lansing, announce the birth of a son, Michael, on June 11. (May, Harold Burgess, Alan Corbet, Lloyd Hulbert, Emma-Jean LeRoy, and Grace Roberts are taking graduate work at Michigan State, while Evert Kilgren and John Torbet are at the University of Michigan, Ross Martin is at the University of Illinois at Urbana, Merritt Darrow is at Kansas State college at Manhattan, James Schieve is a medical student and laboratory technician at the Children's hospital in Cincinnati, Ruth Welch is at the library school at Western Reserve university in Cleveland, Edward Orwoll is at the University of Missouri at Columbia, and William Wahl is enrolled at McGill university in Montreal, Quebec. Among those of the class engaged in teaching are Walter Chersack at River Rouge high school; Laurine Endelman and Donald Thrall at Hazel Park high school; Ernest Giddings, Henry Lud- wick, and Mabel Tenhaaf at Ottawa Hills high school in Grand Rapids ; Arthur Haist at Delton ; Eileen Holmes at Unionville, Wallace Keskitalo at W. K. Kellogg school in Augusta; Roland Krauss at Pinconning; Arlene McLellan at Harrisville; Marian Noble at Romulus; David Schulert at Covert; Steve Szasz at Grand Ledge; Mildred Tenhaaf at Creston High school in Grand Rapids ; Leonard Kyle in the military department at the college ; and Loren Thompson is instructor of civil engineering at the University of Idaho at Moscow. Harriet Gibson and Doris Schulz are in train ing as student dietitians, Miss Gibson at Hahne in Philadelphia and Miss Schulz mann hospital at the University of Minnesota hospital in Minne apolis. Engaged in private veterinary practice are Anton Busser at Auburn, Indiana, and Lyman Scribner at Bartow, Florida. Henry Burns, veter inarian with is located in Nassau, British West Indies. the Bahamas Humane society, Lieutenants James Kelly, Richard Laramy, Irv ing Sherman, and Robert Zimmerman are sta tioned at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Edward Vincent is at Fort Knox, Kentucky; Richard Fennig is at Fort Riley, Kansas ; and John Herrick is at Fort Randolph, Canal Zone. Among the engineering graduates to secure jobs are: Robert E. Benn, designer with Babcock and Wilcox, Barberton, Ohio ; Dale Cropsey and Robert in Flint; Alan Krueger with A.C. Spark Plug Davis and Arthur Parker with the Michigan State highway department; and Albert Pratt with the American Bridge company in Gary. Indiana. William Barry, Clinton Braidwood, and John Davis are employed as chemists; Mr. Barry with duPont in Wilmington, Delaware ; Mr. Braidwood with U. S. Rubber company in Detroit; and Mr. Davis with the Centrifugal Fusing company in Lansing. Frances Elliott superintends the infirmary labor atory at the University of Florida at Gainesville; Jane Howard is a technologist at the Woman's hospital in Detroit: and Kathryn Kamschu'te is a bacteriologist for Dr. Hugh Kuhn of Hammond, Indiana. Doris Hurnie and June Ward are in newspaper work with the Ypsilanti Daily Press and the Lan sing State Journal, respectively. Marjorie Patterson is housekeeper at the Hotel Stevens in Chicago, Nolan Allen is assistant con vention manager at the Morrison hotel in Chicago, James LaDu is in the "front office" of the Hotel is Rowe in Grand Rapids, and Geoffrey Gough J A N U A R Y, 1 9 41 . . . 19 Leroy Miller is with the soil conservation service in Lincolnton, North Carolina ; F. A. Voss is with the Federal Housing administration in Washing ton, D. C. ; and Benjamin Westrate is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, as an agent the bureau of entomology and plant quarantine. for Richard Hahn, Clare Jensen, and John Waite are with the Michigan State police, Troopers Hahn and Jensen at the East Lansing post and Trooper Waite at Ypsilanti. Engaged in plant protection work in Detroit are Patrolmen George Falkowski at Dodge Brothers, Frank Shidler at Cadillac Motors, and Raymond Smith at Fisher Body plant 21. Clarence Knight is in similar work at the Grand Rapids Stamping division in Grand Rapids. Gordon Reavely is building manager of the col in East Lansing at lives lege auditorium, and 2976 Kensington avenue. Betty Abling is representative in Michigan and Ohio for the Frances Skinner Junior college of Mt. Carroll, Illinois. Miss Abling lives at 16862 Edinborough, Detroit. Ruth Rigterink, of Berrien Center, is doing educational work in the schools of Berrien, Van- Buren and Cass counties for the Southwest Michi gan Milk Dealers' association. Herbert Helbig is employed in the sales depart ment of the Detroit Steel Products company and lives in Detroit at 1247 Longfellow. D. Fred Ellis is assistant manager of the Webb In Coal company, 1205 Prairie, South Bend, diana. Edward McCIellan is mill weighmaster for the Republic Steel corporation in Buffalo, New York, where he lives at 533 Franklin street. T. Fred Baker, Jr., is milk sanitarian for the city of Pontiac, Michigan, and has offices at 465 W. Huron street. Clarence Hamilton is vice president and man ager of the Lincoln Mining company in Wallace, Idaho. Walter Hovey the research is employed laboratory at the Ford Motor company and lives in Detroit at 17384 Beaverland. in Ralph Graves is landscape architect for the Eagle Creek nursery in New Augusta, Indiana. Daniel D. Wheeler has enlisted as a flying cadet in the army air corps and reported on Janu ary 2 at the Spartan School of Aeronautics in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Since June he has been employed by the U. S. Rubber company, Detroit. From Henry Haigh (Continued from Page 12) I came across some notes life at the college Recently left by those George concerning in early days. He refers affectionately to "Big Allen," Adams Pailey. Albert Prentiss, Oscar Clute, and Gilbert Dickey who was killed at Gettysburg where George, himself, was very severely wounded. Thomas Haigh, my next oldest brother, served with Fremont in Missouri for a time, and later became a Hospital Steward in Field Hospital and served under Grant. Richard Haigh, Jr., entered college in 1864 and graduated in 1869. He became assistant secretary of the college under Sanford Howard, and upon latter became secretary pro- the the death of tempore and served until 1873. I entered the college in the Spring of 1871 and It was a great graduated period. The and established recognized as an institution of a new, important, in the fall of 1874. college became and promising kind. It had a small but wonder ful faculty. President Abbot was a man of much culture and a quality of kindness, conciliation, and quiet firmness that fitted well into his difficult task. Dr. Robert C. Kedzie, forceful, effective, was first of his kind as Professor of Agricultural Chemistry. Dr. Miles was the first professor of practical agriculture in the world, and he filled well his untried place. Professor Fairchild, who had the chair of literature, was to me the most engaging and entertaining of them all. Both Cook and Beal were fine, faithful and effective in their lines. I suppose that Beal, who came to the college when I did and remained for more than half a century, was probably the most beloved of all the teachers of that time. In my time at M.A.C., the students worked three hours a day from Monday to Friday and liked it. George said that in his time the work was mainly chopping down trees in what is now In my time there, 15 years later, the campus. the work was partly grubbing out the stumps of those old trees. To return now and witness the transition of that rather crude region into the most beautiful landscape campus in the world, it is a delight unequalled in appreciative satisfaction. My sister, Bessie Haigh, married Frank Gulley, who graduated in 1880, was among the first who paved in M.S.C. There were five of the Gulleys out of a family of nine who graduated or attended in those early years. the pleasant way for women Henry A. Haigh, '74. Events You'll Enjoy February 1—Purdue at M.S.C, swimming meet _ 8 p. m. 3-7—Farmers' Week. 6—Eric Sevareid, foreign correspondent— auditorium 8 p. m. 7—Soph Prom—auditorium. 8—Ohio Wesleyan at M.S.C, swim'g meet 8 p. m. Wisconsin at M.S.C, wrestling meet _ 8 p. m. M.S.C at West Virginia, Morgantown, W. Va., basketball. 8 p. m. 12—Michigan at M.S.C. basketball 13—Leon Turrou, ace G-man—auditorium 8 p. m. 14—I.S.A. Ball—Union. 18—Robert Casadesus, pianist—auditorium H p. m. 19—Long Island at M.S.C, basketball 21—J-Hop—auditorium. ..8 p. m. Marquette at M.S.C, track meet 8 p. m. 22—M.S.C. at Marquette, Milwaukee, Wis., basketball. 8 p. m. Bucknell at M.S.C, boxing meet 25—University of Michigan, Michigan Nor State Triangular mal, Michigan Track Meet _ 8 p. m. 26—West Virginia at M.S.C, boxing meet 8 p. m. 27—John Mason Brown—auditorium 8 p. m. 28—Wisconsin at M.S.C, swimming and __ fencing meet 8 p. m. Kent State at M.S.C, wrestling meet 8 p. m. Michigan State Relay Carnival 8 p. m. Military Ball—Masonic Temple. March 1—Notre Dame at M.S.C, basketball 8 p. m. Notre Dame at M.S.C, fencing meet 2 p. m. 7—Senior Ball—auditorium. 8—Michigan Intercollegiate Wrestling Championship _ 8 p.m. 10—Dr. Hu Shih, Chinese Ambassador to the United States—auditorium 15—Penn State at M.S.C, boxing meet 26—Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontaine, "There Shall Be No Night"—auditorium 8 p. m. 28-29—National Intercoll'gte Swim'g Meet 8 p. m. 8 p. m. 8 p.m. THE THE CAMPUS BEAUTIFUL, published by Clare A. Gunn, '40, is an attractive booklet consisting of 24 pictures of buildings and scenes at Michigan State college. The illustrations, done entirely by pencil, are the most artistic ever published of the campus. In this book, Mr. Gunn sketched buildings familiar to anyone who has ever attended or graduated from Michigan State. And Miss Elida in historical Yakeley, research, has enriched THE CAMPUS BEAUTIFUL with human interest descriptions of each building and landscape. registrar and now associate former college Says Professor Arnold G. Scheele, head of the Art department at M.S.C.: "To spend student days on a very beautiful campus, to feel and catch its charm and transfer that through his art and preserve it through the printed page, so that all might the better keep happy mem ories, is a loving service to one's Alma Mater. Mr. Gunn's book of charming pencil drawings of the campus of Michigan State college, THE CAMPUS BEAUTIFUL, is welcomed by alumni and friends. It is something to be treasured not only for itself, but as the means of bringing back to life pleasant associations." We believe many alumni will be interested in this publication. You can get a copy for fifty cents, plus five cents mailing charge, by sending to THE CAMPUS BEAUTIFUL, 3100 Beltline, Grandville, your order Michigan. Orders will also be taken at the editorial office of THE RECORD. ^