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OF  AGR1. 

Vol.  52,  No.  5 

Heppinstall —  Trainer  and  Counselor 

October  1947 

AtouuiA  the  GamfULi 

Sometimes,  as  we  view  the  rush  of 
young  people  to  college  today,  we  tend 
to  lose  sight  of  the  overall  purpose  of 
education,  and, for  that  matter,  our re 
to  our  fellowmen.  Par 
sponsibilities 
ticularly 
in  the  highly 
this 
is 
competitive  world  today,  where  so  many 
look  on  education  as  just  another  factor 
that  may  keep  them  ahead  of  the  field 
in  earning  a  living. 

true 

We  can't  think  of  a  better  way of  pre 
senting  Michigan  State  College's  view 
than  to  give  you  some 
point  on  this 
excerpts  from  a speech  President  Hannah 
recently  made.  First  he  pictured  briefly 
the  problem  facing  colleges  today: 

"The  American  thirst  for  educa 
tion  is  not  yet  satisfied,"  he  said, 
"and  the colleges  are just  beginning 
to  feel  its  effects.  This  fall,  there 
will  be  more  than  2,000,000  young 
men  and  women  enrolled  in  Ameri 
can  colleges,  an  increase  of  50  per 
cent  over  the  pre-war  peak  in  1939. 
In  Michigan,  we expect  to have  more 
than  100,000  in  college 
fall, 
compared  with  about  60,000  before 
the  war. 
"All  these  figures  have  great  signi 
ficance  for  every  one  interested  in  the 
welfare  of  our  country.  Education  has 
sold  itself  to  the  American  people." 

this 

*  *  * 
Stating  M.S.C.'s  philosophy,  President 

Hannah  went  on: 

"The 

fitting  of  students 
to  be 
effective  citizens  should  be the  major 
objective  of a  college  education.  We 
try  to  prepare  our  students  to  be 
useful,  in  the  sense  of  contributing 
to 
the  economic  stability  of  the 
country;  to be alive  to the needs and 
the  problems  and interests  of  others; 
to  be  ready  to  contribute  leadership 
or  intelligent  support  to  movements 
in  the public  interest;  to know  some 
thing  of the cultures  of other  peoples 
and  other 
lands;  how  to  preserve 
that  which  is  good  of  the  old, and 
to  seek  that  which  is  good  of  the 
new. 
"It  is  our  intention  to  graduate  stu 
dents  who are educated  in the true  sense 
of  the  word—specialists  in  one  field  of 
learning  who have  enough  knowledge  of 
the  other  fields  to  appreciate  their  inter 
dependence,  enough  social  graciousness 

to  make 
them  good  husbands,  wives, 
friends,  and neighbors,  enough  knowledge 
them  good 
of  government 
citizens. 

to  make 

"I  think  I may rightly  claim  for  higher 
education  that  it  is  building  for  patri 
otism,  just  as  it  is  building  for  oppor 
there  can  be  no  higher 
tunity,  for 
patriotism  than  good  citizenship." 

The  college  a  year  ago played  a  part 
in  winning  a  national  award  for  the 
Michigan  Junior  Chamber  of  Commerce. 
The  Jaycees  held  their  first 
leadership 
training  institute  on the campus  in  1946, 
working  under  the  guidance  principally 
of  Don Phillips,  director  of  adult  educa 
tion  at  the college. 

The  state  organization  was  so 
pleased  with  the  results,  that  they 
entered  the  project  in  the  national 
for  outstanding 
JCC  competition 
projects  of the year.  At the national 
convention  last  spring,  the  project 
took  top honors  in the  country. 
At  its  second  such  leadership  training 
conference  here  in  September,  the JCC 
expressed  its  appreciation  to  the  college 
for  its  assistance  in  carrying  on  the 
project  by  presenting 
to  President 
Hannah  a  certificate  of  appreciation. 

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*  * 

Most  alumni  who live  in  rural  areas, 
particularly,  are  quite  aware  that  they 
still  may  look  to  the  college  for  aid in 
solving  their  problems.  The  extension 
service  is  a  live  thing  to  the  rural  resi 
dents  of  Michigan. 

Now,  the college's  adult  education 
program,  a  comparatively  new  pro 
gram,  may  be of help  to you who  live 
in  the urban  areas.  For instance, if 
you  have  a  problem  in  forming  a 
community  organization,  in  develop 
ing  local  leaders,  or  in  arranging 
programs  for  your  local  groups,  call 
on  the adult  education  department— 
it'll  be glad  to  give  you a  lift. 
Don  Phillips,  who  heads  the  depart 
ment,  is  nationally  known  for  his  work, 
leadership 
particularly  in  the  field  of 
training,  as  proved  by the JCC award. 

*  *  * 
Among  those  evicted  from  old quarters 
by  the  alterations  in  the  Union  annex 
was  the  State  News.  We aren't  exactly 
an  old alumnus,  but memories  came  back 

the 

to  us  as  we  watched  the  present  crop 
of  student  journalists  packing  up for the 
move  from  the ground  floor  of the Union. 
It  was just  11 years  ago this  past 
summer  that  Don  O'Hara  and  the 
writer  were  making  plans  for  setting 
up  what  we  felt  to  be  sumptuous 
new  quarters  for  the  State  News. 
We  had been  hidden  in the basement 
of 
then  Music  building—the 
former  Weather  Bureau,  now  the 
placement  center. 
That  11 year  stay  in one spot  must  be 
something  of  a  record  for  the  student 
paper.  As  a  freshman  in  the  fall  of 
1931,  we had to  climb  the  backstairs  of 
the  Union  to  a  cubbyhole  on  the  unfin 
ished  fourth  floor  to pick  up  assignments 
from  George  Merkle,  Jack  Green,  Norm 
Reeder,  and  others.  Chuck  Palmer  was 
editor  in  1934, when  the  paper  moved 
from  there  to  the  Music  building,  about 
the  time  we  returned  to  the  staff  after 
staying  out of  school  for  two  years. 

*  *  * 

No  Days  of  Yore  page  is  included  in 
this  issue.  According  to  present  plans 
this  very  appealing  feature  probably  will 
appear  in  about  four  of  the seven  issues 
published  each  year. 

Can  anyone  go  back  to  the May 
issue  of  the  RECORD,  look  up the 
Home  Economics  anniversary  story, 
and  then  tell  us  for  sure  who the 
little  ladies  may be  in  the  old  time 
sewing  class  pictured?  We've  had 
varying  guesses,  but  none  of  them 
agree.  Also one ex-Wolverine  editor 
claims  the  picture  was  taken  much 
later  for  his  yearbook,  but  really, 
sir,  it didn't  appear  in the Wolverine 
you  cited. 
Alumni  who  have  a hobby,  particularly 
of  the collecting  type,  might  take  a  hint 
from  Herbert  Watson,  retired  scout  ex 
ecutive  from  Flint.  He  collected  wood 
samples  from  all  over  the  United  States 
and  even  some  foreign  countries,  and 
then  made  them  into  letter  openers.  Re 
cently  he  donated  the  letter  openers  to 
the  forestry  department,  which  reports 
that  the collection  will  be of  considerable 
use  to  its  classes.  Book  collectors, too, 
might  keep  Jackson  Towne,  and  his 
Friends  of  the  Library  organization  in 
mind. 

Vol.  52, No.  5 

T HE  R E C O RD 

LAWRENCE  J.  DISTEL,  '37,  Editor 

October  1947 

GLEN  O.  STEWART,  '17,  Alumni  Editor;  GLADYS  FRANKS,  '27, Recorder;  W.  NICHOLAS  KEEBAWT,  Sports  Editor-  MADISON  KUH 
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JOSEPH  G.  DUNCAN,  Historians;  W.  LOWELL  TREASTER,  Director  of  Public  Relations;  campus  photos  this  issue  bv  HUBY 
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New  South  Campus  Comes  To Life 

"Close  beside 

sloping  banks  of  green 
campus,  Alma  Mater." 

the  Winding  Cedar's 
thy 

spreads 

The  student  body  returned  to  college 
this  fall  to  find  the  words  of  the  Alma 
Mater  truer  than  ever  before.  For  the 
15,000  or  more  students  found  that  the 
new  South  Campus  was  an  increasingly 
important  factor 
in  the  daily  lives  of 
everyone  at  the  college. 

A  year  ago  the  development  of 

the 
South  Campus  was  of  major  importance 
only  to  those  students  living  in  the  new 
housing  areas.  This  fall,  however,  there 
are  few  on  campus  who  will  not  have 
one  or  more  classes  south  of  the  river, 
or  who  will  not  have  to  consult  faculty 
members  in  the  departmental  offices  on 
the  new  campus. 

The  major  part  of  this  new  campus  is 
located  east  of 
the  stadium,  between 
Shaw  Lane  and  the  river.  There,  11  tem 
porary  buildings  have  been  constructed, 
complete  with  roads  and  sidewalks. 

Connecting  link  between  the  old  and 
new  campuses  is  a  new  bridge,  which 
crosses  the  river  near  the  forestry  cabin. 
Access  from  the  north  will  be  by  way 
of  a  walk  constructed  beside  the  service 
road  running  southward  from  the  wood-
shop.  The  south  end  of  the  bridge  will 
lie  at  the  end  of  a  road  running  between 
temporary  buildings. 
the 
The  bridge,  not  open  yet  at  the  start  of 
fall  term,  but  to  be  open  early  in  the 
term,  will  be  for  pedestrian  use  only. 

two  rows  of 

Most  important  new  unit  available  on 
the  Old  Campus  is  Berkey  hall.  This  52-
room  classroom  building,  located  along 
Grand  River  avenue  east  of  the  health 
center,  was  ready  at  the  start  of 
the 
term. 
It  will  seat  more  than  3,200  stu 
dents  at  a  time. 

This  building,  named 

for  William 
Berkey,  member  of  the  state  board  of 

First  Enrollment  Figures  14,523 
The  registrar's  check  of  enrollment  figures  at  the  close  of  the  regular  registration 
period  showed  a  record  total  of  14,523  students.  Late  registrations  were  expected 
to  increase  this  figure. 

Veterans  continued  to  predominate,  as  8,556  of  them  registered,  with  5,967  non-
veterans.  This  is  the  largest  number  of  veterans  ever  to  enroll  at  the  college,  the 
previous  high  of  8,127  being  set  last  spring. 

Men  students  who  had  expected  the  ratio  of  men  to  women  to  be  lowered  were 
disappointed.  This  fall  there  are  11,026  men  on  campus  and  3,497  women,  a  ratio 
of  more  than  three  men  to  every  woman.  This  is  even  higher  than  a  year  ago, 
despite  expectations  to  the  contrary. 

The  student  body  at  the  start  of  classes  numbered  3,681  new  students. 
group  the  non-veterans  predominated  with  2,579,  against  only  1,102  veterans. 

In  this 

agriculture  for  many  years,  is  the  first 
for 
building 
to  be  constructed  solely 
classroom  purposes  in  many  years. 
It 
has  done  much  to  cut  down  on  the  num 
ber  of  evening  clases,  and  to  alleviate 
crowding  of  other  classrooms. 

to 

The  addition 

the  Administration 
building  was  opened  during  the  summer, 
and  when  school  opened  alterations 
to 
the  old  section  of  the  building  still  were 
In  the  new  addition,  facing 
being  made. 
the  campus  drive,  are  located  the  housing 
offices, 
the 
dean  of  students,  counselors  for  men  and 
women,  and  the  head  of  the  board  of 
examiners. 

the  accounting  department, 

The  former  veterans'  and  counseling 
offices  in  Demonstration  hall  also  have 
been  moved.  The  veterans'  book  store  is 
now  in  the  Union  annex,  occupying  the 
ground  and  first  floors.  The  former  Col 
lege  Book  Store,  in  the  business  section, 
also  has  been  moved  to  the  Union,  form 
ing  one  modern  book  store. 

The  home  management  building,  east 
of  Berkey  hall  along  Grand  River  avenue, 
was  partially  in  use  at  the  start  of  the 
term.  Two  of  the  four  units  housed  16 

home  economics  students,  with  a  faculty 
adviser  in  each  unit.  One  of  the  other 
units  is  to  be  ready  at  mid-term, 
the 
fourth  by  the  start  of  winter  term. 

Two  major  dormitory  projects  opened 
this  fall.  Phillips  hall  for  men  houses 
650,  and  Landon  hall  for  women  houses 
442.  One  wing  of  Landon  was  open  last 
spring,  but  it  now  houses  its  full  capacity, 
with  its  kitchen  and  other  facilities  also 
operating. 

Wells  hall,  for  many  years  the  only 
men's  dormitory  on  the  campus  and  the 
oldest  still  in  use  for  either  men  or  wom 
en,  this  fall  houses  240  women. 
It  is  the 
the  exception  of  one 
only 
term  during  the  war  years,  that  women 
have  been  housed  in  that  dormitory. 

time,  with 

At 

the  opening  of  classes  approxi 
mately  8,050  students  were  housed 
in 
college-operated  facilities.  This  included 
in 
about  200  men  housed 
Jenison  gymnasium  during 
first 
month  of  the  term.  A  total  of  4,419  sin 
gle  men,  2,164  women,  and  1,478  married 
students  live  in  college  dormitories,  co 
operatives,  Quonset  village,  Red  Cedar 
village,  the  gymnasium,  trailers,  perma-

temporarily 

the 

Most  significant  development  of  the  year  is  the  new  South  Campus.  On  the  left  is  an  aerial  view  of  the  11  buildings 
which  house  classrooms  and  departmental  offices.  Upper  left,  between  the  temporary  buildings  and  the  stadium  is  the 
new  food  stores  building,  and  a  corner  of  the  new  powerhouse  can  be  seen  on  the  left  edge.  On  right  is  view  of  new  foot 
bridge,  with  steel  girders  of  electrical  engineering  building  in  the  background. 

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nent  apartments,  or  the  barracks  apart 
ments.  A  year  ago  only  5,200  students 
lived  in  college  housing. 

In  addition  to  the  students,  it  is  esti 
mated  that  2,200  wives  and  children  of 
students  live  on  the  campus,  as  do  246 
faculty  members  and  492  members  of 
their  families.  That  means  the  two  cam 
puses  comprise  a  city  with  a  population 
of  slightly  more  than  11,000  persons. 
In 
September  1946  the  campus  population 
was  about  6,100. 

College  To  Enlarge 
Hort  Research 

from 

scientific 

to  serve 

A  $150,000  appropriation 

the 
state  legislature  will  permit  the  college 
to  equip  complete 
research 
the  horticulture 
laboratories 
industry  more  effectively.  The  new  re 
search  center  will  work  to  combat  fruit 
and  vegetable  diseases  and  for  other 
improvements  in  the  state's  horticultural 
products. 

Dr.  H.  B.  Tukey,  head  of  the  horticul 
ture  department,  says  that  modern  de 
velopments  in  production  and  processing 
of  fruits  and  vegetables  have  been  so 
numerous  in  recent  years  that  the  col 
lege  has  been  unable  to  stay  ahead  in 
some  fields  because  of  limited  facilities. 
Plans  are  being  drawn  to  convert  pres 
ent  storage  space  into  laboratories,  with 
nearly  all  work  to  be  underway  by  Janu 
ary  1, 1948. The  present  spray  laboratory 
and  fruit  handling  rooms  will  be  con 
verted  and  equipped  to  study  the  pro 
and 
cessing, 
storage  of  fruits.  Spraying  and  grading 
operations  will  be  moved  to  a  proposed 
rough  farm  structure  on  the  campus. 

ripening,  pre-packaging, 

Michigan  Game  Too  Early; 
M.S.C.  Band  Unable  to  Play 
For  the  first  time  in  many  years, 
the  snappy  Michigan  State  college 
band  could  not  perform  its  share  of 
entertainment  at  the  annual  Michi 
gan  State-Michigan  football  game  at 
Ann  Arbor,  on  September  27. 

a 

Scheduling  of  the  game  for 

the 
first  big  Saturday  of  the  fall  grid 
campaign,  placed  the  game  right  at 
the  end  of  registration  week  on  the 
campus.  As 
result,  Director 
Leonard  Falcone  had  no  opportunity 
to  call  for  band  candidates,  much 
less  get  in  any  rehearsal  for 
the 
band's  usually  intricate  formations. 
The  band  made  its  first  appear 
ance  at  the  Mississippi  State  game, 
thrilling  Homecoming  game  fans  in 
its  usual  style. 
Its  lone  trip  away 
from  East  Lansing  this  fall  will  take 
it  to  Philadelphia  on  November  15 
for  the  game  with  Temple. 

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The  new  classroom  building,  opened  for  use  at  the  start  of  fall  term,  has  been 
named  Berkey  hall,  in  honor  of  William  H.  Berkey,  chairman  of  the  state  board 
of  agriculture.  The  other  board  members  decided  to  honor  their  chairman,  who 
is  to  retire  from  the  board  January  1,  1948, after  18 years  as  a  member.  He  has 
been  chairman  since  1940.  The  building  is  devoted  to  classrooms  and  lecture 
halls,  exclusively. 

It  will  seat  3,200  students  at  one  time. 

MM.  ghaut,  Za^P^eiidentl  W^e  2>ied 

May  Travis  Shaw,  wife  of  Robert  S. 
Shaw,  President  Emeritus  of  Michigan 
State  college,  died  at  her  home  at  1201 
North  Harrison  Road,  East  Lansing, 
September  24,  after  a  long  illness.  She 
was  82  years  old. 

thousands 
students 

Mrs.  Shaw  was  known  to 
college 

of  Michigan  State 
through  her  ac 
tive  leadership  in 
campus  activities 
and  her  services 
as  a d v i s or 
to 
women's  organi 
zations.  She  had 
lived  on  the  cam 
pus  for  39  years 
when  P r e s i d e nt 
Shaw  retired  on 
June  30,* 1941. 

Mrs.  Shaw 

She  organized 
the  first  national 
s o r o r i ty  on  the 
campus,  Alpha  Gamma  Delta,  and  helped 
to  organize  two  honor  societies  for  wom 
en,  Tower  Guard  and  Mortar  Board, 
which  was  known  as  Sphinx  at  the  time 
it  was  established.  Mrs.  Shaw  was 
faculty  advisor  for  the  two  honor  socie 
ties  as  long  as  she  was  participating 
actively  in  campus  affairs,  and  was  an 

interest  and  activity 
stemmed 
in  higher  education.  Born 

honorary  national  member  of  Mortar 
Board. 
in  campus 
Her 
from  her  own  back 
affairs 
ground 
in 
Newton,  N.  J.,  on  May  8,  1865,  the 
daughter  of  a  Presbyterian  minister, 
Mrs.  Shaw  had  accompanied  her  family 
westward 
in  her  childhood,  and  was  a 
member  of  the  first  class  to graduate  from 
the  University  of  North  Dakota.  The 
in  Portland, 
Travis  family  was 
Oregon,  then,  and  she  taught  for  a  time 
in  the  public  schools  of  Oregon. 

living 

the  agriculture 

She  then  went  to  Montana  State  col 
lege  as  head  of  the  mathematics  depart 
ment,  and  there  met  Mr.  Shaw,  who  was 
head  of 
department. 
They  were  married  in  Portland  in  1900, 
and  came  to  Michigan  in  1902  when  Mr. 
Shaw  was  appointed  head  of  the  agri 
culture  department  at  what  was 
then 
Michigan  Agricultural  college. 

Mrs.  Shaw  was  a  member  of  the  First 
Presbyterian  church  of  Lansing  from  the 
time  she  came  to  this  community. 

Survivors, 

to  President 
in  addition 
Shaw,  are  a  daughter,  Sarah,  the  wife  of 
John  A.  Hannah,  president  of  Michigan 
State  college;  a  son,  Robert  L.  Shaw,  of 
Austwell,  Texas,  and  five  grandchildren. 

Fund  Aim 100 Per Cent  Participation 

As  Memorial  Center  subscriptions  con 
tinued  to  reach  the  Fund  office,  boosting 
the  total  subscribed  and  increasing  the 
number  of  donors,  the  Fund  Committee 
of  the  Alumni  Advisory  council  held  its 
September  meeting  and  issued  an  encour 
aging  progress  report. 

in  our 

"The  support  which  the  project  has 
received,"  Dr.  Floyd  W.  Owen,  '02,  gen 
eral  chairman,  stated,  "is  evidence  that 
Michigan  Staters  recognize  the  need  for 
total  alumni  pai-ticipation 
first 
alumni  project  in  almost  a  generation." 
Average  Subscription  Higher 
"The  average  subscription  has  risen  to 
a  new  high  and  is  now  over  $50,"  Dr. 
Owen  continued,  "but  many  subscriptions 
in  excess  of  this  amount  will  be  needed 
if  our  objective  of  $300,000 
to  be 
reached." 

is 

Walter  W.  Neller, 

'28,  Fund  vice-
chairman,  reported  to  the  council 
that 
the  state  and  club  committees  which  have 
been  functioning  since  last  May  will  con 
tinue  to  expand  their  activities  during 
the  fall  and  winter.  Additional  groups  in 
Michigan  and  other  states  are  planning 
the 
to  join 
next  few  months,  Neller  stated. 

the  Fund  program  during 

California  and  Buffalo  Lead 
Early  returns  indicate,  on  a  basis  of 
percentage  participation,  that  Michigan 
Staters  in  California,  under  the  leader 
ship  of  Dr.  Paul  G.  Armstrong,  '15,  and 
Dr.  Harry  Eustace,  '01,  are  leading  the 
field.  Michigan 
is  second,  and  New 
York  is  in  third  place  followed  by  Penn 
sylvania,  Virginia,  Massachusetts,  and 
Florida. 

Alumni 

in  the  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  area, 
where  Mrs.  Dorothy  Robinson  Ross,  '28, 
the  Fund  committee,  have  held 
heads 
their  first  place  position  during  the  past 
two  months  for  the  highest  percentage 
participation  in  any  alumni  club  area. 

On  the  campus,  the  student  committee 
is  hard  at  work  coordinating  a  program 
which  will  include  every  student  organi 
zation.  Many  of  the  campus  activity  and 
honorary  groups  have  already  made  sub 
scriptions  to  the  Fund. 
faculty 

the 
chairmanship  of  Dr.  Henrik  J.  Stafseth, 

committee,  under 

The 

Ten  Leading Classes 

In  percentage  participation: 
'86,  '02,  '99,  '17, 
'09,  '84,  '40,  '23 

'90, 
'43, 

In  number  of  subscribers: 

'43, 
'36, 

'40,  '42,  '41,  '46, 
'45,  '39,  '17,  '44 

In  amount  subscribed: 

'16, 
'11, 

'02,  '17,  '15,  '43, 
'90,  '95,  '42,  '40 
"I  am  asking  each  one  of  my 
thought 
fellow  alumni  to  consider 
fully 
the  meaning  of  our  $300,000 
Memorial  Center  project—the  vital 
need  for  a  chapel  on  the  campus  in 
terms  of  our  students  who  now  have 
no  religious  'home'—and  the  urgency 
of  providing  a  center  where  our 
students  can  study  and  work  toward 
the  achievement  of  world  under 
standing. 

"This  is  our  job.  Think,  and  act 

—today!" 

—Dr.  Floyd  W.  Owen,  '02 

General  Chairman 

'17,  also  is  continuing  its  efforts  toward 
attaining  100  per  cent  campus  participa 
tion  in  the  project. 

Alumni  Support  Influences  Others 
"We  have  already  received  many  sub 
scriptions  to  the  Memorial  Center  Fund 
from  friends  of  the  college,"  Dr.  Owen 
stated  at  a  recent  meeting.  "And  there 

is  no  single  factor  which  so 
influences 
others  to  back  our  project  as  good  alumni 
If  we  will  work  with  sincerity 
support. 
toward  our  goal  of  100  per  cent  alumni 
participation,  I  have  not  the  slightest 
doubt  but  that  other  gifts  will  be  moti 
vated  by  our  action." 

Many  friends  of  the  college  and  par 
ents  of  present  and  former  students  have 
already 
the 
subscribed  generously 
Fund.  More  than  one-tenth  of  the  total 
number  of  subscribers  thus  far  recorded 
have  been  non-alumni. 

to 

Non-Alumni  Give  to  Fund 
Recently,  a  friend  of  the  college,  im 
pressed  with 
the  need  for  a  religious 
center  on  State's  campus,  made  a  large 
gift  to  the  Fund.  Another  non-alumnus 
said  he  felt  that  the  erection  of  an  Inter 
national  House  as  part  of  the  World  War 
II  memorial  was  the  most  practical  step 
toward  future  peace  yet  proposed  on  any 
campus. 

The  need  for  a  chapel  has  long  been 
uppermost  in  the  minds  and  hearts  of 
both  alumni  and  friends.  Not  since  1917, 
when  College  hall  collapsed  during  alter 
ations,  have  students  attending  Michigan 
State  college  enjoyed  the  facilities  of  a 
campus  building,  or  even  a  portion  of  a 
building,  devoted  to  religious  purpose. 

totally 

The  need  for  an  International  House 
on  the  campus  is  urgent.  The  present 
structure  used  as  a  center  for  meetings 
and  discussions  on  the  political,  social, 
and  economic  life  of  the  nations  of  the 
inadequate.  Today, 
is 
world 
Michigan  State 
enrolled 
nearly  200  students  from  more  than  35 
different  countries.  To  gather  from  these 
students  an  understanding  of  their  cus 
toms  and  problems  and  to  transmit  to 
them  a  clearer  picture  of  the  American 
way  of  life  is  the  purpose  of  the  Inter 
national  House. 

college  has 

Alumni  clubs  and  committees  have  joined  in  support  of  the  fund  program. 

(Left)  At  a  meeting  in  Battle  Creek,  local 
fund  chairman  William  Wood,  '19,  discusses  the  Memorial  Center  project  with  (1. to  r.)  Dr.  Floyd  W.  Owen,  '02,  General 
Chairman.  Mrs.  Pauline  Stevens  Taylor,  '36,  and  Stuart  Melville,  '36. 
(Right)  Pictured  at  a  Saginaw  fund  committee 
meeting  are:  (seated,  1.  to  r.)  Edwin  C.  Peters,  '93,  Barbara  Poag,  '45,  Carl  Miller,  '20,  and  (standing,  1.  to  r.)  Elmer  C. 
Geyer,  '13,  Hazen  Stevens,  '42,  and  John  Breyfogle,  '28. 

£ 

Ijf  £  # ^f 

Baccus  Named  Head 
Of E. E.  Department 

Prof.  Ira  B.  Baccus,  member  of  the 
faculty  since  1940, was  named  head  of 
the  department  of  electrical  engineering 
at  the  September  meeting  of  the  State 
Board  of  Agriculture.  He succeeds  Prof. 
Leroy  S.  Foltz,  who  was  given  the  title 
of  Distinguished  Professor  of  Electrical 
Engineering. 

Professor  Baccus 

received  his  B.S. 
degree  at  Texas  A.  and  M. and  his M.S. 
from  the  University  of  Texas.  He  also 
received  the  professional  degree  in  elec 
trical  engineering  from  Texas  A. and M. 
He  came  to  Michigan  State  as  an  assist 
ant  professor 
in  September  1940,  ad 
in  July 
vanced  to  associate  professor 
1942,  and became  professor  last  January. 

From  1924  to  1937, Professor  Baccus 

worked  for  private  industry  as  an  engi 
neer  in  Texas,  and  also  served  as  an 
instructor  at  San  Antonio  Junior  college, 
and  in the vocational  and technical  school 
in  the  same  city. 
In  1937  he  became 
assistant  professor  at  Oklahoma  A. and 
M. and came  to Michigan  State  from  that 
school. 

Professor  Foltz  has  been  on  the  staff 
at  Michigan  State  since  1920,  when  he 
came  as  an  associate  professor.  He 
became  acting  head  of  the  department, 
and  head  in  1925.  His  retirement  from 
that  position  marks  the  end  of  22  years 
service  as  head  of  one  of  the  college's 
fastest  growing  departments. 

Lester  Dobyns  To  Direct 

Expanded "Y"  Program 

The  appointment  of  Lester  L.  Dobyns 
as  full-time  director  and secretary  marks 
the  beginning  of  an  expansion  program 
for  the  College  Y.M.C.A.  organization. 
This  is  the  first  time  the  organization 
has  had a  full-time  director  to  coordinate 
its  activities. 

Until  the  present 

the  Y.M.C.A.  has 
been  conducted  as  a  cooperative  project 
of  the  Peoples  church  Christian  Student 
Foundation,  the  Y.M.C.A.,  and  the  col 
lege.  Henceforth,  it  plans  to  operate  as 
an  independent  group,  working  in  close 
cooperation  with  the  college,  the  Chris 
tian  Student  Foundation,  and the  Greater 
Lansing  Community  Chest. 

Dobyns  succeeds  M.  Earl  McCullough, 
who  will  continue  his  work  with  the 
Christian  Student  Foundation.  The new 
director  comes  to  the  college  from  New 
York  city,  where  he  had  been  program 
secretary  for  the  McBurney  branch  of 
the  Y.M.C.A.  since  1944. 

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At ecu  ^bepjontntent 

cttead 

Huddleson  Reveals 
Fever  Treatment 

A  new treatment  for  undulant  (Malta) 
fever—one  that  in  the  future  may  save 
thousands  of  persons  from  the  incapaci 
tating  illness  of  this  dread  malady—was 
International 
explained 
Congress  for  Microbiology 
in  Copen 
hagen,  Denmark,  in July  by Dr. I.  Forest 
Huddleson, 
the 
college. 

research  professor  at 

to  the  Second 

The  revolutionary  method  was  devel 
oped  in  the  college  laboratories  during 
three  years  of  research  by  Dr.  Huddle 
son,  who is  widely  known  for  his  investi 
gations  in  the  field  of  brucellosis  and 
undulant  fever. 

The  method  involves  a  new  application 
of  the  sulfa  drugs.  Previously  the  sulfa 
drugs  had  been  used  with  little  success 
against  undulant  fever. 
If  the  patient 
could  be  treated  within  10  days  after 
contracting 
there  has  been 
hope  for  a  cure,  but  little  success  is 
attained  with  advanced  cases. 

the  fever 

that,  contrary 

In  his  research,  Dr.  Huddleson  dis 
covered 
to  the  general 
opinion,  the  sulfa  drug  does  not  actually 
destroy  germs,  but  simply  increases  the 
action  of  the  antibodies  in  the  serum, 
these  in  turn  killing  the  harmful  bac 
teria.  This  theory,  completely  revolu 
tionary  in  the  field  of  medicine,  he  has 
proved  beyond  a  doubt  in  many  months 
of  research. 

He  also  learned  why  sulfa  drugs  are 
impotent  in  advanced  cases.  After  sev 
eral  weeks  the  fever  causes  the  blood 
inactive 
stream  to  become  loaded  with 
antibodies  which  are  unable  to  resist 
further  the  destructive  germs. 
If  sulfa 
is  applied  at  a  late  stage,  the  inactive 
antibodies  counteract  the  actions  of  the 
drug.  As  a  result  bacteria  continue  to 
multiply. 

Dr.  Huddleson,  on  the  basis  of  those 
findings,  experimented  with  the  introduc 
tion  of  new  antibodies  into  the  blood 
stream  at  the  time  the  sulfa  is  admin 
istered.  The process  immediately  proved 
successful. 

First  tests  were  on guinea  pigs.  After 
these  proved  successful,  Dr.  Huddleson 
four 
recorded  successful 
cases  in  humans.  In  each  case  the  patient 
was  in  such  condition  that  death  was 
imminent.  Recovery  followed  adminis 
tration  of  his  method  of  treatment. 

treatment  of 

In  its  present  form  the  treatment  con 
sists  of  injecting  whole  blood  into  the 
system  of  the  patient  and  then  adminis 
tering  sulfadiazine  in  small  amounts  for 
one  week.  Dr.  Huddleson  is  working  to 
perfect  a  compound  that  will  permit  a 
physician  to  inject  the  sulfa  and  anti 
bodies  into  the  bloodstream  simultane 
ously  without  the  necessity0, of  relying 
on  a  blood  bank. 

Ira  B.  Baccus 

Many  Faculty  Members 
List  Publications 

Publications  by  311  staff  members  of 
Michigan  State  college  are  represented 
in  listings  of  publications  by  staff  mem 
bers  for  the  period  July  1,  1944 to  June 
30,  1946, recently  published  by  the  col 
lege.  Nearly  1,000  titles  are  indued  in 
the  list  of  published  material,  compiled 
by  Joseph  G. Duncan,  bulletin  editor. 

Included  are  the  titles  of  25  books,  35 
course syllabi and laboratory  manuals, 841 
bulletins,  and  78  printed  annual  reports 
of  the  activities  of  staff  members.  This 
list,  extensive  as  it  is,  does  not  include 
abstracts,  book 
reviews,  and  mimeo 
graphed  and  duplicated  material. 

The  list  is  the  third  such  publication 
to  be  prepared  under  the  sponsorship  of 
the  president's  office.  Previous  lists  cov 
ered  one  year  periods  ending  June  30, 
1943 and  June  30,  1944. 

On  the.  Gave* 

Behind  the  scenes  of  Michigan  State 
athletics  for  33  years—that's  the  record 
of  trainer  Jack  Heppinstall.  He  is  pic 
tured  on  the  cover  preparing  Kent  Es-
baugh, 
tackle,  for  a  practice  session. 
Jack's  domain  in  the  Jenison  fieldhouse 
is  the  center  of  pre-game  activity  for 
the  college's  athletic  teams. 

MSC  To  Share  In Costa  Rica  Project 

College  CiiaklilkeA,  Oum  Ptei& 

Michigan  State  college  took  anothei 
step  forward  this  summer  with  the  estab-l 
lishment  of  its  own  press,  which  willl 
publish  and  sell  textbooks,  monographs,] 
journals,  and  similar  publications. 

Many  of  the  major  educational  institu 

tions  of 
the  country  carry  on  similar^ 
enterprises  to  extend  their  services  to 
to  provide  outlets  for 
the  public,  and 
scholarly  material  which  is  of  little  in 
terest  to  commercial  publishers. 

At  the  outset  the  Michigan  State  Col 
lege  Press  will  limit  its  publications  toi) 
instructional  material,  such  as  laboratory 
manuals  and  syllabi,  developed  by  facul-

lames  D.  Towar,  '85 
Dies  September 28 
Just  two  days  after  his  84th  birthday, 
James  DeLoss  Towar,  '85,  member  and 
life  secretary  of  his  class  and  a  member 
of  the  first  football 
team  to  represent 
the  college,  died  in  Edward  W.  Sparrow 
hospital,  Lansing,  on  September  28.  He 
had  suffered  a  severe  stroke  a  week 
earlier  while  visiting  his  sister,  Mrs. 
'86,  in  East  Lansing. 
Jennie  Woodard, 
Although  a  resi 
dent  of  Berkeley, 
C a l i f o r n i a, 
t he 
past  13  years,  he 
had 
to 
returned 
the  college  almost 
every  year, 
at 
tending  the  Patri-
a r c h 's  club  r e 
unions  in  June,  or 
to 
football 
games.  He  was 
familiarly  known 
to  many  alumni 
as  "J.D." 

James  D.  Towar 

see 

After  his  graduation 

in  1885,  Mr. 
Towar  did  some  farming  and  teaching. 
He  was  at  Rhode  Island  State  college 
for  seven  years,  and  was  director  of  the 
experiment  station  at  the  University  of 
Wyoming  for  three  years.  He  also  was 
acting  president  of  the  latter  school  for 
a  few  months.  He  returned  to  Lansing 
in  1920 to  enter  the  real  estate  and  insur 
ance  business. 

He 

is  survived  by  one  son,  James 
D.  Towar  Jr.,  of  Los  Angeles;  Mrs. 
Woodard;  two  nieces,  Mrs.  Edwin  Place, 
and  Mrs.  William  UUenbrach,  both  of 
Lansing; 
two  nephews,  George 
Towar,  of  Spartanburg,  South  Carolina, 
and  Morris  T.  Whitmore,  of  Atlanta, 
Georgia. 

and 

in 

Ity  members  for  use 
their  classes. 
iMuch  of  this  material  now  is  being  devel 
oped  for  use  in  the  Basic  college,  and 
[represents  pioneering  in  higher  educa 
tion.  Many  other  colleges  have  followed 
•State's 
lead  in  establishing  courses  of 
^study  similar  to  the  Basic  college.  These 
may  constitute  a  substantial  market  for 
textbooks  developed  here. 
is  expected 
It 

to  be  self-
sustaining  financially. 
to 
is  hoped 
expand  its  activities  eventually  into  more 
general  fields.  The  college  does  not  con 
its  own 
template 
the  development  of 
the 
printing  plant,  but  will  rely  upon 
services  of  commercial  printers. 

The  Press 

More  Than  16,000  Persons 
Attended  M.S.C.  Last  Year 

The  registrar's  annual  report  shows 
that  16,276  students,  coming  from  every 
state  except  Nevada,  in  addition  to  35 
foreign  countries,  enrolled  for  college 
credit  at  Michigan  State  during  1946-47. 
In  addition,  another  700  were  enrolled 
in  special  courses  for  which  no  college 
credit  was  given. 
The  oldest 

the 
figures  show,  continues  to  carry  out  its 
historic  mission.  Of  the  approximately 
14,000  undergraduate 
about 
5,300  were  enrolled  in  courses  relating 
directly  to  agriculture,  engineering,  home 
economics,  or  veterinary  medicine. 

land-grant  college, 

students, 

Another  4,272  studied  in  the  service 
fields  of  business  administration,  ele 
mentary  education,  public  school  music, 
journalism,  and  social  science.  Of  the 
14,000  undergraduates,  about  9,400  were 
veterans.  Nearly  86  percent  of  the  total 
were  from  Michigan. 

National  Group  Accredits 
Chemistry  Department 

The  American  Chemical  society  has 
placed  the  chemistry  department  of  the 
college  on  its  accredited  list.  This  action 
followed  an  exhaustive  study  of  the  de 
partment's  faculty,  facilities  and  curri 
culum. 

receive 

Graduates  now  will 

special 
certificates  by  the  ACS,  provided 
they 
have  met  curriculum  requirements.  This 
certificate  is  widely  accepted  in  industry 
as  evidence  the  graduate  has  come  from 
an  approved  educational  institution.  The 
graduate  also  becomes  eligible  for  pro 
fessional  membership  in  the  ACS  after 
a  shorter  period  of  professional  experi-

M 

Dr.  Loomis  To  Direct 
Sociological  Work 

Michigan  State 

is  to  be  the  central 
U.S.  cooperator  to  the  Latin-American 
social  science  projects  being  carried  out 
at  the  Inter-American  Institute  of  Agri 
cultural  Sciences  at  Turrialba,  Costa 
Rica.  The  State  Board  of  Agriculture 
approved  a  cooperative  agreement  be 
tween  the  college's  social  research  service 
and  the  institute  at  its  September  meet 
ing. 

the 
Dr.  Charles  P.  Loomis,  head  of 
department  of  sociology  and  anthropol 
ogy,  previously  had  been  designated  by 
the  institute  to  be  in  charge  of  its  soci 
ological  and  anthropological  studies. 

The  college's  chief  contribution  to  the 
institute  will  be  work 
there  by  staff 
members  during  off-teaching  terms  and 
of  graduate 
assistants 
assigned  to  reasearch  projects  in  Latin 
re 
America  for  graduate  dissertation 
quirements.  First 
students 
probably  will  be  assigned  about  the  first 
of  the  year. 

graduate 

students 

and 

The  Turrialba  Institute  was  founded 
in  1944  as  an  outgrowth  of  discussions 
begun  in  1941  among  various  American 
nations  on  jointly  working  out  major 
agricultural  problems.  Today  the  insti 
tute 
is  a  combination  graduate  school 
and  agricultural  experiment  station  with 
10  nations  participating  in  its  work. 

The  four  divisions  of  study  and  ex 
perimentation  are  animal  industry,  plant 
industry,  agricultural  engineering,  and 
agricultural  economics  and  rural  welfare. 
The  latter  branch,  involving  particularly 
measurement  of  what 
the  agricultural 
extension  services  have  accomplished  in 
disseminating  approved  practices 
and 
breeding  stocks,  is  the  one  specifically 
concerning  Michigan  State. 

Typical  of  the  research  projects  being 
carried  on  are  those  concerned  with  dis 
eases  and  growing  problems  of  coffee, 
rice,  sugar  cane,  cinchona 
(source  of 
quinine),  various  fiber  crops,  and  feeding 
and  disease  problems  in  cattle,  poultry 
and  horses. 

Spartan  Wives 
Publicized 

The  October  issue  of  the  Ladies  Home 
Journal  presented  an  excellent  picture 
the  Spartan 
story  of  the  activities  of 
wives,  campus  organization  made  up  of 
nearly  2,000  wives  of  students.  Read  it 
to  see  what  this  important  campus  group 
is  doing. 

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Sports  At  State 

Ateu*  eouHtui  Memi**  Boxers  To Compete 

Spartans  To  Fly 
To Honolulu 

By  W.  Nicholas  Kerbawy 

Sports  Editor 

is 

Aloha,  Spartans  of  Michigan  State! 
This 

in  store  for  Coach  Biggie 
Munn  and  his  football  team  which  will 
ring  down  the  curtain  on  the  1947  season 
by  engaging  the  Rainbows  of  the  Uni 
versity  of  Hawaii,  Saturday,  November 
29,  in  Honolulu. 

Marking  the  longest  junket  ever  taken 
by  a  Michigan  State  team,  the  meeting 
opens  a  two-game  series  between 
the 
two  schools.  Hawaii  returns 
to  East 
Lansing  in  1948. 

Miss  Three  Days'  Classes 

Approximately  9,000  miles  will  be 
negotiated  by  commercial  air  travel  with 
but 
three  days'  absence  from  classes 
necessary.  The  trip  starts  Wednesday, 
November  26,  preceding  Thanksgiving 
recess  and  ends  Wednesday,  December  3. 
The  squad  will  leave  Wednesday  from 
Kellogg  field  in  Battle  Creek  by  Ameri 
can  Airlines,  traveling 
in  a  chartered 
D-6  ship  capable  of  seating  a  party  of 
54.  During  the  day,  the  ship  will  pause 
at  El  Paso,  Texas,  enroute  to  the  Mu 
nicipal  airport  in  Los  Angeles. 

The  night  will  be  spent  in  the  Miramar 
Hotel,  in  Santa  Monica,  Calif.,  permitting 
the 
the  Santa 
to  work  out  on 
Monica  high  school  field. 

team 

Team  To  Tour  Island 
Thursday,  the  party  will  leave  from 
Municipal  airport  via  Pan  American  Air 
lines  for  the  2,100  mile  flight  across  the 
Pacific.  Two  ships  will  carry  the  Spar 
tans  on  this  second  leg  of  travel. 

Arriving  in  early  evening,  Thursday, 
the  squad  will  establish  living  quarters 
at  the  Royal  Hawaiian  hotel.  A  practice 
session  Friday  in  the  Honolulu  stadium 
will  precede  Saturday's  game. 

is  planned 

No  special 

for 
itinerary 
Saturday  night  and  Sunday,  but  on  Mon 
day  the  Spartans  will  be  conducted  on 
a  hotel  provided  tour  by  limousine  about 
the  Island  of  Oahu. 

Return  on  December  3 
The  Michigan  State  party  leaves  the 
islands  on  Tuesday,  December  2,  return 
ing  to  the  Miramar  hotel  in  Santa  Monica 
to  spend  the  night.  The  plane  will  land 
at  Battle  Creek  Wednesday.  College 
buses  will  greet  the  travelers  at  Kellogg 
field for  transportation  back  to  East  Lan 
sing. 

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R E C O RD 

At  Sugar  Bowl 

Michigan  State  college's  boxing  team, 
led  by  National  Collegiate  champion 
Chuck  Davey,  has  been  named  to  appear 
in 
the  Sugar  Bowl  Midwinter  Sports 
Association  Carnival  Monday,  December 
29,  at  New  Orleans,  La. 

The  Spartans  will  oppose  University 
of  Maryland,  champions  of  the  Southern 
Conference,  in  one  of  the  series  of  ath 
the  annual 
letic  events  which  precede 
New  Year's  day  Sugar  Bowl 
football 
game.  The  two  teams  also  are  scheduled 
to  meet  Monday,  February  9,  in  East 
Lansing  as  part  of  the  Spartans'  regular 
home  schedule. 

Last  year  under  Coach  Lou  Zarza,  the 
Spartans  won  four  meets  in  six  starts. 
Davey,  a  junior  from  Detroit,  climaxed 
an  unbeaten 
the 
NCAA  championship 
in  the  135-pound 
class. 

season  by  winning 

George  Makris,  newly-named  M.S.C. 
boxing  coach,  has  started  preparation  for 
the  Sugar  Bowl  engagement.  His  Spar 
tans  will  be  called  upon  to  oppose  South 
ern  Conference  Champions  Ed  Reider, 
155 pounds, Kennty  Malone,  heavyweight, 
and  Andy  Quattrocchi,  undefeated  130-
pound  knockout  specialist,  who  are  main 
stays  of  the  Terp  team. 

According  to  M.S.C.  Athletic  Director 
Ralph  H.  Young,  selections  were  made  by 
the  Sugar  Bowl  committee  following  a 
survey  of  top-flight  college  teams  in  the 
the  NCAA  boxing 
country 
championships 
in  Madison, 
Wis. 
It  marks  M.S.C.'s  first  invitation 
to  participate  in  a  Sugar  Bowl  function. 

last  March 

including 

National Cross Country  Meet 

Here  November  24 

The  campus  of  Michigan  State  college 
will  become  the  mecca  for  some  200  ath 
letes  representing  more  than  35  colleges 
and  universities.  They  will  gather  Mon 
day,  November  24,  for  the  ninth  annual 
National  Collegiate  cross  country  cham 
pionships. 

is  expected 

Coach  Karl  A.  Schlademan 

said  a 
record 
field 
to  challenge 
team  championship 
Drake  university's 
won  over  the  four-mile  course  here  just 
a  year  ago. 
third 
consecutive  NCAA  cross  country  diadem 
won  in  East  Lansing. 

It  marked  Drake's 

Dale  Stafford 

Dale  Stafford,  '30,  managing  editor  of 
the  Detroit  Free  Press,  was  appointed  to 
the  college  athletic  council  by  President 
Hannah  in  July.  Stafford  is  one  of  two 
alumni  members  of  the  12-man  council. 
He  will  serve  a  two-year  term,  the  limit 
for  alumni  members.  Stafford  succeeds 
Kenneth  Scott,  of  Detroit,  on  the  council. 

It  might  be  well  to  recount  facts  about 
the  University  of  Hawaii,  with  which 
M.S.C.  is  opening  grid  relations.  Hawaii, 
like  Michigan  State, 
land  grant 
is  a 
It  was  established  in  1907  and 
school. 
encompasses  more  than  400  acres  of  land. 
It  is  located  just  three  miles  from 
the 
heart  of  the  Honolulu  business  district. 
One  of  its  features  is  the  operation  of 
the  aquarium  at  Waikiki  Beach  which  is 
visited  annually  by  a  quarter-million 
persons. 

Hawaii  Won  Seven  in  1946 
Last  year,  Hawaii  won  seven  of  nine 
football  games,  defeating  such  teams  as 
College  of  the  Pacific,  Fresno  and  Utah. 
This  year,  besides  Michigan  State,  the 
Rainbows 
scheduled  Utah,  Montana 
State,  Fresno  State,  Denver  and  Mon 
tana. 

in 

Hawaii's  head  coach 

is  Thomas  K. 
Kaulukukui,  one  of  the  Rainbows'  great 
est  halfbacks 
the  early  40's.  The 
school  enrolls  some  5,000  students,  and 
has  Green  and  White  for  its  colors.  Ad 
vance  word  is  that  a  crowd  in  excess  of 
30,000  will  witness 
the 
Spartans. 

its  game  with 

Cagers  To Face  22  Major  Opponents 

Coach  Ben  F.  Van  Alstyne  has  done 

it  again! 

Michigan  State's  venerable  basketball 
mentor  went  out  and  lined  up  a  nifty  22-
game  basketball  schedule  that  is  without 
question 
the  snappiest  ever  played  by 
the  East  Lansing  Spartans. 

Several  of  the  outstanding  opponents 

%/a  Aleut  Jfeod  Goockel 

floin 

to 

team 

"Our 

that  are  certain 

are  to  appear  at  the  Spartan  citadel,  pro 
viding  games 
tax 
spacious  Jenison  neldhouse  to  capacity. 
remains  a  big  question 
mark  in  my  mind,  but  nevertheless  Michi 
gan  State  fans  are  going  to  see  the  best 
basketball  aggregations  in  the  country," 
is  the  explanation  Van  Alstyne  gives. 
With  such  an  outstanding  array  of  oppo 
sition,  he  knows  his  work  is  cut  out  for 
him  again  this  year. 

Outstanding  games  at  home 

include 
engagements  with  Kentucky,  the  nation's 
No.  1  collegiate  team  last  year,  Michi 
gan,  Indiana,  Harvard,  Notre  Dame,  Ohio 
State,  Marquette  and  DePaul.  One  new 
series,  that  with  Washington  university 
of  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  is 
the 
Spartans'  trek  to  Missouri.  A game  with 
University  of  Detroit  in  Detroit  Olym-
pia  also  is  arranged. 

included 

in 

Manpower  to  handle  the  Spartan  oars ? 
Bob  Geahan,  Pat  Peppier,  Robin  Roberts 
and  Jack  Wulf  were  prominent  on  last 
year's  aggregation.  Awaiting  comple 
tion  of 
football 
tenure  with 
squad  are  Lynn  Chandnois  and  Don 
Waldron. 

their 

the 

Then,  too,  Bob  Brannum 

transferred 
from  University  of  Kentucky  last  season 
accompanied  by  a  lot  of  hoop-la.  Bob 
was  a  Wildcat  All  American  in  1944. 

The  1947-48  schedule: 

Dec.  18,  Michigan  at  East  Lansing 
Dec.  20,  Purdue  at  Lafayette 
Dec.  23,  Indiana  at  East  Lansing 
Dec.  27,  Wayne  at  Detroit 
Dec.  29,  Harvard  at  East  Lansing 
Jan.  3,  Washington  at  St.  Louis 
Jan.  5,  Missouri  at  Columbia 
Jan.  10,  Kentucky  at  East  Lansing 
Jan.  13,  Marquette  at  East  Lansing 
Jan.  17,  Western  Reserve  at  Cleveland 
Jan.  20,  Detroit  at  Detroit 
Jan.  24.  DePaul  at  Chicago 
Jan.  27,  Detroit  at  East  Lansing 
Jan.  31,  Minnesota  at  Minneapolis 
Feb.  3,  DePaul  at  East  Lansing 
Feb.  9,  Wisconsin  at  Madison 
Feb.  14,  Marquette  at  Milwaukee 
Feb.  17,  Notre  Dame  at  East  Lansing 
Feb.  21,  Ohio  State  at  East  Lansing 
Feb.  24,  Notre  Dame  at  South  Bend 
Feb.  28,  Wayne  at  East  Lansing 
March  6,  Michigan  at  Ann  Arbor 

George  Makris 

George  Szypula 

Meet  the  two  new  Georges  of  Michigan 
State's 
intercollegiate  coaching  staff— 
Boxing  coach  George  Makris  and  Gym 
nastics  mentor  George  Szypula. 

Both  have  joined  the  Spartan  family 
with  significant  operations  cut  out  for 
them. 

For  Coach  Makris  (pronounced  Mack-
ris),  his  first  job  is  to  prepare  Michigan 
State's  boxing  team  to  oppose  University 
of  Maryland 
in  the  carnival  of  sports 
program,  December  29.  The  program 
precedes  the  Sugar  Bowl  football  game 
on  New  Year's  day  in  New  Orleans,  La. 
For  Coach  Szypula  (he  pronounces  it 
Soo-poola),  his  task  is  to  direct  Michi 
gan  State's  first  entry  into  intercollegi 
ate  gymnastics  thereby  adding  the  13th 

Athletic  Director  Ralph  H.  Young  was 
once  a  "one-man"  track  team  while  com 
peting  for  Crown  Point,  Ind.,  high  school. 

Guard  Carl  Krompotich  has  a 

twin 

brother,  Mike. 

When  Michigan  State's  football 

team 
flies  to  Honolulu,  Pan  American  Airlines 
hope  to  assign  former  Michigan  State 
coeds  as  the  stewardesses. 

sport  now  under  way  in  Jenison  gym 
nasium  and  fieldhouse. 

Makris,  successor  to  Coach  Lou  Zarza, 
is  one  of  University  of  Wisconsin's  great 
est  boxing  athletes.  He  won  the  Na 
tional  Collegiate  light  heavy-weight  box 
ing  championship  in  1942  and  again  in 
1943.  Also,  he  starred  for  two  seasons 
as  a  tackle  on  the  Badgers'  football  team 
before  serving  34  months  as  a  lieutenant 
in  the  Marines.  Twenty-two  months  in 
the  service  was  spent  in  the  Southwest 
Pacific. 

For  a  year  preceding  his  arrival  at 
Michigan  State,  Coach  Makris  worked  as 
an  assistant  boxing  and  an  assistant 
football  coach  at  Wisconsin.  He  is  27 
years  old,  married  and  has  31-month-old 
twin  daughters. 

from  1940-43 

Szypula,  a  graduate  of  Temple  uni 
versity,  held  the  National  AAU  tumbling 
championships 
inclusive. 
He  brought  a  wealth  of  background  to 
Michigan  State.  This  is  best  illustrated 
by  Max  Younger,  Temple  gymnastics 
coach  and  a  former  U.  S.  Olympic  coach 
who  describes  Szypula  as  "one  of 
the 
best  gymnasts  I  have  ever  had." 

In  accepting  a  position  to  coach  gym 
nastics  at  Michigan  State,  Szypula  sac 
rificed  his  amateur  standing  and  there 
fore  forfeited  his  intentions  of  seeking  a 
position  on  the  1948  Olympic  team. 

Szypula  was  a  staff  sergeant  in  the 
Army  Air  Corps  during  the  war,  serving 
18  months  overseas.  He  is  26-years-old 
and  unmarried. 

O C T O B E R, 

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9 

Ken  Balge,  1946  honorary  co-captain 
on  M.S.C.'s  football  team  from  Dearborn, 
plans  to  enter  police  administration  work 
following  graduation  from  school  next 
June. 

Quarterback  Bob  Krestel  was  one  of 
the  stars  of  the^  campus  football  league, 
promoted  at  M.S.C.  when  the  Spartans 
were  out  of 
in 
1943. 

intercollegiate  football 

Following  Alumni  Clubs 

Club  Presidents  To  Assemble 
On  Campus  November 7 

E.  B.  More,  '16, of  Marshall,  chairman  of  the  Alumni  Advisory  Council,  has  issued 
a  call  for  the  third  annual  meeting  of  the  club  presidents'  assembly  to  be  held  on 
the  campus  Friday  evening,  November  7,  and  Saturday  morning,  November  8. 

This  meeting  is  attended  by  the  12  members  of  the  Council  and  all  presidents  of 
the  local  alumni  clubs  throughout  the  country.  Usually  more  than  30  clubs  are 
represented  by  the  president  or  some  designated  officer  of  the  local  group.  President 
John  A.  Hannah  will  be  the  main  speaker  and  will  review  the  problems  and  progress 
of  the  post-war  era. 
It  is  an  opportunity  for  alumni  club  representatives  to  learn 
the  future  and  how 
about  policies  of 
local  groups  can  be  of  service  to  the  col 
lege  in  the  years  just  ahead. 

functions  each  year  in  addition  to  con 
tinuing  as  being  a  part  of  the  M.S.C. 
Alumni  club  of  Branch-Calhoun  coun 
ties. 

Flint 

The  Board  of  Directors  of  the  M.  S. 
C.  Alumni  club  of  Flint  met  recently 
and  elected  officers  for  the  current  year. 
They 
the  following:  president, 
Patrick  Fagan,  '41, 2402 Missouri  avenue; 
vice  president,  Max  Emmons,  '39,  205  E. 
secretary,  Karl  D. 
Hamilton 

include 

street; 

Streiff, 
'45,  2569  Thomas  street,  and 
treasurer,  Mary  Jane  Ford,  '43,  dietetics 
department,  Hurley  hospital.  Plans  for 
various  types  of  functions  are 
the 
formative  stage  but  will  be  carried  out 
with  greater  progress  than  ever  before.— 
Karl  D.  Streiff,  '45,  Secretary. 

in 

Los Angeles, Col. 

The  M.S.C.  Alumni  Club  of  Southern 
California  has  been  re-activated  and  new 
officers  elected.  A  meeting  on  October 
17  at  the  Rodger  Young  Auditorium  in 
Los  Angeles  served  as  a  "pepper-upper" 
for  things  ahead. 

On  December  2,  at  the  Miramar  hotel 
in  Santa  Monica,  there  will  be  a  big 
Michigan  State  rally  to  honor  President 
J.  A.  Hannah,  Director  Ralph  H.  Young, 
Coach  "Biggie"  Munn  and  the  Spartan 
football  team  on  their  return  from 
the 
University  of  Hawaii.  For  full  details 
call  Don  Hall,  secretary  of  the  club,  in 
Los  Angeles,  at  Arizona  39835,  or  write 
him  at  11240  Brookhaven  avenue,  Los 
Angeles  24,  Calif. 

Schenectady,  N.  Y. 

The  formation  of  a  new  Michigan  State 
Alumni  club  in  Schnectady,  New  York, 
was  assured  at  a  meeting  of  young 
alumni  held  Sunday,  September  13,  at 
East-Verne  park. 
Sponsors  of 

idea  were  Michael 
Dennos,  '43,  (formerly  Dendrinois),  his 
wife,  Barbara  Hansen  Dennos,  '44,  Ed-

the 

In  one  of  the  special  awards  at  the  annual  conference  of  the  American  Alumni 
Council  held  in  San  Francisco  in  July,  the  Michigan  State  College  Record  was 
given  this  certificate  for 
in  any 
alumni  magazine  during  the  past  year.  The  stories  were  written  by  Joseph  K. 
Goundie,  Jr.,  assistant  director  of  alumni  relations. 

the  best  series  of  fund  articles  published 

For  Outstanding  Editorial  Achievement 
In  publication  of  an  alumni  magazine 

AWARD  DF MERIT 

In  the  1947  Magazine  Awards  Competition 
sponsored  by the American  Alumni  Council 
for  alumni  publications  in the United  States 
and  Canada 

Director  for Magazines 

President  American  Alumni  Council 

Saturday  morning  a  workshop  type  of 
meeting  is  to  be  conducted  on  alumni 
club  programs,  organizations  and  plans 
for  carrying  out  personal  solicitation  for 
the  Memorial  Center  project.  All  who 
attend  will  witness  the  Santa  Clara  foot 
in 
ball  game  Saturday  afternoon  and 
spect  the  huge  building  program  which 
has  now  passed  the  $20,000,000  mark. 

Honolulu,  Hawaii 

Following  a  meeting  of  a  few  Spar 
tans  at  our  home  we  decided  a  get-
together  picnic  on  Sunday  August  10 
would  generate  lots  of  enthusiasm  for 
the  big  football  game  between  the  Uni 
versity  of  Hawaii  and  Michigan  State  on 
November  29.  We  are  happy  to  have  a 
list  of  nearly  30  alumni.  Major  George 
Branch, 
'39 
and  Lt.  Com.  Don  Appling, 
'37,  have 
agreed  to  assist  me  with  the  big  welcome 
we  hope  to  give  "Biggie"  Munn  and  the 
team  when  they  arrive  here  on  Novem 
ber  28. 

'39,  Lt.  Col.  Robert  Piatt, 

Elaborate  plans  are  being  worked  out 
the  university  which  will 
jointly  with 
take  all  of  the  time  the  boys  will  have. 
Some  of 
the  events  will  be  a  sight 
seeing  trip  around  the  island,  a  Thanks 
giving  dinner,  a  dance  and 
reception 
the  game  given  by  the  student 
after 
body  with  our  Michigan  State  alumni 
as  special  guests.  We  will  welcome  all 
who  come  with  the  team.—Jack  K.  Dunn, 
'40,  916  3d  ave.,  Honolulu  41,  Hawaii. 

Branch  County 

More  than  30  people  attended  a  Branch 
county  MSC  Alumni  picnic  August  21, at 
Pokagcn  State  Park,  north  of  Angola, 
Indiana.  A  report  from  Gordon  Schluba-
tis,  '24,  of  Coldwater,  stated  that  alumni 
from  Union  City,  Quincy,  Coldwater  and 
Bronson  enjoyed 
the  informal  meeting 
and  decided  to  held  one  or  more  social 

10  . .. 

.  THE  RECORD 

ward  W.  Daszewski,  '43,  and  his  wife, 
Caroline  Coates  Daszewski,  '45. 

Bob  Parkhurst, 

'43,  of  General  Elec 
tric,  has  recently  moved  to  Schenectady 
from  Syracuse,  and  is  working  also  to 
get  a  large  number  out  for  a  dinner 
meeting  later  in  the  fall.  A  new  list  of 
alumni  in  the  area  is  being  prepared  for 
Mrs.  Dennos,  whose  home  phone  number 
in  Schenectady 
is  H  8876.—Caroline 
Daszewski,  '45,  acting  secretary. 

Pullman,  Washington 

Following  the  Washington  State  game 
in  Pullman,  Washington,  on  Saturday, 
October  11,  a  large  number  of  Michigan 
the 
State  alumni  and 
Spartan  squad  and  official  party  for  the 
evening  meal.  Don  Greenaway,  '34,  who 
administration 
now  heads 
the  hotel 
course  at  Washington  State,  was 
in 
charge  of  local  arrangements. 

friends 

joined 

Portland,  Oregon 
Far  away  from 

the  Red  Cedar 

in 
East  Lansing  more  than  25  loyal  Michi 
gan  State  people  and  friends  gathered 
at  the  home  of  Mrs.  E.  S.  Raven  on 
August  17  for  a  garden  picnic.  K.  B. 
Stevens, 
the  group, 
asked  each  alumnus  to  tell  of  some  inter 
esting  event  in  his  college  career  and 
many  humorous  stories  were  enjoyed 
during  the  afternoon. 

'06,  president  of 

Of  particular  interest  was  the  short 
the 

talk  given  by  C.  S.  English,  of 
C l a ss  of  1884. 
From  his 
report 
c o n d i t i o ns  at 
" M . A . C ."  w e re 
q u i te  d i f f e r e nt 
then.  L.  V.  Ben 
jamin,  '20  and  R. 
W.  "Dick"  Nah-
stoll,  '40  filled  the 
gap  with  stories 
later  genera 
of 
tions.  The  annual 
banquet  will  be 
held  as  near  Feb- 
ruary  22,  1948, as  possible.  A  letter  was 
read  from  Valmore  L.  Stewart,  '93,  who 
is  now  in  Southern  California. 

c-  s-  English 

Among  those  attending  were  the  fol 
lowing:  Mr.  C.  W.  Bale,  '00  and  wife, 
E.  N.  Bates,  '06  and  wife,  Miss  Bernice 
'20  and 
Campbell,  '20,  L.  V.  Benjamin, 
wife,  C.  S.  English,  '84  and  wife,  R.  W. 
Nahstoll,  '40  and  wife,  Mrs.  E.  S.  Raven, 
E.  D.  Searing,  '00  and  wife,  J.  L.  Shaw, 
'06  and 
'10  and  wife,  K.  B.  Stevens, 
'04  and 
daughter  Inez,  L.  C.  Thomas, 
wife  and  L.  Loren  Thompson, 
'40  and 
wife.—Margaret  N.  Shaw  (Mrs.  J.  L.), 
Secretary. 

Detroit 

New  life  has  been  added  to  the  M. 
S.  C.  Alumni  club  of  Detroit  with  a 
spring  campaign  for  new  memberships, 
a  summer  picnic  August  24  at  Lola  Val-

Did You  Belong  to I.S.A.? 
The  Independent  Students  Associ 
ation  is  forming  an  alumni  group. 
All  former  members  of  I.S.A.  and 
any  other  independent  students  wish 
join  please  contact  Miss 
ing 
9488  Charest 
Stephanie  Rusek, 
street,  Hamtramck,  Michigan. 

to 

ley  Park  with  "Bud"  Hicks  as  chair 
man,  and  finally  the  big  September  27 
dance  at  the  Book-Cadillac  hotel. 

the  Italian  Gardens  at 

The  old  grads,  young  grads  and  many 
undergraduates  filled  the  Crystal  Ball 
room  and 
the 
"Book"  following  the  big  game  at  Ann 
Arbor  and  George  Culp, 
'33,  general 
chairman  with  his  corps  of  assistants 
did  a  magnificent 
this 
big  post-war  party.  It  will  probably  be 
it  was  a 
come  an  annual  custom  at 
few  years  ago. 

job  in  staging 

A  business  meeting 

to  elect  eight 
new  members  of  the  Board  of  Directors 
will  be  held  on  call  of  President  Fred 
Pew,  '41.—Ruth  B.  Koehler,  '42,  Corre 
sponding  Secretary. 

Berrien-Cass  Club 

If  you  graduated  about  1911  you  are 
among  the  "oldsters"  who  enjoy  summer 
alumni  picnics.  At  least  the  roll  call  of 
our  group  indicated  that  on  August  9 
when  we  enjoyed  a  fine  picnic  supper 
after  a  swim  in  Lake  Michigan  at  the 
in  Benton 
beach  of  Gene  Clock  park 
Harbor.  The  youngest  class  represented 
was  1948.  At 
the  business  meeting 
handled  by  President  John  D.  Johnson 
'40  it  was  voted  that  members  wishing 
a  lake  cruise  could  join  with  the  Berrien 
county  Junior  Farm  Bureau  group  on 
August  17.  A  quota  for  the  Berrien-Cass 
group  was  adopted  and  a  committee 
appointed 
to  handle  solicitation  during 
the  coming  year.—Margaret  McDonel 
Lange,  '44,  Secretary,  Berrien  Springs. 

Philadelphia 

A 

rousing  Michigan  State 

alumni 
meeting  will  be  held  at  the  Benjamin 
Franklin  hotel 
in  Philadelphia  Friday 
evening,  November  14,  the  night  before 
the  Temple  game.  President  Hannah, 
Director  Young,  Coach  Munn  and  Alumni 
Director  Stewart  will  participate  in  the 
program. 

Football  pictures  will  be  shown  and 
the  whole  evening  from  8:00  p.m.  on  will 
be  given  over  to  college  reminiscing  that 
will  interest  all  former  students. 

Tickets  for  the  Temple  game,  in  the 
Michigan  State  bloc,  may  be  secured  by 
sending  check  direct  to  Edward  H.  Eich-
mann, ticket  manager,  Temple  University, 
Philadelphia.  Admission  is $2.80, including 
tax,  and  the  game  starts  at  2:00  E.S.T. 
The  famous  Michigan  State  College  mili 
tary  marching  band  will  perform  at  the 

game  and  make  up  a  special  train  with 
the  football  squad  for 
trip 
to  East  Lansing. 

the  return 

Boston  Elects 

Through  the  courtesy  of  Jack  Cham 
bers,  '40, resident  manager  of  the  Somer 
the  Boston  alumni  had  a 
set  hotel, 
comfortable  room  in  which  to  meet  and 
elect  officers  on  February  6. 
James  K. 
McElroy,  '28,  of  7  A.  Bacon  street,  Win 
chester,  Mass.,  was  named  president;  Dr. 
Elda  Robb,  '16, Dean  of  Home  Economics 
at  Simmons  college  was  selected  as  vice-
president,  and  Dr.  H.  B.  Seigle,  '41, sec 
retary-treasurer. 

The  Board  of  Directors  will 

include 
Mrs.  Ray  Stannard  Baker,  '90,  Amherst; 
Major  Edgar  G.  Hamlin,  '16,  Springfield; 
Dr.  Carl  V.  Benton,  '35,  Amherst;  Mrs. 
Garrett  Fuller, 
'45) 
Lexington;  and  Mrs.  Dudley  F.  Straubel, 
(nee  Dorothy  J.  Baldwin,  '37),  55  Park 
Dr.,  Boston. 

(nee  Mary  Monk 

C.  J.  Crabill,  '29,  of  the  Lowell  Gas 
Light  Co.,  and  L.  J.  Smith,  '27,  of  112 
street,  Wellesley  Hills,  were 
Forest 
named  as  the  program  committee  to  ar 
range  for  the  next  meeting,  probably  in 
April.  Any  newcomers 
to  the  Boston 
area  are  requested  to  write  the  secre 
tary.—Dr.  H.  B.  Seigle,  '41,  Sec.Treas., 
872  W.  Roxbury  Parkway,  Chestnut  Hill, 
Mass. 

WUk  *fUm  Qactdtif: 

Dr.  Judson  T.  Landis,  associate  pro 
fessor  of  effective 
living,  has  compiled 
a  guide  to  selected  readings  on  marriage 
and  family  relations.  The  guide  includes 
departments  for  parents,  children  up  to 
12,  young  people  12  to  16,  youth  over  16, 
engaged  or  married  couples,  and  depart 
ments  for  adult  education  leaders,  minis 
ters,  and  teachers. 

* 

*  * 

Dean  Marie  Dye  was  elected  president 
elect  of  the  American  Home  Economics 
association  at  the  annual  convention  in 
late  June.  Dean  Dye  will  act  as  presi 
dent-elect  for  the  coming  year,  and  then 
will  become  president  for  a  two  year 
term.  This  is  the  major  organization  in 
the  home  economics  field. 

Dr.  Clifford  M.  Hardin,  professor  of 
agricultural  economics,  was  one  of  20 
agricultural  economists  from  the  United 
States  to  participate  in  the  International 
Conference  of  Agricultural  Economists, 
held  in  England  this  summer. 

* 

*  * 

The  services  of  Charles  C.  Pollock. 
assistant  professor  of  art,  in  redesigning 
the  format  of  the  official  monthly  pub 
lication  of  the  Bureau  of  Labor  Statistics, 
of  the  U.  S.  Department  of  Labor,  have 
been  highly  commended  by  Ewan  Clague, 
commissioner  of  labor  statistics. 

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leg  never 
for  him 

healed 
satisfactorily 
The 
to  resume  strenuous 
enough 
athletics  at  Florida  or  at  Michigan  State, 
to  which  he  transferred  when  Charlie 
Bachman  became  head  Spartan  coach. 
"But"—Harry  will  say  it  today—"it  was 
the  biggest  break  of  my  life—with  no 
pun 

intended." 

Forced  to  the  sidelines,  Harry,  yearn 
ing  to  keep  his  hand  in  athletic  affairs 
began  to  broadcast  Michigan  State  sports 
over  the  college  station  WKAR.  After 
three  years  Harry  was  ready  to  branch 
out. 

Wismer  hitch-hiked  from  East  Lans 
ing  to  Detroit  to  work  for  Dick  Richards, 
the  Detroit  Lions'  pro 
then  owner  of 
football  team.  He  aired  news  and  per 
sonal  items  of  the  team's  activities  in 
a 
series  of  nightly  programs.  This 
brought  Harry  to  the  threshold  of  Big 
Time,  where  a  second  break—this  time 
meteorological,  rather 
than  physical— 
hurried  things  along. 

It  happened  one  murky  fall  afternoon 
when  Wismer,  handling  the  Briggs  Sta 
dium  public  address  system  during  a 
game  between 
the  Lions  and  Boston, 
that  a  heavy  fog,  which  had 
realized 
steamed 
the  gridiron  had  all 
in  over 
but  eclipsed  the  players  from  the  spec 
tators.  Sensing  that  something  must  be 
done,  Wismer  took  a  deep  breath  and 
began  a  play-by-play  description  of  the 
game.  He  was  now  on  his  way  to  the 
top. 

to 

the 

From  this  time  on,  as  every  fan  knows, 
in 
Wismer  went  straight 
top 
sportscasting.  Sports  director  of 
the 
American  Broadcasting  company  since 
its  inception  in  1942,  he  has  described 
about  30  football  games  a  season,  in 
cluding 
five  consecutive  Sugar  Bowl 
classics  and  as  many  pro  football  cham 
pionships,  major  college  games  all  over 
the  country  and  the  entire  Washington 
Redskin  schedule.  Last  spring,  Wismer 
launched  a  15-minute  program  at  6:30 
EST  over  ABC  on  Saturday  evenings, 
embracing  all  sports. 

manship, 
that  will  make  them  true  Americans. 

the  real  democratic  attitude 

"If  we  can  get  the  youth  of  America  off 
the  streets,  and  into  the  gymnasium," 
says  Wismer,  "we  feel  we  have  justified 
our  emphasis  on  wholesome  sports." 

Harry,  his  wife, 

former  Mary 
Elizabeth  Bryant,  and  two  children  live 
just  outside  of  Detroit. 

the 

Harry  Wilcox 79 
Receives  Cane 

Ninety  year  old  Harry  Wilcox, 

'79, 
received  the  Kedzie  alumni  cane  from 
Glen  O.  Stewart  at  Tarn  O'Shanter  Coun 
try  club  near  Pontiac  on  August  20.  As 
Mr.  Wilcox  was  unable  to  attend 
the 
Patriarchs'  dinner  in  June,  three  chil 
dren  had  arranged  a  special  dinner  for 
the  presentation. 

Mr.  Wilcox,  one  of  a  family  of  13  chil 
dren,  was  born  at  Rochester,  Michigan, 
January  28,  1857.  After 
graduating 
from  college  in  1879  he  taught  school 
and 
in  Crystal 
Falls  and  Baraga.  He  was  married  to 
Louise  Monso  September  5,  1889.  She 
died  February  4,  1920. 

later  entered  business 

For  the  past  47  years  Mr.  Wilcox  has 
made  his  home  at  Sault  Ste.  Marie,  being 
associated  with  Grinnell  Brothers  music 
store  for  20  years.  He  was  engaged  in 
the  insurance  business  for  eight  years 
before  his  retirement  in  1933.  He  now 
lives  at  the  family  home,  1011  Bingham 
avenue,  Sault  Ste.  Marie. 

The  special  presentation  party  was 
arranged  by  Hazel  Wilcox,  a  daughter 
who  lives  with  her  father,  and  Russell 
and  Harry  Jr.,  sons,  of  Detroit. 

ON THE  JOB 

Harry  Wismer,  37 

Youngest,  but  by  no  means  the  least 
experienced  of  all nationally  known  sport-
casters  is  ABC's  Harry  Wismer,  '37,  who 
has  risen  to  the  top  of  his  highly  com 
petitive  profession  in  a  remarkably  short 
time,  with  two  assists  from  "the  breaks." 
Wismer,  in  addition  to  his  ABC  connec 
tion, 
the  president  of 
to 
station  WJR,  Detroit,  and  its  affiliated 
stations  WGAR,  Cleveland  and  KMPC, 
Los  Angeles. 

is  assistant 

Harry  Wismer  started  out  life  in  Port 
Huron,  Michigan,  to  be  an  athlete,  not 
a  spectator.  An  eight  letter  winner  at 
St.  John's  Military  Academy,  he  starred 
in  football,  baseball,  basketball, 
track 
and  tennis,  and  chose  Florida  for  his 
first  collegiate  work. 

However,  this  promising  athletic  ca 
first 
reer  was  cut  short  by  Wismer's 
"break"—a  broken 
in  a 
game  against  the  University  of  Georgia. 

leg  suffered 

four  years  Wismer 

Honors  have  not  been  slow  in  coming 
to  this  young  Michigan  Stater.  For  the 
past 
been 
awarded 
the  Sporting  News  award  as 
the  "Nation's  outstanding  sportcaster." 
In  1946,  he  was  selected  as  one  of  the 
nation's  ten  outstanding  young  men  by 
the  United  States  Junior  Chamber  of 
Commerce. 

has 

But  beyond  these  tributes  and  radio 
programs  themselves  there  is  an  under 
lying  philosophy  behind  Wismer's  radio 
activities.  This  is  the  good  that  sports 
can  and  will  do  for  the  youth  of  America. 
The  proper  presentation  of  all  types  of 
sporting  events  will  materially 
influ 
ence  and  affect  the  thinking  of  the  youth 
of  America  to  show  them  the  value  of 
the  value  of  sport-
the  playgrounds, 

Stewart  and  Wilcox 

Harrv  Wismer 

12 

. 

.  T HE  R E C O RD 

NeuM. 

. 

Country  Club  road  just  across  the  golf  course. 
. 
.  E.  C.  Pokorny  gives  his  address  as  113 
Coronado  avenue,  Long  Beach,  California,  where 
he  is  in  business  for  himself,  drawing  plans  for 
the  building  trade.  During  the  war  he  was  with 
the  Navy  for  four  years  as  hull 
1910 

inspector. 

ABOUT THESE ALUMNI 

. 

. 

Parnell  G.  McKenna  has  retired  as  assistant 
maintenance  engineer  for  the  State  Highway  de 
partment  and  will  make  his  home  in  Quinnesec, 
Michigan. 
.  Mabel  C.  Rogers,  chairman  of 
the  department  of  foods  and  nutrition  at  Stout 
in  Menomonie,  Wisconsin,  since  1935, 
Institute 
has 
is 
making  her  home  with  her  sister,  Clara  Rogers 
Myers,  '14,  at  17350  Mclntyre,  Detroit. 

teaching  activities  and 

terminated  her 

By  Qladyi  M.  4*OHA* 

1882 

former  Michigan 

Lewis  Blynn  Hall, 

teacher 
and  business  man,  died  July  20  at  the  home  of 
his  daughter,  Inez  Hall  Langille,  w'30,  in  Ben-
sonville,  Illinois.  He  is  also  survived  by  another 
daughter,  two  sons,  Merritt,  w'18,  and  D.  Blynn 
Hall,  w'17. 

1883 

in  Illinois 

insect  and  plant 

Dr.  Clarence  Moores  Weed,  nationally  known 
educator  and  naturalist,  and  author  of  many 
books  on 
life,  died  July  18 
in  Plymouth,  New  Hampshire.  Dr.  Weed  served 
as  assistant  state  entomologist 
from 
1885  to  1887,  as  entomologist  at  the  Ohio  State 
University  experiment 
station  until  1890,  and 
as  professor  of  zoology  and  entomology  at  Ohio 
State  until  1904.  He  taught  at  New  Hampshire 
College  of  Agriculture  and  Mechanic  Arts  until 
the  State 
1914  when  he  joined  the  faculty  of 
Teachers  College  at  Lowell,  Mass.  He  became 
principal  in  1922,  and  served  as  president  of  the 
in 
institution 
from  1932  until  his  retirement 
1935.  Besides  his  two  daughters,  Dr.  Weed 
is 
survived  by  his  two  sisters,  Alice  Weed  Coulter, 
'82,  and  Marian  Weed  Neff,  '91. 

1895 

some  of 

to  make 

On  July  11,  Frank  Johnson,  Dr.  John  Veld-
huis,  and  Dr.  W.  O.  Hedrick,  '91  (class  sponsor 
of  pre-grad  days)  met  at  the  home  of  Chace 
in  East  Lansing  to  view  the  contents 
Newman 
of  the  '95  memory  album,  which  College  Librarian 
Jackson  Towne  has  sponsored.  Mr.  Newman  has 
mounted  a  major  portion  of  the  photos  which 
the  class  members  have  sent  to  Mr.  Towne.  They 
all  expressed  regret 
the  class 
that 
the 
members  have  not  sent  pictures 
book  complete.  The  memorabilia  which  the  book 
now  contains  was  the  subject  of  much 
interest 
and  aroused  many  reminiscences  and  stories  of 
the  nineties.  Frank  and  John 
college  days 
in 
were  excellent 
characteristic 
the 
seconds 
wit  and  humor  of  Dr.  Hedrick.  .  .  .  Thorn  and 
Mertie  Underwood  Smith,  of  Birmingham,  Michi 
gan,  celebrated  their  golden  wedding  on  July  21. 
Their  children  and  grandchildren  were  all  pres 
ent  to  make  the  occasion  a  happy  one, 
their 
daughter  Katherine  and  her  husband  having 
arrived  by  plane  from  Honolulu.  A  dinner  at 
the  Dearborn  Inn  was  a 
the  day 
with  about 

in  attendance. 

feature  of 

twenty 

for 

1901 

. 

. 

'31. 

Word  has  been  received  of  the  death  on  May  1 
of  Gustav  W.  Gutekunst  of  Grass  Lake,  Michigan. 
He  was  the  father  of  Allen  Gutekunst,  '30,  and 
Herbert  Gutekunst, 
.  George  C.  Hum 
phrey,  who  served  nearly  40  years  as  a  member 
the  University  of  Wisconsin's  animal  and 
of 
dairy  husbandry 
in 
Ludington,  Michigan,  on  June  16.  Mr.  Hum 
teaching  position  at  Michigan 
phrey 
State  in  1903  to  head  Wisconsin's  teaching  and 
research  program 
in  animal  husbandry,  and 
retired  in  1942.  Under  his  leadership  Wisconsin 
paced  the  nation 
in  forming  dairy  breed  asso 
ciations.  He  also  pioneered  in  co-operative  dairy 

staff,  died  at  his  home 

left  his 

in  Ashland  and  Bayfield  counties 
buying  plans 
before  the  first  World  War.  In  1933  Mr.  Hum 
phrey  was  elected  president  of 
the  American 
Society  of  Animal  Production.  In  1935  his  por 
trait  was  hung  in  agriculture's  "Hall  of  Fame" 
at  the  Saddle  and  Sirloin  club  in  Chicago.  He  is 
survived  by  his  wife,  his  son.  and  his  daughter. 
.  .  At  the  77th  commencement  of  the  Univer 
. 
sity  of  Massachusetts,  Governor  Robert  Fiske 
Bradford  conferred  an  honorary  Doctor  of  Laws 
degree  upon  Hugh  Potter  Baker,  president  of 
that  institution  since  1933.  Dr.  Baker  was  similarly 
honored  by  Amherst  college  at 
its  127th  com 
mencement  on  June  15. 

1903 

Glen  C.  Sevey,  former  president  of  the  Phelps 
Publishing  company  of  Springfield,  Mass.,  and 
editor  of  the  New  England  Homestead  for  nearly 
in  Russell,  Mass., 
30  years,  died  at  his  home 
on  July  26.  Mr.  Sevey  became  associated  with 
the  Phelps  company  in  1903  following  his  gradu 
ation,  in  the  capacity  of  associate  editor  of  the 
Homestead,  agricultural  magazine.  Six  months 
after  assuming 
this  position,  he  was  named 
editor,  a  position  he  held  until  his  retirement 
in  1932.  He  became  vice  president  of  the  com 
pany  in  1922  and  president  in  1927.  Some  time 
after  his  retirement 
these  positions  he 
from 
became  associated  with  the  Farmers  and  Traders 
Insurance  company  and  was  a  general  agent 
for  the  company  at  the  time  of  his  death.  Mr. 
Sevey  was  active 
local,  state,  and  national 
affairs  of  the  Grange,  and  during  the  war  served 
as  a  loan  inspector  for  a  subsidiary  of  the  RFC. 
for  nearly  30  years  he 
Residing 
there 
was  active 
before  establishing  his  home  in  Russell 
in  1940. 
His  wife,  son,  and  daughter  survive. 

in  many  civic  undertakings 

in  Springfield 

in 

1905 

Harry  C.  Oven,  well  known  seed  grower  of 
Ovid,  Michigan,  died  at  the  Hiawatha  Sports 
man's  club  near  Newberry  on  July  17.  A  resident 
of  Ovid  since  1913,  Mr.  Oven  was  prominent  in 
Masonic  groups  and  garden  societies,  and  was 
a  member  of  the  school  board  for  ten  years.  He 
is  survived  by  his  wife, 
two 
daughters. 

two  sons,  and 

1906 

Albert  N.  Robson,  associated  with  the  Bronx 
Parkway  and  the  Westchester  County  Park  com 
mission  for  34  years,  died  at  his  home  in  York-
town  Heights,  New  York,  on  August  6.  For  the 
last  25  years  Mr.  Robson  had  been  superintendent 
the  Westchester 
of  Mohansic  Park,  a  part  of 
County  park  system.  He  is  survived  by  his  wife, 
a  son,  and  daughter. 

1907 

from 

LeRoy  Dorland,  who  was  retired 

the 
Bureau  of  Entomology  and  Plant  Quarantine  in 
May  1946  after  30  years  in  government  service, 
has  recently  started  a  real  estate  business 
in 
Brownsville,  Texas.  He  writes:  "If  any  of  you 
look 
classmates  decide  to  come  down  this  way 
the 
limits  on 
live  outside  the  city 
me  up.  I 

1912 

Lyla  Smith  Babb,  former  voice 

instructor  at 
in  Chicago,  died 
Coe  college  and  music  teacher 
in  Detroit  on  June  4.  She 
in  Harper  hospital 
is  survived  by  her  husband,  Charles  S.  Babb.  a 
son,  and  a  daughter.  .  .  .  B.  P.  Pattison  directs 
commodity  relations  for  the  Michigan  Farm  Bu 
lives  at  535  W.  Grand 
reau 
.  Erne  and  Mae 
River 
(Parmelee, 
in  pastoral 
work 

'11)  Taylor  are  engaged 

in  Canyonville,  Oregon. 

in  East  Lansing. 

in  Lansing,  and 

. 

. 

1913 

Peter  D.  Campbell  has  the  Campbell  Boot  shop 
in  Charlevoix  where  he  lives  at  115  River  place. 
.  .  .  Truman  J.  Dean  is  in  the  plant  engineering 

Elmer  Charles  Geyer 

Coming  as  a  fitting  honor  for  his  many 
service 
years  of  civic  and 
'13,  served  as  Grand 
Elmer  C.  Geyer, 
Commander,  Grand  Commandery 
of 
Knights  Templar  of  Michigan  this  past 
year. 

fraternal 

Born  at  Unionville,  Michigan  January 
24,  1892  and  graduating  from  the  local 
high 
in 
school 
1908 he  completed 
f o r e s t ry 
h is 
course  at  Michi-
g an  St a te 
in 
Selecting 
1913. 
Saginaw 
as  his 
home  his  business 
career  has  been 
with  the  Saginaw 
M a n u f a c-
company 
turing 
1923.  He 
since 
has  always  been 
active  in  Michigan  State  affairs 
locally 
and  served  as  the  president  of  the  Sagi 
naw  club  and  many  years  on  the  Board 
the 
of  Directors.  He  is  a  member  of 
St.  John's  Episcopal  church  of  Saginaw, 
the  Saginaw  Club,  Saginaw  Country  club, 
the  Germania  club,  Board  of  Commerce, 
many  Masonic  organizations  and  civic 
secretary-
is 
groups.  At  present  he 
treasurer  of 
the  National  Washboard 
company,  of  Chicago,  Illinois. 

Elmer  C.  Geyer 

In  1917  he  was  married  to  Marie  0. 
Tyler  and  they  have  two  children,  Nor 
man  F.  of  Saginaw  and  Dorothy  J.  (Mrs. 
Fred  T.  Haley),  '45,  of  Tacoma,  Wash 
ington. 

The  Geyers  live  at  2144  Ottawa  street 

in  Saginaw. 

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department  of 
the  Ford  Motor  company  and 
building  contractors.  .  .  .  Carroll  Maclnness,  in 
spector  for  the  Reo  Motors,  Inc.,  lives  in  Lansing 
at  2418  Kensington  road.  .  .  .  Henry  TeRoller  is 
traffic  manager  at  the  Depree  company  in  Hol 
land,  Michigan,  where  he  lives  at  562  Hillcrest 
drive. 
.  Henry  J.  Wheater  of  1209  Root 
street,  Flint,  is  in  his  twenty-first  year  of  teach 
ing 
lives  at  718  East  University,  Royal  Oak. 
. 
Joseph  MacDonald,  of  2810  £.  Saginaw,  Lansing, 
is  estimating  engineer 
for  Granger  Brothers, 
1914 

in  the  Flint  school  system, 

. 

. 

. 

. 

in 

Lloyd  P.  Dendel,  assistant  secretary  of 

the 
Michigan  Millers  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  com 
pany,  died  at  his  home  in  Lansing  on  July  9. 
for  31  years,  Mr. 
With 
the  Michigan  Millers 
Dendel  had  a  wide  acquaintance 
insurance 
circles.  He  was  secretary  of  the  Association  of 
Farm  Mutual  Insurance  companies  in  Michigan, 
its  organization, 
a  position  he  had  held  since 
in  which  he  had  taken  a  leading  part.  He  was 
active  in  Masonic  circles  and  the  Lansing  Lions 
club.  He  is  survived  by  his  wife.  .  .  .  Melvin  A. 
Russell,  marketing 
the  United 
States  department  of  agriculture,  died  in  Chicago 
on  August  11.  Mr.  Russell  had  been  in  govern 
ment  service  nearly  30  years,  and  at  the  time 
of  his  death  headed  the  Chicago  office  of 
the 
production  and  marketing  administration  of  the 
fruit  and  vegetable  division.  He  is  survived  by 
his  wife,  a  son,  and  two  daughters. 
.  Roy 
M.  Hamilton  owns  and  operates  the  Hamilton 
Coffee  Ranch  at  23  Capital  N.E.,  Battle  Creek, 
Michigan. 

specialist 

for 

. 

. 

1915 

Parker  Heath  is  professor  of  ophthalmology  at 
Harvard  university  and  lives  at  8  Fernway,  Win 
chester,  Mass.  .  .  .  Howard  T.  Rork  is  paymaster 
for  the  Southern  Pacific  company  in  Los  Angeles 
where  he  lives  at  1347  Kellam  avenue. 
1916 

Col.  Walter  Gorton  retired  from  active  service 
on  August  31  and  may  be  reached  at  Box  505, 
R.  9,  Fresno,  Calif.  .  .  .  Claude  Milroy,  bridge 
engineer  for  the  State  Highway  department,  lives 
in  Plainwell,  Michigan.  .  .  .  Henry  Oakes  is  dis 
trict  engineer  for  the  Public  Roads  administra 
tion  with  offices  in  Indianapolis,  Indiana,  where 
he  lives  at  4629  Rookwood  avenue.  .  .  .  G.  Ray 
Warren  is  located  in  Caribou,  Maine,  as  market 
ing  specialist  for  the  U.  S.  department  of  agri 
culture. 
1917 

. 

. 

. ..  "I  have  bought  my 

David  E.  Blair,  of  811  Myrtle  avenue,  Albany, 
New  York,  is  marketing  specialist  for  the  Army 
Quartermaster 
.  Elmer 
in  New  York  City. 
N.  Lockwood  is  employed  at  Chrysler  service  in 
North  Branch,  Mich. 
self  a  little 
'gentleman's  farm'  "  writes  G.  W. 
Quick  from  Box  296,  R.  2,  Temperance,  Mich. 
.  .  .  Frank  Openlander  is  chief  of  the  adminis 
tration  management  division  of  Farmers  Home 
administration,  with  offices  at  304  Evergreen, 
East  Lansing. 
1918 

Floyd  R.  Frye,  Michigan  conservation  depart 
ment  petroleum  engineer,  died  in  University  hos 
pital  in  Ann  Arbor  on  August  4.  Mr.  Frye  was 
chairman  of  the  research  and  coordinating  com 
mittee  of 
the  Interstate  Oil  Pact  commission. 
Petroleum  engineer  for  the  conservation  depart 
ment  since  1922,  he  had  been  in  charge  of  the 
geological  survey's  oil  and  gas  section,  super 
vising  geological  drilling  and  production,  and 
was  secretary  of  the  Michigan  oil  advisory  board. 
He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  two  daughters,  and 
a  son.  .  .  .  Einar  A.  Johnson,  district  manager 
of  the  Penn  Mutual  Life  Insurance  company  with 
in  Lansing,  died  July  24  at  the  Cleve 
offices 
land,  Ohio,  clinic  hospital.  Mr.  Johnson  entered 
the  insurance  field  in  Lansing  in  1919  with  the 
Equitable  Life  and  entered 
into  a  partnership 
for  the  Penn  Mutual  in  January  1946.  He  was 
active  in  local  business  and  fraternal  circles,  and 

14 

. 

. 

. 

.  T HE  R E C O RD 

7<4e4e  Men  Qaoe.  AU 

James  K.  Chatfield,  1938 

James  K.  Chatfield,  a  captain  in  the 
Army  Air  Forces,  was  killed  in  action 
over  Japan  on  July  10,  1945.  Entering 
from  South  Haven,  Michigan,  Capt.  Chat 
field  was  enrolled  in  applied  science  dur 
ing  1934-35.  He  is  survived  by  his  wife, 
two  brothers,  Henry  E. 
a  sister,  and 
'29,  and  Roy  C.  '32. 

William  Duncan  Frostic,  1932 

William  D.  Frostic,  a  captain  in  the 
Army  Air  Forces  Medical  corps,  was 
killed  during  a 
flight  near 
in  Hawaii  on  July  30, 
Wheeler  Field 
1945.  Capt.  Frostic  was  enrolled 
in 
applied  science  during  1928-30,  entering 
from  Wyandotte,  Michigan. 

routine 

Marvin  Newton  Gillman,  1946 

T/5  Marvin  N.  Gillman,  of  the  para 
chute  infantry,  was  killed  in  action  in 
the  European  area  on  August  15,  1944. 
He  was  enrolled  in  applied  science  the 
fall  term  of  1942,  entering  from  Union 
Pier,  Michigan. 

Harry  Sylvester  Groszyk,  1944 

Harry  S.  Groszyk,  a  lieutenant  junior 
grade  in  the  Navy,  was  killed  in  action 
in  the  Pacific  area  on  October  11,  1944. 
Enrolled  in  business  administration  dur 
ing  1940-42,  Lt.  Groszyk  entered  from 
Detroit. 

Harold  Edgar  Lockwood,  1941 

Harold  E.  Lockwood,  a  second  lieuten 
ant  in  the  Army,  died  at  Fort  Riley, 
Kansas,  on  November  27,  1944.  Lt.  Lock-
wood  entered  from  Lorain,  Ohio,  and 
was  graduated  in  liberal  arts  on  August 
1,  1941. 

Richard  Mack  Embury,  1941 

Richard  M.  Embury,  a  first  lieutenant 
in  the  Army  Air  Forces  and  holder  of 
the  Distinguished  Flying  Cross  with 
cluster  and  the  Purple  Heart  medal,  was 
killed  in  action  in  China  on  January  20, 
1945.  Entering  from  Jackson,  Michigan, 
Lt.  Embury  was  enrolled  in  engineering 
during  1937-38.  His  wife  and  parents 
survive. 

. 

. 

was  a  veteran  of  World  War  I.  His  wife,  the 
former  Lucile  E.  Harris, 
'25,  and  a  daughter 
survive. 
.  Louis  Sherwin  has  offices  at  66 
Court  street,  Brooklyn,  New  York,  as  office  repre 
sentative  for  the  John  Hancock  Life  Insurance 
company. 
1919 

The  Bronze  Star  for  meritorious  service  was 
recently  presented  to  Col.  Leon  V.  Chaplin  of 
R.  1,  Grand  Ledge,  Mich.  The  award  cited  Col. 
Chaplin  for  his  handling  of  civilian  and  military 
personnel  in  the  Antwerp  area  between  October 
1944  and  March  1945.  Col.  Chaplin  also  holds 
the  "Chevalier  de  L'ordre  de  Leopold"  presented 
by  the  Belgian  government. 
1920 

Mrs.  Bertine  Cole  Benedict, 

Ingham  county 
home  demonstration  agent  since  1935,  died  at 
her  home 
in  Mason  on  August  2.  She  taught 
home  economics  in  Flint  and  in  Lansing  before 
her  marriage  to  George  Benedict,  '20,  who  was 
killed  in  an  airplane  crash 
in  1928.  Their  two 
.  E.  C.  Hach.  of  221  Broad 
. 
sons  survive. 
moor  avenue,  Pittsburgh, 
is  refrigeration  and 
air  conditioning  specialist  for  Westinghouse.  His 
daughter,  Laura,  was  a  June  graduate 
from 
Michigan  State,  while  Mildred  is  enrolled  in  the 
class  of  1949.  .  .  .  Harold  M.  Vaughn  is  man 
aging 
the  Hereford  Breeder,  with 
offices  at  317  Maynard  street,  Ann  Arbor. 

editor  of 

. 

1921 

is 

John  S.  Cutler 

in  Germany.  He 

is  Milwaukee  with 
located 
the  Soil  Conservation  service.  .  .  .  Capt.  H.  E. 
in  the  European  area  for  a 
Elmer  has  arrived 
is  stationed  at 
tour  of  duty 
the  98th  General  hospital 
Herbert  Freeman  supervises  the  underground  de 
partment  of 
the  Detroit  Edison  company  and 
lives  in  Detroit  at  17320  Littlefield.  .  .  .  Edward 
Snyder 
is  senior  engineer  for  Higgins,  Inc.,  of 
New  Orleans,  Louisiana,  where  he  lives  at  4440 
Chef  Menteur  highway. 

in  Munich. 

. 

. 

1922 

Edward  and  Elizabeth 

'24) 
Clifford  have  returned  to  Michigan  and  are  mak 
ing  their  home  in  Wellston  where  he  is  superin-

(Bassingthwaighte, 

. 

. 

. 

the 

sales  department  of 

tendent  of  the  Chittenden  nursery.  Their  daugh 
.  Marcel  Kaiser 
is  a  junior  at  M.S.C. 
ter 
is  employed 
the 
in 
lives  at  1291  S. 
Detroit  Edison  company  and 
.  With 
Oxford  road,  Grosse  Pointe  Woods. 
. 
her  husband,  Col.  Karl  K.  Louther  of 
the 
U.S.M.C.  assigned  to  Pearl  Harbor  for  two  years 
duty,  Helen  Parker  Louther 
forward 
to  November  29  when  M.S.C.  plays  the  Univer 
sity  of  Hawaii 
.  Glenn  Voor-
heis,  office  manager  for  the  Seaboard  Engineer 
ing  company  of  Beverly  Hills,  lives  in  Van  Nuys, 
Calif.,  at  15105  Victory.  .  .  .  James  R.  Wellman 
is  technical  service  engineer  for  the  American 
Cyanamid  company,  paper  chemicals  division 
in 
Kalamazoo,  Michigan,  where  he  lives  at  602  Ax-
tell  street. 

in  Honolulu. 

is  looking 

. 

. 

1924 

Author  of  a  recently  published  textbook  entitled 
"Forest  Soils" 
is  Harold  J.  Lutz,  professor  at 
the  Yale  School  of  Forestry.  .  .  .  Harold  C.  New 
man  and  Hattie  Lucas, 
'30,  were  married  on 
July  2  and  are  making  their  home  at  32-30  21 lth 
street,  Bayside,  Long  Island. 
1925 

Morris  Faxon 

is  stock  control  supervisor 

in  the  Mid-West 
is  a  partner 
Bedding  company  at  3607  Beaubien,  Detroit.  .  .  . 
John  Longyear 
for 
the  Detroit  Edison  company  and 
lives  at  10 
.  Matt  Nuttila 
Duxbury  Lane,  Dearborn. 
superintends  motor  vehicles  for  the  Cities  Service 
Oil  company 
lives  at  109-01 
85  avenue,  Richmond  Hill. 
1926 

in  New  York  and 

. 

. 

. 

is 

located 

Harold  Eckerman  manages 

.  Publisher  of  the  Hillsdale  Daily  News 

the  Retail  Credit 
company  at  1121  Genesee.  Buffalo.  .  .  .  Margaret 
Fesing 
in  Battle  Creek,  Mich.,  as 
counselor  at  the  high  school.  .  .  .  Wilber  Hart  is 
in  Casper,  Wyoming. 
a  physician  and  surgeon 
. 
is 
lives  at  25  Reading 
Edward  C.  Hayhow,  who 
avenue,  Hillsdale,  Mich.  . ..  On  July  1,  Otis  E. 
Shear  retired  as  extension  poultryman  after  18 
years  of  service  to  Michigan  poultry  raisers  and 
Michigan  State  college.  .  .  .  George  F.  Wenner 
has  moved  to  Bordentown,  New  Jersey,  where  he 
the  New  Jersey  representative  of  Coopera-
is 

tive  GLF  Mills'  seed  division  serving  New  Jersey, 
lower  New  York,  and  Eastern  Pennsylvania. 
1927 

Clifford  Fitzpatrick 

is  vice  president  of  Fitz-
patrick  Enterprises  of  11174  Valley  Spring  Lane, 
North  Hollywood,  Calif.  .  .  .  Leland  McRoy  is 
the  depart 
principal  medical 
technologist 
ment  of  health 
lives  at 
13959  St.  Marys.  .  .  .  William  Paddock  is  located 
in  Cleveland,  Tenn.,  with  the  U.  S.  Forest  service. 
.  .  .  Olive  Read  Anderson  (Mrs.  Charles  E.)  may 
be  reached  at  197  J u an  Luna,  Manila,  P.I. 
1928 

in  Detroit  where  he 

for 

law 

in  a 

three 

Donald  E.  Anderson,  partner 

in  Lawrence.  He  was  active 

firm 
with  his  father,  David  Anderson,  '89,  and  brother, 
died  July  4  at  his  home  in  Paw  Paw,  Michigan. 
Prior  to  his  law  study  he  was  in  the  bond  depart 
ment  of  the  St.  Joseph  Loan  and  Trust  com 
in  South  Bend,  and  cashier  of  the  Home 
pany 
in 
Savings  bank 
community  affairs  and  served 
terms  as 
village  president.  His  wife,  the  former  Katherine 
McKee,  '36,  a  son,  a  daughter,  his  parents,  and 
a  brother  and  sister,  survive. 
.  .  .  Paul  Blake 
is  photogrammetric  engineer  for  the  U.  S.  Geo 
logical  survey,  and  lives  in  Arlington,  Virginia, 
at  1922  N.  Upton.  .  .  .  Harold  J.  Foster,  former 
agent  in  Barry  county,  is  now  district  extension 
supervisor  over  14  Michigan  counties,  with  head 
quarters  at 
.  Dr.  Howard  W. 
Johnson  is  assistant  director  of  the  Animal  Dis 
ease  station  at  Beltsville,  Maryland,  and  he  and 
Mrs.  Johnson, 
'29, 
make  their  home  on  the  grounds.  .  .  .  Ella  Mae 
Murdie,  director  of  nursing  service  at  Detroit 
Children's  hospital  for  the  last  three  years,  has 
been  appointed  to  a  similar  post  at  Hurley  hos 
pital  in  Flint.  She  will  also  act  as  principal  of 
.  Kenneth 
the  Hurley  School  of  Nursing. 
Pomeroy  is  taking  graduate  work  at  Duke  univer 
in  Durham,  North  Carolina,  at 
sity  and 
lives 
1501  Carolina. 
.  .  .  Donald  J.  Weddell  is  dean 
of  the  University  of  Georgia's  school  of  forestry 
at  Athens,  and  is  bragging  about  James  Doug 
las  who  arrived  July  12. 

the  former  Myrtle  Tobias, 

the  college. 

. 

. 

. 

. 

1929 

. 

. 

their  four  children 

Milburne  and  Alice  Teel  Avery  announce 

the 
birth  of  Lawrence  James  on  August  8.  The  Averys 
and 
live  near  Mason  where 
. 
he  has  headquarters  as  4-H  club  agent. 
Edward  Crary  is  assistant  sales  manager  of  the 
Duo-Therm  division  of  Motor  Wheel  and 
lives 
in  East  Lansing  at  724  Ann.  .  .  .  Harold  Doutna 
is  a  partner  in  the  general  contracting  firm  of 
Hodgkiss  and  Douma 
. 
. 
live  at 
Wilfred  and  Lois 
12410  Lake  Pointe  Pass,  Belleville,  Mich.,  and 
he  is  civil  engineer  for  the  Detroit  Edison  com 
pany.  .  .  .  M.  F.  Surls  is  metallurgist  for  Charles 
C.  Kowin  company  in  Chicago,  and  he  and  Mrs. 
Surls 
in  Western 
(Aseneth  Minor, 
Springs  at  1348  Maple  avenue. 
1930 

in  Petoskey,  Mich. 

'28)  McCully 

(Tenny, 

'31) 

live 

. 

. 

in  electrical  engineering  at 

Lawrence  and  Ruth  (Belknap,  '31)  Ashley  are 
living  at  7322  Piney  Branch  road,  Washington, 
D.C.,  where  he  is  professor  of  biology  at  Wash 
.  .  John  E.  Dean 
ington  Missionary  college. 
recently  assumed  his  duties  as  associate  profes 
sor 
the  University 
of  Vermont  at  Burlington. 
.  .  .  Meredith  Clark, 
owner  and  publisher  of  the  Tekonsha  (Michigan) 
recently  purchased 
Patriot, 
the  Vicksburg  Com 
the  weekly  on  which  he  received  his 
mercial, 
early  newspaper 
.  Evan  Dirkse 
. 
manages  the  General  Electric  Appliance  Service 
Center  at  847  S.  Clinton,  Chicago.  . 
.  .  "Just 
pulled  up  stakes,  and  with  our  two  year  old 
Janey, 
came  west,"  writes  Gayle  and  Helen 
(Grove,  '32)  Hunt  from  510  N.  Holladay,  Seaside, 
Oregon. 

training. 

. 

1931 

Word  has  been  received  of  the  death  on  Sep 
tember  22,  1946,  of  John  A.  Francis,  who  had 
the  Navy  and 
three  years  with 
served  nearly 

Class  of  1947 

TO  THE  MEMBERS  OF THE  CLASS  OF 1947: 

Even  though  many  of  you  did  not  have  a  normal  four-year  life  on  this  beautiful 
Michigan  State  college  campus  during  your  undergraduate  days,  the  Class  of  1947 
started  off  its  alumni  career  in  record  style.  Alumni  officers  were  elected  at  the 
annual  Swing-out  ceremony.  They 
included  Robert  Butler,  president;  Harold 
Rockwell,  alumni  secretary  for  men;  Richard  Mosher,  alumni  director  of  men; 
Margaret  English,  alumnae  secretary  for  women,  and  Margaret  "Peg"  Frimodig, 
alumnae  director  for  women. 

Some  members  of  '47  may  ask  the  question:  "When  does  '47  have  a  reunion?" 
It  has  been  customary  for  our  classes  to  meet  every  five  years.  So  '47  will  be  due 
to  meet  in  a  big  way  in  1952.  Those  years  will  roll  along  quickly.  Start  feeding 
the  "piggy  bank"  with  class  reunion  expense  money.  The  class  of  '47 should  identify 
itself  as  one  of  the  best  classes  of  M.S.C.  Keep  in  touch  with  your  class  officers. 
Write  the  alumni  office  when  you have  news  .  .  . new job, marriage,  etc. 

. 

.  .  -.  After 

returned 
. 

.  Ogden  Edwards 

to  civilian  work  with  General 
had 
Motors. 
is  associate  pro 
fessor  of  bacteriology  at  the  University  of  Ken 
ten  years  with 
tucky  at  Lexington. 
the  American  States  Insurance  company 
in  the 
home  office  at  Indianapolis,  Ben  Forbes  is  now 
vice  president  and  assistant  general  manager. 
He  and  Mrs.  Forbes,  the  former  Lois  Wildt,  '33, 
and 
live  in  Indianapolis  at 
4625  Park  avenue.  .  .  .  Clem  Woodard,  produc 
tion  manager  for  Allied  Products,  Inc.,  is  mayor 
the  city  of  Hillsdale,  Michigan,  where  he 
of 
live 
and  Mrs.  Woodard  and  their  two  daughters 
at  106  Indiana  court. 

two  children, 

their 

1932 

.  Donald  Rochester 

Stuart  and  Ethel  Paine  Krentel  are  living  at 
495  Terrace  street,  Altadena,  Calif.,  where  he 
is  west  coast  representative  for  MacDermid,  Inc., 
of  Waterbury,  Conn.  .  . 
is 
field  manager  for  the  American  Forest  Products 
Industries  in  Washington,  D.C.,  and  lives  at  9208 
Woodland  road  in  Silver  Spring,  Maryland.  .  .  . 
Edgar  C.  Ryon  owns  the  Wykoff-Ryon 
Insurance 
.  Donald  and 
in  St.  Johns,  Mich. 
agency 
Alice  Winegar  Warren,  and  their  two  children, 
are  living  at  735  Edgewood  avenue,  Fort  Myers, 
Florida,  where  he 
the  Florfda 
Power  and  Light  company.  .  .  .  Paul  C.  Younger, 
a  World  War  II  veteran  and  former  member 
Ingham  County  prosecutor's  office,  has 
of 
been  appointed  by  Mayor  Crego  of  Lansing 
to 
take  over 
judge.  He 
the  duties  of  municipal 
will  serve  until  the  November  general  elections 
when  he  may  seek  election  to  the  office. 

is  employed  at 

the 

. 

. 

1933 

Gordon  Arndt  is  office  manager  for  Hydraulic 
Machinery  company  of  1105  N.  Pacific  avenue, 
Glendale,  California.  .  .  .  Capt.  Donald  E.  Wett-
laufer 
is  stationed  at  Fort  McPherson,  Georgia, 
as  post 
1934 

judge  advocate. 

Rex  B.  Steele,  of 

the  Sunshine  company 

the  sales  division  of  Sun 
shine  Biscuit  company,  was  killed  on  July  18 
when 
the  plane  which  he  was  piloting  crashed 
near  his  home  in  Marshall,  Michigan.  Rex  was 
associated  with 
in  Sagi 
naw  prior  to  entering  service  in  1940.  He  was 
to  Gen.  MacArthur's  Southwest  Pacific 
assigned 
in  February  1942.  Return 
general  headquarters 
ing  to  the  States 
in  December,  1944,  he  served 
at  Fort  Riley,  Camp  Maxey,  and  Camp  Atter-
bury.  Discharged  in  January  1946  with  the  rank 
of  lieutenant  colonel,  he  returned  to  his  former 
employer  with  headquarters 
in  Marshall.  He  is 
survived  by  his  wife, 
the  former  Leah  Schust, 
two  sons,  his  mother,  and  a  sister.  His 
'34, 
brother,  Capt.  Ned  Steele, 
in 
action 

'40,  was  killed 

in  Africa 

in  1942. 

Glen  0.  Stewart,  '17, 
Director  of  Alumni  Relations 

1935 

to 

their 

.  .  .  Major  Christian  Jensen 

Joseph  Paul  was  born  May  25  to  William  and 
Barbara  Bradford  Costello,  who,  with 
two 
sons,  are  living  at  5818  Carlyle  street,  Cheverly, 
Maryland. 
is  sta 
tioned  in  Germany  as  chief  veterinarian  for  the 
European  Quartermaster  depot.  .  .  .  George  La-
char  is  associated  with  the  War  Assets  Admin 
the  capacity  of  management  and 
istration 
in 
the  administrator's  ad 
economic  consultant 
visory  council  on  surplus  property 
acquisition 
and  disposal  policy.  He  and  Mrs.  Lachar  and 
their  two  children  live  at  222  Wayne  place  S.E., 
Washington,  D.C. 
is 
located  at  Northern  Michigan  College  of  Educa 
tion,  Marquette,  as  chief  of  the  veterans  admin 
.  Dr.  W.  T.  S. 
istration  guidance  center. 
Thorp  has  been  appointed 
the 
Institute  of  Health,  Bethesda,  Mary 
National 
land,  to  head  a  veterinary  section  in  the  pathology 
division.  He  and  Mrs.  Thorp,  the  former  Cecelia 
Johnson, 
two  year  old  son,  will 
make 
1936 

in  Kensington,  Maryland. 

.  Donald  MacDonald 

to  the  staff  of 

'36,  and  their 

their  home 

. 

. 

. 

. 

On  July  1,  Louis  F.  Zarza  took  over  his  new 
duties  as 
line  coach  at  Santa  Clara  university 
at  San  Jose,  Calif.  Zarza  served  40  months  in 
the  Navy,  much  of  the  time  as  deck  officer  on 
an  aircraft  carrier 
in  the  Pacific.  He  returned 
to  M.S.C.  18  months  ago  as  head  boxing  coach 
and  assistant  football  coach. 
1937 

. 

.  Leonard  S.  Slee  is  associated 

Harold  Lenderink  is  associated  with  the  Stiles 
Lumber  and  Veneer  company,  210  Murray  build 
ing,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.  .  .  .  Chris  Nelson,  Jr., 
is  a  consulting  forester  in  Corrigan,  Texas,  and 
is  equipped  to  perform  estimating, 
timber  spot 
ting,  selective  marketing,  and  other  forestry  jobs. 
in  General 
. 
Auto  Sales 
lives  at  2918 
.  Elizabeth  Tracy,  who  re 
Clement  street. 
ceived  her  M.S.  with  the  class,  may  be  reached 
at  Swift  and  company's  nutrition  research 
labor 
atories  in  Chicago. 
1938 

in  Flint  where  he 

.  . 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  M.  McKibbin  announce 
the  birth  of  John  Rowland  on  May  21.  John  Sr. 
is  associate  professor  of  biochemistry  at 
the 
Syracuse  University  Medical  school.  .  .  .  Janice 
Kay  was  born  December  21,  1946,  to  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Ralph  G.  Orcutt,  of  904  Hillside,  Elmhurst, 
Illinois.  Mr.  Orcutt 
the  U.  S. 
Veterans  Administration  branch  office  in  Chicago 
inspector-investigator 
as 
In 
diana,  and  Wisconsin. 
.  Glen  Howard  was 
. 
born  May  18  to  Harold  and  Rose  Jones  Sparks, 
of  Cassopolis,  Mich.  .  .  .  "Drove  through  campus 
the 
in  May  and  was 

thrilled  and  amazed  at 

covering 
. 

is  employed  at 

Illinois, 

O C T O B E R,  1 9 47 

.

.

.. 

15 

change,"  writes  Ruth  Starke  Burkhead 
i Mrs. 
H.  C.)  who,  with  her  husband  and  two  children, 
lives  at  541  Broadway,  Long  Branch,  New  Jer 
sey. 
.  Lee  Talladay,  of  Milan,  Mich.,  was 
recently  reelected  president  of  the  state  organi 
zation  of  Flying  Farmers. 
1939 

. 

. 

. 

. 

Until  June  1948,  George  K.  Johnson  may  be 
reached  at  the  American  College,  University  of 
Stockholm.  Drottninggattan  116,  Stockholm.  .  .  . 
Leonard  Kositchek  has  opened  a  men's  furnish 
the  Varsity  Shop  at  223  E. 
ings  store  called 
Grand  River,  East  Lansing. 
.  Dika  Newlin, 
assistant  professor  of  music  at  Western  Mary 
is  the  author  of 
land  College  at  Westminster, 
"Bruckner - Mahler  - Schoenberg"  published 
this 
spring  by  King's  Crown  Press  of  Columbia  univer 
sity. 
in  the  real  estate 
business  in  Detroit  where  he  and  Mrs.  Portnoff 
and  their  small  daughter,  Margaret  Ellen, 
live 
.  Maxine  Rouse 
at  2225  W.  Philadelphia. 
Ritter  (professionally  known  as  Maxine  Sheldon) 
owns  a  gift  and  decorative  accessory  studio  at 
19500  Livernois,  Detroit. 
.  Christopher  Ed 
ward  was  born  August  2  to  John  and  Margaret 
Eulse  Tanner  of  1150  Parkhurst  N.W.,  Grand 
Rapids. 

.  Bert  Portnoff 

is 

. 

. 

. 

. 

. 

. 

1940 

(Muzzall, 

Boasts  are  going  around  about  William  John 
born  January  29  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Alvin  Cum-
mings 
(Jean  Bedford);  Susan  Jane  born  June 
28  to  Christy  and  Charlotte  Schmidt  Blough; 
Judy  Bea  born  June  6  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ormond 
S.  Danford;  David  Vincent  II  born  August  6 
to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  Caruso  (Janell  Leathers) ; 
Anne  Elizabeth  born  May  13  to  Walter  and 
Elizabeth 
'39)  Scott;  and  Fay  Eliza 
beth  born  June  29  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Donald  J. 
Johnston  (Virginia  Rose).  .  .  .  Charles  and  Anne 
Adams  Nelson  and 
their  daughter  are  now 
living  at  82  S.  Wilson  avenue,  Grandville,  Mich. 
. 
'39)  Bas-
kette  are  located  in  Mt.  Carmel,  Illinois,  where 
the  Schlumberger  Well  Surveying 
he 
is  with 
.  Lt.  Comdr.  Robert  C.  Mayo, 
. 
corporation. 
of  the  Naval  Air  Transport  service,  is  stationed 
in  Alameda,  Calif.,  where  he  and  Mrs.  Mayo 
(Virginia  Pfander) 
live  at  2235  San  Antonio 
avenue.  .  .  .  Geoffrey  Gough  manages  the  Park 
hotel 
.  Dr.  Oscar  Suss-
man,  of  Grassy  Hill  road,  Orange,  Conn.,  re 
ceived  his  master  of  public  health  degree  from 
Ya'e  University  School  of  Medicine 

.  .  Harry  and  Elsbeth 

in  St.  Louis,  Mich. 

(Farrington, 

in  June. 

.  . 

. 

1941 

Future  candidates  for  the  White  House  may 
include:  Kerry  James  born  June  5  to  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  W.  M.  Finlan;  David  Ford  born  May  2 

lives 

(Mary  Lee  Schooley). 

to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  Church  (Francis  Ford); 
Charles  David  born  July  12  to  Gerald  and  Aulene 
Seger  Gaige;  Ruth  Diane  born  June  7  to  Wil 
liam  and  Mable  (Hamlin,  '42)  Porteus;  and  Mary 
Elizabeth  born  August  3  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Alonzo 
M.  Wing  III 
.  Jay 
Bonk 
in  Detroit  at  19699  Sunset  avenue. 
Daniel  Ross  has  offices  at  1440  Broadway,  New 
York  City,  as  special  agent 
for  the  Equitable 
.  .  Robert  Swiss  has 
. 
Life  Assurance  society. 
been  transferred  by  the  Canada  Life  Assurance 
company 
to  Dayton,  Ohio,  where  he  will  be 
branch  manager  with  offices  at  1345  Third  Na 
tional  building. 
1942 

. 

. 

Capt.  Clarence  H.  Fowler,  a  veteran  of  80 
missions 
in  the  European  theater  of  war,  was 
killed  July  17  in  a  mid-air  collision  near  Tokyo 
where  he  was  stationed  with  occupation  forces. 
He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  the  former  Dorothy 
Terry,  '42,  and  a  son,  Marc  Charles.  .  .  .  An 
nouncements  have  been  received  of 
the  birth 
of  Jerold  David  on  February  8  to  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Jerold  W.  Aten;  Richard  Lockwood  on 
July  2  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  Beem;  Ken 
neth  Woodrow,  Jr.  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kenneth 
Cleary  (Harriette  Ysberg)  ;  James  Alan  on  June 
22  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Garthwaite  (Barbara 
French)  ;  Daniel  Steven  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Arthur 
Isbit;  James  on  April  27  to  Dr.  and  Mrs.  N.  W. 
Knirk;  Mary  Ann  on  June  27  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Don  Mawdesley 
(Hartie  Barbour)  ;  Lorelle  Gay 
on  July  13  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  E.  J.  Otis  (Nedra 
Smith);  Ralph  W.  Ill  on  January  10  to  Ralph 
and  Mary  Ellen  (Stack, 
'441  Rogers;  John  Vail 
on  June  24  to  Dr.  and  Mrs.  John  S.  Stewart 
(Marian  Vail)  ;  and  Pamela  Anne  on  June  24 
to  Chan  and  Jean  (Vawter. 
'451  Robinson.  The 
Robinsons  are  living  at  R.  4,  Painesville,  Ohio, 
where  he  is  working  for  Diamond  Alkali  com 
pany.  .  .  .  Edna  Youngren  Duffield  (Mrs.  Donald 
E.)  is  located  in  Salem,  Oregon,  as  bacteriologist 
with  the  state  department  of  agriculture. 
. 
Howard  and  Betty  Olofson  Jones  are  living  at 
824  E.  14th  street,  The  Dalles,  Oregon,  where 
he  has  opened  a  camera  supply  store  in  partner 
ship  with  a  service  friend.  .  .  .  Richard  Reiden-
bach  and  Patricia  Sibley  received  Master  of  Sci 
in  retailing  at  New  York  Univer 
ence  degrees 
sity's  115th  commencement  on  June  11. 
. 
Wayland  and  Wanda  Mcintosh  Slayton  and  their 
living  at  R.  1,  Glen  Mills, 
two  daughters  are 
Pennsylvania,  where  he  works  and  teaches  at 
the  auspices  of 
the  Fellowship  Center  under 
the  Community  Workshop  association. 
. 
George  E.  Willis  received  his  MBA  from  Harvard 
last  June  and  is  now  employed 
Business  school 
in  Cleveland, 
at  the  Lincoln  Electric  company 
living  in  nearby  Erieside  at  230  Beachview  drive. 

. 

. 

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. 

. 

1943 

(Dennison, 

To  the  roster  of  potential  college  graduates 
of  1968  or  thereabouts,  add  the  names  of  James 
Murrey  born  June  5  to  Murrey  and  Ruth  Anne 
(Gatesman,  '42)  Longstreth;  Carol  Elizabeth  born 
March  28  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  W.  Glasgow  (Mar 
garet  Shimp)  ;  Daniel  Harold  born  July  28  to 
Harold  and  Marian  (Roselle,  '44)  Mitchell;  Jef 
frey  Allen  born  May  27  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Allen 
Neighbors 
(Betty  Kennedy)  ;  Bruce  Albert  born 
June  3  to  Dr.  Albert  J.  and  Leona  (Hagele,  '44l 
Shull;  Margaret  Lynn  born  June  29  to  Arthur 
and  Barbara 
. 
Glenn  Andrews  and  William  Spindler  are  em 
ployed  at 
the  University  of  California's  Los 
Alamos  scientific  laboratory  at  Los  Alamos,  New 
Mexico. 
located  at  7527 
Essex,  Chicago,  with  the  Delco  radio  division  of 
General  Motors.  He  says  he's  coaching  his  son, 
born  April  8,  so  his 
first  words  will  be  "I 
want  to  go  to  M.S.C."  .  .  .  Charles  A.  (formerly 
Angelo  A.)  Miele  is  employed  in  New  York  city 
at  Ernst  Seidelmann  corporation,  and 
in 
St.  Albans,  New  York,  at  216-30  117th  road. 
. 
.  John  H.  Spelman  and  Jean  Collingwood. 
'46,  were  married  on  June  21. 
1944 

'45)  Underwood. 

.  Sam  Keith 

lives 

is 

. 

. 

. 

. 

. 

. 

. 

the 

(Yonkman, 

from  Austria 

Dr.  Wesson  D.  and  Barbara 

'45) 
Bolton  of  Cabot,  Vermont,  announce  the  birth 
of  Raymond  Grant  on  July  24.  He  is  the  first 
grandchild  of  N.  F.  Yonkman,  "18,  and  the  late 
Dr.  Raymond  B.  Bolton,  '17.  .  .  .  Donald  Brigge-
man  is  engaged  in  agricultural  research  with  the 
Inc.,  3747  N.  Booth.  Mil 
Nitragin  Company, 
waukee.  .  .  .  Lt.  Robert  C.  and  Jean  (Holznagle, 
'43)  Canham  announce  the  birth  of  their  second 
daughter,  Sharon,  on  June  28.  The  Canhams  re 
in  April  and  are  now 
turned 
stationed  at  Fort  Bragg,  North  Carolina. 
. 
Host  recently  at  a  weekend  house  party  was 
Bob  Clark  of  9  Wilford  avenue,  Branford, 
Conn.  Among 
and 
Kay  Wattles  Edgell,  Nick  and  Barbara  Lucas 
Piccuito,  Jack  and  Renee  Scott  Breslin,  Jack 
Carrier,  Jack  Dodge,  and  Stan  Petela.  Plans 
were  formulated  to  attend  the  Temple  game  on 
November  15  with  the  Benjamin  Franklin  hotel 
in  Philadelphia  as  headquarters.  .  .  .  Larry  and 
Gloria  MacNeven  Frymire,  of  1022  Eureka,  Lan 
sing,  announce  the  birth  of  Sarah  Ellen  on  July 
7.  .  .  .  Edward  Hawley  may  be  reached  at  Cross-
way  Central  Mission,  88-92  New  Kent  road,  Lon 
don  SE  1,  England. 
.  .  Lt.  and  Mrs.  Robert 
C.  Hixon,  of  Fort  Bragg,  North  Carolina,  an 
nounce  the  birth  of  Robert  Charles  Jr.  on  May 
28. 
.  .  .  Cordelia  Morrison  Veneklasen  and  her 
husband,  John  E.,  celebrated  their  first  wedding 
in  their  new  home 
anniversary  on  August  17 
in  East  Grand  Rapids  at  1824  Sherman  S.E. 

guests  were  Bob 

. 

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