S P A R T AN A L U M NI M A G A Z I NE PERIODICALS I I JUN 8 1951 J U NE 1 , 1 9 51 COMMENCEMENT TIME AT MSC . - _ . . . ., ,. „ . - " - — — » " »- • M I C H I G AN STATE C O L L E GE Dr. Troy Stearns Heads Elementary Education Dr. Troy Stearns will take over the newly-created Department of Elementary Education at Michigan State College July 1. This action gives official recognition to a curriculum which since the war has oc cupied a major position in the college's program of training teachers for the edu cation system of the state. Course Has 1,000 Majors that Dr. Cecil V. Millard, director of the Division of Education, under which the new department will function, pointed about out 1,000 s t u d e n ts now are majoring in elementary ed ucation at MSC. He said Michigan S t a te h as t he l a r g e st elemen t a ry education enrollment in the Big Ten. Stearns Dr. Stearns will t he to r e t u rn MSC campus this month from a post as lecturer at the University of visiting London. He holds a master's degree from the University of Michigan, a doc tor of education degree from Columbia University, and has 26 years of teaching experience in elementary and higher edu cation. He has been at MSC since 1943. Dr. Stearns has for many years di rected the rural elementary education program of MSC. During 1948, he served as an educational consultant with the U. S. War Department in Korea. Fred Russ, Giver of Forest Land to MSC, Dies in April Fred Russ, 81-year-old philanthropist and banker, died April 10 at Pawating Hospital in Niles, Mich. Russ donated a 580-tract of virgin timber in Cass county to Michigan State College in 1942. Known today as the Russ Forest, the land is used for experimental work in forestry. A resident of Cassopolis for the past 35 years, he served for several years as president of the Cass County State Bank and as director of the Associates Invest ment Company of South Bend, Ind. Sfafe Board of Agriculture Are Retained by Akers and Mueller Seats Two State Board of Agriculture mem bers were re-elected to six-year terms in the Michigan spring election. They are Forest H. Akers and Frederick H. Muel ler, both elected by overwhelming ma jorities on the Republican ticket. Started Scholarship Fund Akers, w'09, retired vice president in charge of sales for the Dodge division of Chrysler Corporation, has contributed greatly to the college since his election to the State Board of Agriculture in 1989. He set up a scholarship fund of $45,200, and for at least the first eight years of his service drew no salary, pre ferring in the to place scholarship fund. this money Born on a farm near Williamston, Mich., Akers served in various capacities with the Reo Motor Car Company until 1920, at which time has was sales man ager and a member of the board of direc tors. From 1920 to 1946 he was with the Chrysler Corporation, receiving the vice presidency in 1936. Mueller, appointed to the State Board Akers Mueller in 1945 by former Gov. Harry F. Kelly, is a 1914 graduate of MSC. Shortly after his graduation in mechanical engineer ing, he became general manager of the Mueller Furniture Company of Grand Rapids. In 1942 Mueller organized and became president and manager of Grand Rapids Industries, Inc. Mueller is past president of the Na tional Association of Furniture Manufac turers and is past district governor of Rotary International. A native of Grand Rapids, he has two children. More Than 4 , 4 00 Expected for 1951 Summer School at Michigan State A full schedule of courses, highlighted by ten special workshops, will be offered in the 1951 summer program at Michi gan State College, according to Dean Stanley E. Crowe, summer school direc tor. At least 4,400 students are expected to enroll for the 12-week term June 18- Aug. 31 and the six-week session set for June 18-July 27. This includes an esti mated 2,600 for the full term and 1,800 for the short session. Registration June 18-19 A special orientation program for freshmen and transfer students will be held June 18 and registration for all stu dents will be June 18-19. All college departments, including the R.O.T.C. unit, will be in full operation. Freshmen may start their college work with the summer term rather than wait ing for the fall quarter. school This has not been true for the past couple of years, when MSC offered only selected courses for advanced students and high teachers. Michigan State has returned to a year-round edu cational program in order to make col lege graduates available a year earlier for service in the military forces or de fense industries. The accelerated sched ule is optional, of course, with the stu dent, even those in the R.O.T.C. pro gram, Dean Crowe added. Credit workshops from three to six weeks in length will be held during the summer. Designed mainly for high school teachers and regular graduate students, these special institutes will deal with television, speech correction, agri leader cultural education, government, ship, junior colleges, student teaching, guidance and home economics problems. T HE Vol. 56—No. 4 R E C O RD A L V IE L. S M I T H. Editor JOHN C. LEONARD, '48, and RICHARD J. DANDENEAU, Associate Editors STARE H. KEESLER. '41, Director of Alumni Relations; GLADYS FRANKS, '27, Recorder: FRED W. STABLEY, Sports Editor: EDWARD M. ERICKSOX. '48, Assistant Sports Editor; MADISON KUHN and JOSEPH G. DUSCAX. Historians: JOHX W. FITZGERALD, '47, Agricultural Editor; MRS; BARBARA CAHOOX, Artist; W. LOWELL TREASTER, Director of Information Services. Campus photos this issue by EVERETT HUBY, WILBUR NELSON, JOHN BEECH, JOHN RANDALL, '52, and ARN SPELLUN, '51. Member of the American Alumni Council, THE RECORD is published seven times a year by THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION SERVICES, Michigan State College. Entered as second class matter at East Lansing, Michigan, under the Act of Congress, August H, 1912- June 1. 1951 Commencement Speaker Is Nelson A. Rockefeller Nelson A. Rockefeller, head of the ad visory board for President Truman's "Point Four" program, will deliver the at Michigan address Commencement State College June 3. Rockefeller will speak before the sec ond largest graduating class in Michi gan State history. A total of 3,753 stu dents, including graduates of the entire college year, are eligible to participate in the 93rd annual Commencement cere monies. Last year 4,143 degrees were awarded. The widely-known international affairs expert is chairman of the 12-member ad visory board responsible for directing the program of international develop ment. MSC's President John A. Hannah is one representative of education, while other members represent industry, labor and agriculture. Exercises in Macklin Field For many years Rockefeller has been active in U. S. foreign policy, particular ly Latin and South American affairs. He headed the Inter-American Development Commission during World War II, served as assistant secretary of state in 1944-45, and at present also is president of the International Association for Economic and Social Development. for 5 p. m. Rockefeller will speak at graduation in ceremonies scheduled Macklin Field stadium. In case of June showers, the Commencement will be held in Jenison fieldhouse. An estimated 20,000 graduates, relatives and friends are expected for the exercises. Speaks at Graduation NELSON A. ROCKEFELLER: In ternational expert will address Michi gan State graduating seniors on "The Free Citizen's Responsibility the World Community." to Receive 1951 "Awards tor Distinguished Service TOP HONORS: MSC will bestow special honors on five of its most illustrious alumni at Commencement ceremonies June 3. The graduates shown above will be honored as the 1951 recipients of the Alumni Awards for Dis tinguished Service. From left to right, they are: Dr. Edgar S. Anderson, '18; Edwin Smith '12; Dr. George A. Garratt, '20; Dr. Grover C. Dillman, '13; and Maj. Albert Sobey, '09. Dinners, Sports and Social Events Alumni Program Highlight June 1-3 A record-breaking gathering of alumni from the four corners of the nation is expected for the Alumni Day-Commence ment weekend at Michigan State June 1-3. "It looks like one of the largest turn outs we have ever had for Alumni Day," according to Starr Keesler, '41, alumni director. Full Program Planned A jammed weekend schedule will be the Water Carnival, highlighted by Thursday, Friday and Saturday eve nings; alumni banquets Friday and Sat urday; baseball games between MSC and Ohio State Friday and Saturday after dance noons; Alumni - Commencement Saturday evening and in Commencement in Macklin Field stadium Sunday. the Union; The annual meeting of the Alumni Ad visory Council will be held at 10 a. m. Friday in the Union. Registration will take place Friday afternoon and Satur day morning on the second floor of the Union. Baseball Team in Action The Spartans will play Ohio State's baseball team at 5:45 Friday on Old College Field. The class of 1895 will hold its annual banquet at 6:30 p. m., and the second Water Carnival showing will get under way at 9 p.m. This year's theme is "Quote Me, Mister." feature Saturday morning will the Land Parade, which will include 20-30 floats representing various campus living units. The parade will start at 10:30 a. m. in front of the Union building and will wind around the Spartan campus. The Patriarchs Dinner, honoring the class of 1901, will be held at 12:15 p. m. in the Union, with MSC Pres. John A. Hannah presiding. its The class of 1926 will celebrate silver anniversary with a 12:30 luncheon. Other classes eating together will be 1906, 1911, 1916, 1931, 1936, 1941 and 1946. Other Events Scheduled After-dinner meetings of the various classes will be held in the Union, fol lowed by the Michigan State-Ohio base ball game at 3 p. m. The class of 1921 will hold a special 30-year dinner in the Union at 6:15 p. m. Socially-minded alumni will make the Alumni-Commencement dance from 9 to 12 p. m. and others will take in the final Water Carnival showing. The weekend of events will conclude with the 93rd annual Commencement at 5 p. m. in Macklin Field stadium. MSC Awards Scholarships To 406 High School Seniors Scholarships for the 1951-52 year have been awarded by Michigan State College to 406 high school seniors in 70 Michi gan counties, according to Prof. A. J. Clark, chairman of the MSC scholarship committee. The grants were awarded on the basis of an honor scholastic average, financial need and good extra-curricular activities in high school. The scholarships cover total course fees at Michigan State for one year, although they may be renewed for a total of four years if the student maintains a high scholastic average. J U NE 1, 1 9 51 . .. 3 THE A F F A I RS OF S T A TE "Joe College" Returns College officials have been confidently telling the past themselves couple of years that it couldn't happen here. for They pointed first to the influence of the serious-minded veteran. If this was not completely convincing, they would then drop a smug reminder about the gravity of situation. And the world after all, we are living in a serious age, they would add. And then somebody offered a student $3.50 on a dare. When Jack Ransom, Dearborn junior, swallowed that one tiny goldfish late in April, he doused many a beautiful theory about the operation of a college student's mind. imitators. Except for a mild flurry in the news papers of the state, Ransom's revival of It induced no an old fad seemed safe that to assume, however, college students were going to mix a little frivolity with their studies. Ran som was the first post-war goldfish gob bler, but he was not likely to be the last. Along the same line, the Kappa Sigma fraternity at MSC was placed on social probation for the last half of the spring term following raiding parties to Ohio universities and return. Michigan State pledges were sent to Kent State and Ohio State universities to collect trophies, silverware and other momentos fraternity houses. The boys at Ohio State figured "one good turn deserved another" and sent their pledges to MSC. "brother" from to catch The April raid on the MSC Kappa Sig house resulted in a wild auto chase as MSC students attempted the Ohio State group and retrieve their pos sessions. The Ohio State car failed to make a turn at Harrison road and Forest avenue and crashed into a tree. Six stu dents were injured, one of them being hospitalized for a week. The MSC fraternity was placed on pro bation for the last six weeks of the term because it violated rules regarding initia tion practices. Raiding of other frater nity houses is now forbidden as a general rule among colleges and universities. Eugene Students Win New Posts "Gene" McDermott, Staten Island, N. Y., proved to be a popular class officer as the junior class at Michi gan State re-elected him to serve them as president during their senior year. McDermott was among more than 25 candidates elected to student self-govern ing posts in spring elections in May. 4 . . . . T HE R E C O RD New Dorm Ruling A new policy requiring all entering and transfer students to live in dormi tories during the first year of residence at Michigan State College has been ap proved by the State Board of Agricul ture, governing body of the college. The regulation goes into effect with the fall term of 1951. The new ruling is directed at men stu dents, inasmuch as women students have been governed by the for many years. The board allowed for exceptions to the regulation to be approved by Dean of Students Tom King. rule Students may by-pass the rule if they live at home or with close relatives, if they are married or 25 years of age, if they need to live in private homes in order to earn room and board, if it is recommended by the college Health Service, or in other cases where there is ample justification. Dean King said that "spending the first year in college housing will provide a better start—a smoother adjustment— for new students." life to college He pointed out that the first year of transition is a crucial period for the success or failure of the student in his college work, this being particularly true now that the older vet erans have departed. The new ruling allows to supervise more closely matters pertaining to health, so cial, educational and cultural develop ment of students in that first year. the college Enrollment When the last IBM card dropped from the machine at spring registration, the total stood at 13,083. This figure was 1,593 less than the all- time high spring enrollment of 14,674 recorded last year, according to Regis It represented a trar Robert S. Linton. normal decrease from the 13,838 student body at Michigan State during winter. The spring enrollment included 9,196 men and 3,887 women, which is approxi mately the same ratio which has been maintained for the past year. Veterans dropped again to 3,982, which represents approximately 23 per cent of the student body. College officials, who had estimated the student body might be as little as 12,500 during the spring term, said the enrollment figures were "most encourag they ing." The enrollment added, that students and parents are "keeping level heads" when considering the world crisis, military service and education. indicated, SHADES OF 1936: When Jack Ransom, Dearborn junior, swallowed a goldfish on a $3.50 bet, everyone won dered if this forecast a return to the pre-World War II era when goldfish gulping and peroxide crew cuts were the fashionable fads of college life. But Ransom did his act alone and for the present at least, college goldfish could breathe easily. Donald Hosie, East Aurora, N. Y., was elected president of the junior class for 1951-52 and Philip Thornton, East Lan sing, won the sophomore presidency. Other students named to top posts for the coming years were Dwaine N. Polzin, Grand Blanc, Wolverine editor; and Ken neth Duncan, Detroit, editor of the Spartan humor magazine. John C. Randall, Elk Rapids junior, brought distinction to the college when he was elected national president of Kappa Alpha Mu, photo-journalism fra ternity. This marked the third time in four years that a Michigan State man the group. Alfred Brans- has headed dorfer, in 1949 and 1950. '50, was president Blindness No Handicap Helen Dodge, Salisbury Center, N. Y., that blindness is no freshman, proved handicap to perfect college work. She turned in an all "A" report card with a course load of 13 credits. She is majoring treat ment of mental illness through music. in music therapy, the Miss Dodge believes physically handi capped students record higher than aver age grades because they want to "prove themselves" in competition with normal students. THE A F F A I RS OF S T A TE Faculty Affairs New honors and recognition came to Michigan State this spring through elections, publishing of books and grants for special research studies. faculty members James H. Denison, administrative as sistant to the president, was named to a key national committee seeking tele vision channels for U. S. colleges and universities from the Federal Communi cations Commissions. Denison repre the Association of Land-Grant sents Colleges and Universities on a joint com mittee including representatives of most major educational groups of the United States. Dr. Alexis J. Panshin, head of the Department of Wood Utilization, is the new president of the Great Lakes sec tion of the Forest Products Research Society. Dean H. J. Wyngarden of the School of Business and Public Service was elected first vice president and member of the executive committee of the Mid west Economic Association. Three books were published by Michi gan State faculty members. Dr. Albert J. Huggett, associate pro fessor of education, co-authored a text book on teaching science in elementary schools. The book is "Discovering Our World." "Current English Composition" is the title of a book co-authored by Dr. Robert J. Geist, assistant professor in the De partment of English. A fellow depart ment member, Dr. David Mead, collabo rated on a text, "Handbook for Writers." The Rockefeller Foundation of New York City granted Wilbur B. Brookover, MSC sociologist, $341 for a study of the treatments of minority groups in typical Midwestern communities. A Rockefeller grant of $968 also went to Kenneth F. Tiedke, of the sociology department, for research in the history of the Potawa- tomi Indians of the Midwest. Research Projects Two grants totaling $15,000 were re ceived from the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission in April for research pro jects by Michigan State College scien tists. These grants were included in a total of $78,000 in gifts and grants received by the college for new and expanded re search, scholarships and other special projects. Largest single grant was for $9,396 from the U. S. Atomic Energy Commis sion for a study of the leaves of plants NIGHT LIGHTS: Shaw Hall is an attractive building by day, but this "night personality," caught by the alert camera eye of John L. Beech, defies competi tion. It is typical of the quiet evening beauty which surrounds a half-sleeping, half-studying college dormitory. of Chemistry by the Department of Horticulture. The received Department $6,038 from re search in the formation of plant prod ucts. to continue the AEC The Middle West Soil Improvement Committee, Chicago, awarded a grant of $6,000 for the study of the role of fertil izers in the establishment and mainte nance of legumes for hay and pastures. The Department of Soil Science will carry out the work. A grant of $6,000 also was given to the Department of Farm Crops by the Farmers and Manufacturers Beet Sugar Association, Saginaw, for sugar beet re search. On The Cover . . . Are a typical couple who will take part in Michigan State's 93rd annual Commencement on June 3. They are Gloria Secontine, Detroit, and Jack T. "Jake" Dulworth, Hud son. With their impending marri age in August, this year's Com mencement holds added significance for "Jake," a 25-year-old veteran, is majoring in journalism. Miss Secontine, who is 22 years of age, has majored in speech correc tion. Photo is by John C. Randall, Elk Rapids senior. them. Sgt. Field Retires Master Sgt. Striman "Dean" Field, an other of Michigan State's "old soldiers," retired in May after more than 30 years of service, 22 of which were with the Spartan R e s e r ve O f f i c e rs T r a i n i ng Corps unit. Sgt. Field enlisted in the U. S. Army Dec. 12, 1917 and saw action in France d u r i ng W o r ld left War I. He at t he s e r v i ce the the end of war, but reenlist- ed in 1919. Field He came to the Michigan S t a te campus April 11, 1928 when the college's R.O.T.C. unit was headed by Lt. Col. C. L. Sherburne. Since time, he has served under 10 other military com mandants at Michigan State College and has tutored thousands of Spartan mili tary students. that Unlike his soldier-friend, Sgt. Ralph G. "Joe" Porter, who called its quits in is January after 35 years, Sgt. Field the really next morning as a civilian employee in the R.O.T.C. office. Sgt. Field and his wife Cecile will take a long-delayed tour of the United States. retiring. Porter returned J U NE 1, 1 9 51 . . .. 5 Books on English, Politics, Science, Literature Published by MSC P r e ss English Renaissance period. Prof. Babb began gathering the material for the book as a fellow at the Folger Shakes peare library. "Symposium on Cytology"—A series of four papers on general cytology, edit ed by Dr. G. B. Wilson, associate pro fessor of botany and plant pathology at MSC. The papers were by Profs. Wil liam L. Doyle, University of Chicago; Hans Ris, University of Wisconsin; Fran Schrader, Columbia University; and C. Leonard Huskins. "Bibliography of French Literature in American Magazines in the Eighteenth Century"—A research study in the field of French-American relations, by Adrian H. Jaffe, assistant professor of English at Michigan State College. It consists of a complete and annotated bibliography of French literature appearing in Ameri can magazines between 1741 and 1800. Reunited by A Song Five new books are included on the spring publication list of the Michigan State College Press, according to Wil liam Rutter, managing editor. The spring publications will bring to 85 the total number completed by the MSC Press since it was created in 1947. scholarly books, The Press publishes syllabi and course outlines by Michigan State College faculty members, in addi tion to outstanding works of other edu cators. Nye Authors Political Book Listed are titles and brief descriptions of the spring books: "Midwestern Progressive Politics"— An historical study by the 1945 Pulitzer prize-winner Dr. Russel B. Nye, head of the MSC English department. The origin and development of Midwestern progressive politics is traced and denned the days of the for 80 years, from Grangers to the present. "Yankee Eloquence the Middle West"—An account of the reaction of Midwesterners to New Englanders who toured Ohio making speeches, by Dr. C. David Mead, assistant professor of Eng lish at MSC. This book tells of the quiet eloquence of Emerson, the dry wit of Holmes and the anti-slavery agitation of Wendell Phillips. in "The Elizabethan Malady" —A study of English literature from 1580 to 1642, by Dr. Lawrence Babb, English professor at Michigan State College. The book dis cusses Elizabethan melancholy as a psychic malady—probably in a large part imaginary—which enjoyed considerable vogue among the intellectuals of the late Steve Bransdorfer Elected Head of 1951 Alumni Class Steve Bransdorfer, Lansing senior, was elected president of the 1951 alumni class of Michigan State College at tra ditional Swingout ceremonies in May. More than 700 students took part in launched the festivities which officially a month of senior activities. Also elected for five-year terms were Duane Bailey, Cedar Springs, vice presi dent; and Patricia Gilpin, Detroit. Pres. John A. Hannah spoke briefly and presented $100 State Board of Agri culture awards to the two students main taining the highest scholastic average during their college careers. They were Robert Clemens, Howell, who boasted a 3.89 out of a possible 4.0 average; and Miss Gilpin, who had 3.89 average. 6 . . . . T HE R E C O RD they had gone KOREAN REUNION: The melody of the Spartan "Alma Mater" finally- got two Michigan State graduates to through gether after campaigns on both sides of the Korean peninsula as members of the headquar ters unit of the U. S. Tenth Corps. Lt. Col. Kenneth E. Lay, '38, left, was humming the song when Maj. Robert E. Young, '41, recognized the familiar strains. Col. Lay is public information officer and Young assistant personnel officer for the Tenth Corps. Lay, who makes his home in Beloit, Wis., was a member of the Spartan wrestling team while on campus. Young lists his home address as Grand Rapids. Ten Counseling Clinics Scheduled for Summer About 1,000 high school pupils from all parts of the nation will be coming to Michigan State College this summer to seek advice. They will be taking part in a series of 10 Counseling Clinics, sponsored by the MSC Counseling Center. The series is designed to guide them into a profession or vocation. Answer Many Questions Shall I go to college? What should I major in? How can I decide upon a vocation? the pupils will be asking counseling and guidance specialists in their three-day stay on the campus. These are questions Main objective of the clinics is to aid the pupil in getting knowledge and un derstanding of himself the choices open to him as a high school graduate. Students planning to enter MSC in the fall also may participate in pro pre-registration grams. and orientation and of Clinics Begun in 1949 From small beginnings in 1949, the series of clinics has mushroomed into a major service of the college, according to Dr. Paul Dressel, head of the Counseling Center. More than 400 high school stu dents attended the eight sessions held last summer, Dr. Dressel said. Clinics will be held June 4-6, June 11-13, June 20-22, July 11-13, July 23-25, July 30-Aug. 1, Aug. 6-8, Aug. 15-17, Aug. 27-29, and Sept. 5-7. Dorson, Greer Honored With Fellowship Grants Two Michigan State College professors have received faculty study fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies. They are Dr. Richard M. Dorson, as sociate professor of history, and Dr. Thomas H. Greer, assistant professor of history of civilization at Michigan State College. Allow Studies in New Fields The fellowships are designed to pro vide an opportunity for college teachers to follow independent study and research in areas to their special fields. The work may be undertaken in residence at the college or university of the scholar's choice. inter-related Dr. Dorson, noted for his work in his tory and folklore, will do research in cultural anthropology. Dr. Greer, whose interest has been recent American his tory and Western civilization, plans to study Western political philosophy. Prominent Bibbins And Hottmaster, Michigan State Grads, Die in March Mr. Hoffmaster, 58, director of Two of Michigan State's most promi nent alumni, Percy J. Hoffmaster, '19, and A. Leal Bibbins, '15, died this spring. the Michigan Department of Conservation since 1934, died March 19 at his desk in Lansing following a heart attack. Mr. Bibbins, 59, died March 31 in Buffalo, N. Y., after a long illness. Before his retirement in 1946, he was head of the mills division of the Co-operative Grange League Federation Exchange. Both Were Top Authorities Both men were international authori ties, Hoffmaster in the field of conserva in tion and public parks; Bibbins the realm of seeds and improved farmers' cooperatives. farm state endorsed Mr. Hoffmaster was the "father" of Michigan's public park system, and he actively reforestation include 2,500,000 projects, which now acres. He also was instrumental in set ting up two forset nurseries, 14 fish hatcheries, a number of rearing ponds and a game pond. A veteran of World War I, he completed his work in forestry at MSC in 1919. He was a member of the Water Re sources Commission, Aeronautics Com mission and the Soil Conservation Com mission of Michigan. His death was mourned by state and national officials alike. Headed MSC Alumni to tried Mr. Bibbins constantly im prove the quality of seeds for the farm ers of the nation and to keep down the prices through cooperatives. Through his efforts, federal legislation was passed which required all seeds coming to the U. S. be stained different colors to denote their origin. Mr. Bibbins helped establish at MSC the first university course on the com growing of mercial marketing and Our Slip Is Showing How much do you insult a "Badger" when you call him a "Tiger?" That's what the editors of THE RECORD did in the January to Chester L. Brewer, athletic director at Michigan State for 12 years between 1903 and 1921. issue Brewer was honored last November, not as an alumnus, but as director of athletics for the University of Missouri. His undergraduate days actually were spent at Wisconsin, where he won five letters track and baseball between 1894 and 1897. in football, MSC Botanist Searches For Cortisone in Mexico An MSC botanist is one of a two-man team exploring areas of Mexico for plants which might be sources of cor tisone, the new anti-arthritic drug. He is Dr. Charles L. Gilly, curator of plant collections and a specialist in plant identification, particularly Mexican. He was invited to make the expedition by the Bureau of Plant Industry, U. S. De partment of Agriculture. Seek Inexpensive Source Cortisone now is made from ox bile, but this source is inadequate and expen sive, according to Dr. William Drew, head of the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology. Many plants, Dr. Drew said, contain steroids which can be made into syn thetic cortisone. The problem is to find plants these steroids to justify their development into crop plants. containing enough of Dr. Joseph T. Meites, associate pro fessor of physiology and pharmacology, also is conducting research with corti sone in the School of Veterinary Medi research launched cine. MSC program last summer. this Hoffmaster Bibbins grain. While doing extension work at Michigan State College, he was respon sible for outstanding developments in certified seed. One of the college's most loyal alumni, Mr. Bibbins headed the Michigan State Alumni Advisory Council in the 1940s, and was an active member of the West ern New York Alumni Club. While at MSC, he was an outstanding baseball player, captaining the 1915 team. He went on to play a few seasons as a catcher with the New York Giants, work ing as a battery-mate of the late Christy Mathewson. Charged Dust May Be Key in Fight Against Insects and Plant D i s e a s es By JOHN FITZGERALD, '47 from the blower pipes. fighting The age-old problem of in sects and plant diseases which damage farm crops may be aided by charging dust particles in fungicides and insecti cides, MSC researchers report. Charging particles of dusting com pounds results in five to 10 times better through normal dusting coverage processes, according to tests by MSC agricultural engineers. than To Be Field Tested This Summer Henry D. Bowen, Adrian graduate stu dent, developed the process which will be tested under field conditions this sum mer. Agricultural engineering profes sors at MSC believe attachments for modern commercial four-row dusters can be made to sell for not more than $300. the A tractor battery system with a dyna- motor providing a 12,000 to 20,000 volt direct current power supply is needed. This voltage is less dangerous than an electric fence because of low wattage. A thin wire, carrying this high voltage, is mounted at the nozzle of the duster they emerge and charges particles as Plants develop the opposite charge— and like a magnet—attract the charged dust particles, drawing them to under sides of leaves as well as topsides. Decreased Cost Possible Laboratory tests showed 11 times as much dust was deposited on plants at four feet distance when particles were charged than when the same apparatus was used and no charge was applied to the dust. Bowen began his work on the dusting process after recalling how he had hauled water to mix spray solutions for the fam ily orchard in Lenawee county. When offered the opportunity to do the research through Rackham Foundation funds, he set about to find an easier and more effective way to apply the insecticide and fungicide. Many farmers would prefer dusting to labor costs and spraying because of water supplies. field conditions, the new process may revolu tionize application of insecticides and fungicides on fruit trees, garden crops and farm crops. If proven under J U NE 1, 1 9 51 . . . . 7 Green Team Wins 14-0 Victory in Spring Game By FRED STABLEY A slam-bang intra-squad football game marked by fine defensive play all around and some excellent passing and running at spots, climaxed 1951 spring training. The game was held May 12 in Macklin Field stadium before an estimated 9,865 fans. The score was 14-0 in favor of the Green team, an outfit which included the first string offense and second string de fense. The White opposition was spear headed by the first string defense and second string offense. Benson Is Outstanding Big star of the contest and winner of the Calhoun County Alumni Association's annual award to the most valuable player of the spring game, was Wayne Benson. from is a 170-pound fullback Benson Harvey, 111., a junior next fall. Benson's rise to the "most valuable" eminence, an honor won last year by All American "Sonny" Grandelius, is a real rags to riches yarn. Last fall he was a reserve right halfback. Switched to fullback this spring, he rated no better than third or fourth among the candi dates until Dick Panin, apparent heir to Capt. LeRoy Crane's old position, got hurt. Benson moved in and couldn't be budged. In the spring game he scored both ramble touchdowns, one on a 20-yard through the middle. He netted 71 yards on 24 carries. to Others receive "most valuable" votes from members of the press-radio the game were Bill Hughes, corps at Frank Kush and Paul Dekker, all line men, and Al Dorow and Willie Thrower, quarterbacks. Left Halfback Spot Still Open On the basis of the spring game and the preceding weeks of practice, it would seem that the Spartans still are unsure of solid strength at the important left halfback spot where Grandelius was so the fall. The brilliant offensive backfield seems pretty well set with Dorow at quarterback again, Vince Pisano at and either right halfback Benson or Panin at fullback. rest of last But left halfback is another matter. Don McAuliffe has looked good in flashes. In the spring game he completed one of three passes and netted 35 yards rushing. Others who are pressing him are LeRoy Bolden, a freshman, veteran reserve Lou Smith, and soph Tom Yewcic. Defensive backfield play also remains a big question mark, most of the players being sophomores. The line, both offensive and defensive, should be pretty competent. inexperienced 8 . . T HE R E C O RD Establish New Four-Mile Relay Mark at Drake DRAKE RELAY SURPRISES: This quartet of Michigan State distance men raised the eyebrows of the track world in the Drake Relays by copping the four-mile relay event in the record time of 17:21.2. Jim Kepford, John Walter, Don Makielski and Warren Druetzler, left to right, shaved better than eight seconds off the 12-year-old record of the Oklahoma Aggies in their effort. Performances Highlight by Carey and Thomas Early MSC Track Meets A four-mile record-smashing relay effort in the Drake Relays and outstand ing individual performances by Jesse Thomas and Bob Carey were the early highlights of Michigan State's outdoor track season. The Spartans' quartet of milers, Jim Kepford, John Walter, Don Makielski and Warren Druetzler, were the sur prises of the 42nd annual Drake Relays at Des Moines, la. Figured as "also rans" behind Washington State and Michigan before the meet, Coach Karl Schlademan's foursome breezed home in the sizzling time of 17:21.2. That clipped more than eight seconds off the 12-year- old relays mark of 17:29.6 set by Okla homa A. & M. in 1939. two-mile event Druetzler Anchors Team Druetzler, who was scratched from the individual the anchor leg of the relay, clocked a 4:15.8 mile. He whipped the Washington State the Michigan entry by five yards and anchor man by a much wider margin. run to Bob Carey also pulled a major upset this spring in his track specialty—the shot put. In a dual meet against In diana, the blond giant from Charlevoix the 16-pound ball 51 feet 5% heaved inches. This beat Cliff Anderson, the Big Ten champ, by more than a foot and established a new Michigan State record. Carey had been working with the track squad barely a week when he humbled Anderson. Earlier in the spring Bob was out for baseball, and oddly enough, was forced to abandon the diamond sport because of a sore arm. Thomas Leads Team inches placed him second In the Drake Relays a toss of 51 feet the 4% event. Some observers think Bob may hit 54 or even 55 feet yet this season. in The versatile Thomas, after a brilliant indoor season, continues as the Spartans' In the Indiana meet, chief point getter. which State lost 77-55, Jesse collected 13 points while competing in five events. He won the broad jump, placed second in both hurdle events and was anchor man relay for both teams. the 440 and 880-yard Another bright spot appeared on the track horizon when sophomore dashman Art Ingram returned to action in time for the Western Conference champion ship meet and the NCAA outdoor meet. Last winter the lanky Flint lad missed the Big Ten indoor 60-yard dash title by a whisker. A highly end, regarded Ingram worked most of the spring with the grid team. football Michigan State s Baseball Squad Ranks As Top Big Ten Contender By BUD ERICKSON, '48 Michigan State's baseball team was being touted as one of the top choices for the Big Ten honors in its first year of competition. This was on the basis of an excellent southern trip record, the most successful since 1947, and several early-season non-conference wins. Coach John Kobs' nine sported both hitting and pitching strength in Dixie to record wins over Duke, Clemson (2), South Carolina and VPI while dropping to Duke and North one-run decisions Carolina. team centerfielder; Five regulars Regulars Pace Team led the way successes with to early batting season marks well over .300. They were Cap tain Vince Magi, Joe Rivich, shortstop; Bob Ciolek, first base man; sophomore second baseman Jack sopohomore outfielder Hofstetter; and Darrell Lindley. Rivich walked off with most of the southern tour honors, bat ting .350, leading in runs-batted-in, total bases, and home runs, the latter with topped four in five games. Hofstetter the average column with a .368 mark. two letterwinners for pitching duty, Coach Kobs uncovered several talented sopho mores to keep the pace. Holdovers Tom Lawson and Bob Carlson each recorded single wins in the South, and were joined right- in the winner's circle by soph that included but With a staff handers Chuck Gorman, Roger Howard and Bob Dangl. Gus Carlson, a member of the hockey team during the winter, joined the staff at the start of the home season and proceeded to take his place among the starters. Other moundsmen in the thick of the fight for starting as signments were southpaws Don Quayle and Don LaPointe. choice, suffered Injuries Mar Season's Start The injury jinx hit the team hard dur ing the early days of the regular sched ule when Lawson, rated as Coach Kobs' front-line mound a severe knee injury in practice workouts and was sidelined during early games. Regardless of how the Spartans fare in their first year of conference diamond team definitely activity, Coach Kobs' should remain high in the contender's class for several seasons to come. Only one member of the regular lineup, Cap tain Vince Magi, will be missing when another season rolls around. First base man Bob Ciolek, shortstop Joe Rivich, third baseman Dick Blanchard, outfielder Herb Schroeter and catchers Bill Bower and Charley Joblonski are juniors; sec ond baseman Jack Hofstetter and right- fielder Darrell Lindley are only sopho mores. All eight pitchers have eligibil ity remaining. Spartan Boxing Team Crown Wins National Boxing coach George Makris' four- year uphill battle for the NCAA cham pionship was rewarded this season when the jarring fists of Jed Black and Chuck their to Spieser carried first national collegiate fistic title. the Spartans Before finally claiming the elusive John J. Walsh trophy, Makris had played the "always a bridesmaid" role for three years in the national tournament. But this year things were different. Fighting before the home folks in Jeni- son Fieldhouse, 145-pounder Black and light heavyweight Spieser swept through the tourney undefeated. The final team tabulations gave Michigan State 21 points and runner-up Wisconsin 20. Black Wins Four Bouts Black was the surprise of the show. A raw sophomore, his welterweight divi sion was the most talented of the entire tourney. Moreover, the husky Janesville, Wis., youngster was forced to fight four times in three days. He won all his bouts by clean decisions, defeating South Carolina's Emmett Gurney for the title. Spieser, who was the pre-tournament favorite for the 175-pound championship, also produced brilliantly. He scored one TKO in his three fights and battered a back-pedalling Larry Moyer of Idaho for three rounds in the final. Black and Spieser Win National Boxing Crowns Early Successes Recorded By Spring Sports Teams At the halfway mark of the spring sports schedule, Michigan State athletic squads were well on their way to the most productive season in years and in threats dicated they would be definite for four Big Ten championships. Through May 1, the baseball team owned an 8-3 record, the golf and tennis squads both were undefeated three meets while the trackmen had dropped their only dual meet. in The records: BASEBALL—Defeated Clemons 8-7, 16-6; South Carolina 4-3; V.P.I. 17-4; Duke 8-5; Wayne 25-1, 3-0; Notre Dame 9-1. Lost to Duke 7-6; North Carolina 7-6; Western Michigan 12-5. TENNIS—Defeated Wayne, Wisconsin and Minnesota all by 9-0 scores. GOLF — Defeated Western Michigan 34-4, 37-2; Detroit 15-12. TRACK—Lost to Indiana 77-55. VICTORY SMILES: Boxing coach George Makris proudly displays the John J. Walsh team trophy after his Spartan mitt squad had claimed their first NCAA championship. Flanking Makris are his two individual champs, Chuck Spieser, left, and Gerald "Jed" Black. Spieser won the 175-pound crown while Black is the 145-pound king. The tournament was held April 3-5 at MSC. J U NE 1, 1 9 51 . 9 4 5^ ^R?> 5 FOLLOWING ALUMNI CLUBS IZy StcWi Keedeb, f4f = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = == MICHIGAN CLUBS Two Clubs Organize the Organization of Iosco County Alumni Club and election of officers were the topics of discussion at a meeting Feb ruary 20. Starr Keesler, '41, director of alumni topic, relations, spoke on "Alumni and College News." the Officers elected were L. Paul Dixon, w'28, president; Mrs. Carl Libka, '42, vice-president; and Harold R. Clark, '24, secretary-treasurer. "Postmark East Lansing" and movies of the MSC-Notre Dame football game were shown. Michigan State College alumnae of the Jackson area held an organizational meeting March 8 at the home of Mrs. F. M. Coddington, '41. A nominating committee was appointed which includes Helen Psik, '39; Mrs. William G. Layhe, '39; and Mrs. Coddington. Bay Alums Holds Dinner Films of the Michigan State-Minnesota game and "Postmark East Lansing" were among the features of a dinner meeting of .the Bay Alumni Club April 11 in Bay City. John Bennington, assistant basketball coach at MSC, and Jack Breslin, '46, as sistant director of alumni relations and field secretary, were the main speakers. Eighty-nine alumni attended the dinner. Van Buren-Allegan Meet More than 150 members of the Van Buren-Allegan Alumni Club met April 13 at Fennville for their annual spring banquet. Prof. Charles Hill of the Department of Written and Spoken English was the main speaker. "Postmark East Lan sing" and MSC-Michigan football game films were shown. Keith Landsberg, '26, president of the meeting. the club, conducted Lenawee Elects Officers Election of officers wTas the main topic of business at a dinner meeting of the Lenawee County Alumni Club April 3 at 10 . .. . T HE R E C O RD DAYTON CLUB ORGANIZES: Thirty-four Spartans launched a new alumni club March 14 in Dayton, Ohio. Featured at the meeting were a talk by John McGoff, '50, assistant alumni director at MSC; showing of movies; and election of officers. Glenn E. Bergman, '47, was elected president, and Rex Barney, '47, will serve as vice-president. Tecumseh. Officers elected were Rus sell Leonardson, '35, president; Robert Green, '48, vice-president; Anne Carson, '49, '17, secretary; and Forest Strand, treasurer. Elected to the board of di rectors were Dale Fausey, '35; Joseph Horvaeth, '40; and Clare Waldron, '13. The 89 members of the club voted to contribute $50 to the Michigan State College Fund. Dearborn Holds Banquet More than 40 Dearborn MSC alums held their annual spring banquet March 30. John McGoff, '50, assistant director of alumni relations, discussed "College Affairs." The group also considered in tensified scholarship programs. Robert Billig, '49, was program chairman. St. Joseph Entertains Seniors from St. Joseph county high schools were guests of the St. Joseph County Alumni Club at its April 3 meet ing in the Centreville school auditorium. Harold Sponberg and Tom Dutch, MSC Placement Service representatives, were present. "Postmark East Lansing" was shown, and the evening was topped off with refreshments and dancing—round and square. About 115 alums attended. Livingston Elects Approximately 75 Livingston county alumni held a dinner banquet and elec tion of officers April 11 at Howell. Offi cers elected were Gerald Brian, '38, president; Elton Copeland, sc, vice-presi dent; Mrs. Herbert Benson, w'43, secre tary; and Kenneth Stonex, '33, treasurer. Board of directors elected were Mrs. '33; Mrs. Charles Claudine Jackson, Hills; Mrs. Maurice Purdy, '31; and Riby Holmes, '40. Principal speakers were Prof. Ronald Nelson, head of the MSC Department of Animal Husbandry, and John McGoff. The film, "Postmark East Lansing," was shown, and the meeting was conducted by Ralph Rose, '38. OUT-OF-STATE CLUBS Ft. Wayne Musicians Meet Twenty-two alumni of the MSC De partment of Music organized into a club April 9 at the Ft. Wayne, Ind., YMCA. The MSC musicians got together after the MSC Marching Band, under the di rector of Leonard Falcone, presented a program before the Music Educators National Conference. Bostonians See Films "Postmark East Lansing," MSC-Notre Dame football and MSC-Ontario hockey films were featured at the annual ban quet of the Boston, Mass., Alumni Club, held March 31. Starr Keesler was the principal speaker, and James McElroy, '28, club president, was toastmaster. Grand Traverse Club Holds Winter Meeting Thirty Meet at Hartford secretary-treasurer. Thirty members of the MSC Club of Connecticut held their annual election of officers March 30 at Hartford, Conn. Officers elected were Wilbur D. Emmons, '31, president; and Milton M. McNeil, '49, Dr. A. L. Knoblauch, '29, president, was chairman of the meeting which also featured the films, "Postmark East Lansing," MSC- Notre Dame football game, and MSC- Michigan game. Starr Keesler was the principal speaker. N. Y. Clubs Meet Election of officers and a film pro gram were main attractions of the an nual meeting of the New York City MSC Alumni Club April 2. Officers elected were E. E. Elwood, '35, president; Donald Farmer, '42, vice- president; and Lucy Gray, '23, secretary- treasurer. Robert Edgell, '44, president of the club, was chairman of the meet ing. Starr Keesler was on hand with films of the MSC-Notre Dame football game and "Postmark East Lansing." More than 150 alums attended. A buffet dinner highlighted the spring meeting of the Buffalo, N. Y., Alumni Club March 28 at Williamsville, N. Y. Officers elected were Clifford Kirtland, '45, president; E. Walsh, '48, vice-presi dent; Mrs. E. A. Reister, '26, secretary; and R. Frey, 40, treasurer. Elected to the board of directors were E. Walsh; R. Frey; Mrs. E. A. Reister; H. Heerdt, '37; William Fitzsimmons, '42; Mrs. E. House; and Robert M. Harris, '50. Films were "Postmark East Lansing" and the MSC-Michigan game. Starr Keesler was principal speaker at the meeting. Fourteen Georgians Meet Fourteen Georgian MSC alums trav elled an average of more than 100 miles each to attend the election of officers Feb. 24 at Athens. Officers elected were Fred Alderman, '27, president; Don Waddell, '28, vice-president; Ted Cald well, '40, secretary; and Jane Caldwell, '40, treasurer. The Georgia club claims the distinction of getting more mileage per member than any other alumni group in the nation. YOUNG GETS A RING: Grand Traverse alumni, 150 strong, met for their YOUNG GETS A RING: Grand Traverse alumni, 150 strong, met for their annual winter banquet March 6 at Batsakis Inn in Traverse City. Above, MSC annual winter banquet March 6 at Batsakis Inn in Traverse City. Above, MSC Director of Athletics Ralph Young receives a 15-pound ring of bologna from Director of Athletics Ralph Young receives a 15-pound ring of bologna from '36, club president, looks on. Erich Sleder, w'36, right, as Ormand Danford, Erich Sleder, w'36, right, as Ormand Danford, '36, club president, looks on. Alumni took this occasion to "return some bologna to the MSC faculty" through Alumni took this occasion to "return some bologna to the MSC faculty" through the athletic director. Club members also saw two movies, "Postmark East the athletic director. Club members also saw two movies, "Postmark East Lansing" and the MSC-UM football game. Lansing" and the MSC-UM football game. liam L. Prince, Jr., '32; vice-president, Donald M. Woodard, '47; secretary, La- venia Cottrell, '40; and treasurer, Louis E. Durkee, '49. Board of directors ap pointed by the president were John E. Smith, '41; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moore, both '25; Gene Clayton, '47; John W. Kelley, '45; and Mrs. F. T. Porter, '46. Following the business meeting the films, "Waves of Green" and MSC-Uni- versity of Michigan football game were shown. Oregon Honors Oldtimers Sixteen members of the Portland, Ore., Alumni Club met Feb. 24 to honor Carl S. English, '84, and W. F. Staley, '88. Mr. Staley has never missed an annual meeting. Other business included election of officers to the following posts: Arthur E. Welch, '14, president; Bernice Campbell, '20, vice-president; and Mrs. Arthur E. Welch, secretary-treasurer. for a mid-summer picnic at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Welch were made. Plans John McGoff discussed college affairs and showed the MSC-Notre Dame game and "Postmark East Lan sing." films of the Winter Meet in Ohio Central Ohio alumni held their annual winter banquet March 15 in Columbus, with 35 members attending. John McGoff showed films of the MSC-Michigan foot ball game and "Postmark East Lansing." Officers elected were E. F. Longnecker, '49, president; Cecil Langham, '32, vice- president; and O. H. Cleveland, '11, sec retary-treasurer. The club is planning a combined meet ing of all alumni clubs in Ohio following the MSC-Ohio State University football game Oct. 6, 1951, at Columbus. Rochester Has Dinner Election of officers and board members were the main topics of business at the annual spring dinner meeting of the Ro chester, N. Y., Alumni Club March 29. Starr Keesler was the main speaker at the meeting. Officers elected were John Harrington, '43, president; Calvin Brown, '23, vice- president; Mrs. Worthe Clark, '41, secre tary; and Mrs. Harlow Brigham, '28, treasurer. Board members elected were Mrs. W. J. Clark; Mrs. Harlow Brig ham; Calvin Brown; and Neil Culhane, '45. J U NE 1, 1 9 51 11 Dinner Party at St. Louis More than 30 alumni of the Greater St. Louis, Mo., area attended the annual business meeting-dinner party March 6 in the Colonial room of the Hotel Mel bourne, St. Louis. Election of officers was held with the following results: president, Mrs. Wil Pittsburghers Organize Fifty-five MSC alumni from the Pitts burgh area met March 31 to organize an alumni group and elected Robert Fichtel, '40, president of the club. Honored guest was Edwin W. Redman, '87, oldest living alumnus in the Pittsburgh area. Mr. Ithaca, Mich. Redman is formerly of Days of Yore IZy Maxltt&n Kulu* and j)atepk Q. 2) The pictures on this page came to us from members of the class of 1901 who this year join the Patriarchs. This class is known for many things, not the least of which was their publication of the first Wolverine. There had been Harrows and a Heliostat, but the first Wolverine was produced in 1900 by the class of 1901. (Upper right) Mark L. Ireland, '01, (left), and G. M. Bradford, w'01, in a studious frame of mind. The time was spring of 1901. The well decorated room was No. 21 in Old Williams, a men's dormitory named for the first president. It stood on the site of the present Library. (Lower right) Another room, No. 35, in Old Williams, with Samuel W. McClure, '03, and D. B. Finch, '01, apparently puzzled by the time of day as shown by the watch held by Finch. (Above) Ella Phelps Mattison, '00, left, and Emma Bach Schmitt, introduction of the home typify what was added with the '01, economics course in 1896. (Below) The class of 1901 entered in the fall of 1897 in the fiftieth year of classes, the second year of the home economics course, and the second year of President Snyder's administration. This is their freshman picture. (Above) A year after graduation, five members of the class of 1901 had joined the colony in Washington, D. C, as evidenced by the Washington Monument in the background. Standing: G. W. Stroebel, '02; G. E. Chadsey, '01; middle row: M. L. Ireland, '01; W. K. Wonders, '02; front row: M. A. Crosby, '02; C. A. McCue, '01; E. D. Gagnier, '99. '01; R. M. Lickly, '01; G. E. Tower, r H'A: ^ j fe * Necu^L last year will Those who attended the silver anniversary din ner remember meeting Mary Bodourian, daughter of their classmates Antranig Bodourian of Thessaloniki, Greece. Mary has been in training at Edward W Sparrow Hospital in Lansing and was graduated in the April class . . . paralytic Frances Russell stroke and in Belding, Mich. Miss Russell spent nearly 30 years in China. She taught at the American school in the Shanghai for for years and was teaching in the the time of in Peiping at American school Japanese invasion. Her property was confiscated and she was sent to a concentration camp where she remained several months. a the city hospital is confined recently suffered to 1901 Lawrence H. "Tilly" Taylor has moved in Oak land, Calif., to 1745 Leimert Blvd. 1908 Baryle Legg Vanderlip (Mrs. Ernie F.) gives her new address as 99 Webber St., Battle Creak, Mich., suburban they had sold home and bought a small one in the city. 1909 reporting their Roy LaDu has moved from Cleveland Heights to Willoughby, Ohio, where he lives on Eddy Road, R. 1. 1913 Leon W. Burget is an engineer for the Michi lives at gan Bell Telephone Co. in Detroit and 6555 N. Telegraph R d, Dearborn. 1916 the intangible Earle ML Hough supervises tax division of the state Department of Revenue, and lives in Lansing at 1519 Sheridan St. . . Stan ley Young lives at 335 Wheeler Ave., Hoquin. Wash. 1921 Arthur Delamarter writes that he has pur chased 40 acres near Clare, Mich., where he will direct "God's Way Camps" from July 6 to 21. These camps are planned recreation and religious study for family groups, adults, and youth. 1922 to provide at (Brown, Dr. P. D. Caldis directs agricultural research for California Packing Corp., 850 Thorton St., . . . Ellwood Melson owns San Leandro, Calif. the Melson 604-606 Industrial Supply Co. Bridge N W ., Grand Rapids, Mich. . . < Edward '21) North have moved and Margaret . . . Exposi to 418 Charles St., East Lansing. tion Press has announced of publication "Beauty and Mystery" a collection of verse by Herman E. Segelin. For the past two years Mr. the Segelin has conducted a weekly program, Jewish Hour, over station WSAY in Rochester, lives at 78 Westbourne Rd. N. Y., where he for many years, Though he has been writing "Beauty and Mystery" is his first volume to be published. the ABOUT THESE ALUMNI By Qladifi M. QlanU, '27 1900 1923 Norman Branch has been named assistant to the general production manager of General Mo in Bristol, Conn. tors' New Departure division in 1923, Mr. Branch became a production clerk in 1930, chief of production control at Bristol the and was appointed production manager of plant in 1940. 1925 William Bezenah is assistant chief engineer for Dow Chemical in Midland, Mich., where he lives at 3200 W Nelson. 1926 far (on their away in Glendale, Calif, H. O. Adair writes from Forest Lawn Memorial Park letter-head, that is) : "Hired out here upon return to States following a lengthy wartime stay in the Arctic Only reason for settling here was desire to get as from Great Bear Lake, NWT, weather as possible. Have been chief engineer here for some three years. Many people know Forest Lawn but do not know that Forest Lawn has its own architectural and engineering de partments and takes care of 100% of its own de velopment, both design and construction. Would be more than glad to see any and all Michigan folks who happen out for Pete Adair in Engineering Department, and my time will be theirs." . . . Commander Forrest I. Phippeny, civil engineer the U. S. Coast Guard, lives in Long Beach, Calif., at 4344 Green brier Rd. this way. Just ask for 1927 Eulalia Crum Blair and Edward H. Tevriz were married Dec. 28, 1950, and are in New York City at 1133 Fifth Ave. Mrs. Tevriz man ages test kitchens for General Foods, while her husband is an investment banker associated with William R Staats company of Los Angeles. . . living NECROLOGY ANDREW PARK, resident of California his home in Berkeley Feb. 28. '84, retired accountant and for many years, died at IRWIN R. JONES, w'95, pioneer automobile dealer in Galesburg, Mich., died at his home in that community April 15. Formerly in the hard ware., furniture and undertaking businesses, he established his automobile agency in 1912. He re tired the in 1940. He served several years on Galesburg school board and one term as village president. Surviving are his wife, two daughters, a son, Leland N. Jones, '20. MARK B. HARRIS, w ' l l, sales representative for the Stewart Warner Corp. of Detroit for the past 15 years, died Sept. 2, 1950. Prior to be coming associated with the Detroit firm, Mr. Har ris was chief engineer the American Auto Parts Co., Detroit, engineer for the Scripps-Booth Corp., and chief draftsman for Oakland Motor Car Co., Pontiac. for LAWRENCE A. WOODRUFF, w'14, president of Woodruff Bros, bank in Dewitt, Mich., for the past 21 years, died at his home in that commu nity April 1. He is survived by his wife; three sons, John, '47, Howard and Clayton ; a daughter, Clarice Woodruff Ebert, '29 ; his mother, and a brother, Ralph L., w'27, with whom he was as sociated in the banking business. WRIGHT S. FOX, *15, druggist of Clinton, Mich., and former engineer for Consumers Power Co., died in Highland Park, Mich., Feb. 5. He was employed for 14 years as an engineer with Consumers Power Co. of Jackson. Holding a de gree left in pharmacy from Ferris Institute he the utilities company in Aug. 1931 when he pur chaser the Rexall drug store in Clinton. He re that business until his death. mained active He is survived by his wife, a daughter, and a son. in CHARLES D. ANDERSON, '17, assistant com the state of New for missioner of education in Trenton. Completing Jersey, died March 7 graduate work at Columbia University, Mr An derson entered the New Jersey the employ of Department of Education, and in 1934 was named assistant commissioner in charge of business af fairs. JOHN ERNEST KOTILA, '18, senior patholo gist in the U. S. Department of Agriculture sta tion at Beltsville, Md., died March 27 at his home in Washington, D. C. Following overseas service during World War I, Dr. Kotila returned to work at Michigan State. He joined the federal gov ernment in 1936 was named senior in 1930 and pathologist in the Division of Sugar Plant Inves tigations of the USDA. Well-known for his re search in potato and other root diseases and their control, Dr. Kotila authored many publications on this subject. He was a member of numerous professional and honorary societies. He is sur vived by his wife, two sons, a daughter, Martha three brothers, one of Kotila Roane, whom is Onni W. Kotila, '24. '44, and CLIFFORD W. GUSTAFSON, '22, former chief engineer for the Mutual Fire Prevention Bureau, Chicago, died Oct. 27, 1950. LESTER J. COOPER, w'23, cost accountant for General Motors Corp., Dayton, Ohio, died J a n. 31. STANLEY E# GREEN, '27, assistant engineer for Underwriters Laboratories Inc , Chicago, died Oct. 21, 1950. Mr. Green was employed by Huron Industries, Inc., Alpena, Mich., before joining the staff at Underwriters Laboratories in 1934. Dur the Ninth ing the war he served overseas with Engineer Command. service with the rank of major, he returned to his work with the Chicago laboratories. Separating from HAROLD L. TUTT, w'27, a Negro porter widely known in Lansing sports circles, died in Lansing's St. Lawrence hospital April 15. A former porter in the Looking Glass barber shop and in Al and Paul's shop in Lansing, Mr. Tutt coached Lin coln Community center basketball, softball, base ball and other athletic teams, and tutored several Negro youths enrolled at MSC. former the Owosso Argus-Press and CLARENCE H. REY, w'44, reporter with the Lansing United Press office, died April 17 at his home in in 1949, Mr. Ashtabula, Ohio. Leaving Lansing Rey worked out of Winter Park, Fla., as a free lance writer until March when he became corre spondent and the Ashtabula Star-Beacon. He is survived by three sons and his parents. feature writer for J U NE 1, 1 9 51 . . .. 13 the past is a minister to make a survey of disease in Leo Lyle in Birmingham, Ala., where he lives at 918 S. 80th St. . . . John W. Patton, 714 S. Harrison Rd., East Lansing, has been ordered to Indo-China as a foreign service staff officer the states of Viet Nam, Cambodia, and Laos. Dr. Patton, who has been in and out of China, For two years doing mosa, and Japan for veterinary work, was nearly trapped in Seoul at the outbreak of the Korean war last summer. His new job will be with the U. S. foreign service's special technical economic mission the states is a part of a program de of Indo-China. It signed to give under-developed nations technical know-how by which they can improve their own . . . Ted Oldenburg is vice president conditions and general manager of Carolina Metal Products Inc , a company engaged in metal stampings and assemblies, with offices in Charlotte, N. C, where he lives at 3045 Idlewood Circle. to 1929 Paul Freeland is production scheduler at Olds- in Lansing, and he and Mrs. Freeland mobile '30) make their home at R. 1, (Nellie Walker, Dimondale. . .. C. L. Cole superintends North Central School and Experiment Station in Grand Rapids, Minn. 1931 is chief Cornelius Blay in Wilmington, Del., where he inspector for General lives at . . . Kenneth R. Mack is a the engineering division of Arma Motors 101 Robert Lane. member of Corp., 254 36th St., Brooklyn, N^ Y# 1932 is temporarily Lt. Col. Kenneth Lafayette lo cated at R. 1, Box 95, Robles del Rio, Calif. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Don Rochester, of 1012 N. Noyes Dr., Silver Springs, Md., announce the birth of their son, Phillip, April 3. Mr. Rochester, who has been industrial relations manager for Ameri in Washington, D. C. will can Forest Products soon take charge of community relations for the American Paper & Pulp Assoc, in New York City. . Milton and Nellie Featherston Strong are living at 3537 Orchard Lake Rd., Orchard Lake, Mich., where he is partner in a retail store. 1933 in Marquette, Mich. Commander James C. Bentley may be reached through Staff ComServRon One, % Fleet Post Office, San Francisco. . . . Merle A. Gee is assist ant chief of wildlife management for the USDA Forest Service in Washington, and he and Mrs. Gee (Katherine Page, w'32) live in Alexandria. Va., at 1017 Wakefield Dr. . . . Richard C. Ham- merschmidt is wood procurement director at Cliffs . Lt. Dow Chemical Col. Ronald D. McDonald to Fort Bragg, N. C, the fifth class of to attend the new Air Support Specialist School. He is one of 31 key staff officers currently attending the school which is conducted by the Army Air Sup the port Center intricacies of calling for and receiving close air support for combat . Jean Murphy troops. Spoelstra and her Detroit News sports writer husband, Watson H., and their two children are living at 516 Kennesaw, Birmingham, Mich. to train operating personnel . returned recently in . . . 1934 Donald Pierce is service engineer for Allied in Mt. Pleasant, Mich., where he live at . . Dale Shearer is coach and Services Inc. and Mrs. Pierce 1021 S. Franklin athletic director at Quincy (Mich.) high school. 1935 (Evelyn Hogan, w'37), Emerson R. Baker hopes 3328 Brockett Rd., Tucker, Ga., "will be somewhat semi-permanent after having no less than 30 home addresses in the last 15 years. . . . Bonita Croshaw is physical edu cation consultant for the Board of Education in Grand Rapids, Mich., where she lives at 120 Man chester Rd., S.W. . . . Richard Foote is located at 1215 17th St. N.W., Washington, D. C, where 14 . .. . T HE R E C O RD that publishes he is in charge of a unit in the U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics the Fats and Oils Situation and handles outlook work on is a tool- fats and oils. . . . Joseph McMullen maker at the Ford Motor Co., and lives in Dun dee, Mich., at 505 Main St. . . . Allan Ramsay is rector of St. Thomas Episcopal church in Tren ton, Mich Edwin and Marjorie Wardle Roberts are living at 240 W. Main, Bellevue, Ohio, where he is a manufacturers agent. 1936 Leon Grosslight, salesman for Allen-Rick Co., . . . lives lives at 7925 Chase Ave., Los Angeles. Peter Kuchik works for Hotpoint Inc., and at 89 W. 26th St., Chicago Heights, 111. 1937 Bruce Elliott is a partner lives on Meadow Breeze Lane, R. 1. is associated with Star Printing & Publishing Corp. in Washington, N. J., where he . in L-M Forest Harold Lenderink Products, 411 Murray bldg., Grand Rapids, Mich. is . Jackson, Mich., as the state Con forester servation Department. . . . Georgene Walker and William T. Quimby (Yale, '25) were married Oct. 7, and are living at 129 N. Arlington Ave., East Orange, N. J. . Ralph Olmstead regional located for in . . . 1938 Col. Thomas R. Ford has returned from Turkey (Marilyn Gunnel!, w'41) and he and Mrs. Ford are living in Arlington, Va. at 2616 S. Grant. . . . Catherine French Rice and her surgeon hus band, Robert B , and their two children are living at 3016 Arrowhead, San Bernardino, Calif . . . Erland Gjessing is research associate at Harvard Medical School, and lives in Jamaica Plain, Mass., at 36 Holbrook St. . . . Robert MacDonald, sales analyst for Standard Oil of Indiana, lives at 2456 Spruce Rd., Homewood, 111. . . . Louis Miller, '37, recently of Cassopolis, Mich., from Arthur Mitchell who the Australian Forestry Commission "on a ground to correlate with aerial photo survey of forests instead of "but graphs". Mitchell continues: deer there are kangaroos leaping off through the bush. The forests are beautiful with tall stately trees over 200 feet high. There are eucalyptus small is mostly practiced." He may be addressed in care of NSW Forestry Commission, NSW, Australia. hearing is workiong for lumber mills and selection cuts reports two children are Richard and Virginia (Allen, '36) Peterson and their living at 1253 E. Cam bridge Ave., Phoenix, Ariz. . . . Clyne Shaffner is engaged in poultry research at the University of Maryland, College Park. J. . (alias Tony Smith) writes: "Pursued Smirniotis in agriculture but am now operating a course the center of Chicago my own restaurant is the Kopper theatre district." Said restaurant Kettle, located at Randolph and Dearborn. . . . Edward and Elizabeth (Jackson, w'37) White are living at 518 Gem Ave., Tulare, Calif., where Dr. White has his veterinary practice. . Anthony in . 1939 . . Major Eugene Iwasko may be reached at 7969 Dep.Det. RGD, APO 03, New York City. . "I came out of the service June 1, 1950," writes Dr. S. J. Levine, "and am now a partner in the David Yellen Company Inc., veterinary drug dis tributors, of 432 Baker St., West Roxbury, Mass." . . Charles J. Little has been assigned to the . Agricultural Experiment Station in Chatham, Mich., as assistant professor (extension) of dairy. '48, Mrs. Little, will complete in structor in the Merrill (Mich.) public school and join him in Chatham where they will make their home. the former Jeanette Gwisdella, the year as home economics Dr. James L. Orbison is an assistant profes sor at Western Reserve University Medical School in Cleveland, Ohio, and he and Mrs. Orbison (Olga Dianich) make their home in nearby Wick- . The ac liffe at 30386 Bridle Path Trail. . . from John and Evelyn the "Strahan Clan" are many tivities of and varied according to a clever mimeographed news letter '40) (Manley, John is extra busy Strahan of Riverdale, Mich. with his new construction company while Evelyn keeps a weather eye out for their seven children, three doubles and a single. . . . Frances Vander- plow Kurth is dietitian at Cook County hospital in Chicago where she lives at 4025 S. Clinton St. 1940 . . (Carroll, '45) Chamberlain and William C. Atkin is sales engineer with Dowell Inc., Statler Bldg., Boston, Mass. . Major Benson Bowditch, USMC, may be reached at 45 Clinton St., Jamestown, R. I. . . . Kenneth and their Virginia three children are living at 2687 Riverside Dr., Costa Mesa, Calif., while Lt. Col. Chamberlain is stationed at El Toro with the Marine Corps. . . . Alice Cortright DeCaprio received her MA from Northwestern University last summer. With her husband and two sons she lives in Evanston at 2403 Central St. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Clare Eck- lund (Betty Dag well) of 417 W. Jamieson, Flint, announce the birth of their second son, Thomas Richard, Sept. 30. . . . Fern Lee was born March 7 to Mr. and Mrs. George Handler, of 2966 Olive the St., Denver, Colo. . .. G. A. Houck is on agriculture staff at Pacific Union College, Angwin, Calif. . . . August and Margaret (McDonel, '44) Lange, of 201 W. Park Ave., Berrien Springs, Mich., announce their second son, the birth of Donald Lee, April 18. . . training on its spring . . . With their Marvin and Anna Marie (Renneckar, '42) Lar son and their daughter Kristy Ann sailed on the President Wilson April 15 for Japan where he will be technical adviser on design, construction, initial operations on a vinyl plastics plant and for the Japanese Geon Co., Ltd., an affiliate of the B. F. Goodrich Chemical Co. Their address at present is % Japanese Geon Co., Ltd., No. 2, 7 - Chome, Ginza-Nishi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. . When the MSC baseball team played in Columbia, tour, Arlene Mc- S. C Lellan Klapman (Mrs. J. R.), who lives in that city, met them and relayed her greetings to all her Michigan State friends. two older daughters and new-since-Feb. 24-son, David Brandt, David and Jane Harvey Noble are living at 726 Division St., East Lansing, where he is parish executive for Peoples Church. . . . Walter '41) Rummel have sold and Margretta their two weekly newspapers, the Pigeon (Mich.) Progress and Elkton Advance, and have opened a photography studio and lithograph printing shop in Walt's home town, Sebewaing, Mich. They would welcome visits friends, from and they reside on a couple of acres just outside tur Sebewaing where keys, and boys. They have three of latter, John, James, and Mark. . . . Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Stevens (Edna Schultz) of 300 Ash St., Park Forest, 111., announce the birth of their first child, Robert Joseph, March 6. . . . "Medical school, active army service, and four years of residency training have kept me occupied," writes Dr. Lewis L. Stewart, who now has his medical practice he lives at 220 Summit St. . . . Mr. and Mrs. John (Barbara Sullivan) of 137 E. Vance M. LaRue the birth of Rd., Oak Ridge, Tenn., announce George Michael March 18. in Jackson, Mich., where they raise Scotch collies, their MSC somewhat (Pryer, the 1941 (Flick, Richard and Sylvia '43) Bush, of 116 Longview Place, Peoria, 111., announce the birth . . of twin boys, David and Dennis, Nov. 28. . Eugene and Amelia (Fodor, '39) Eads are living at 1153 Wheelock Ave., Detroit, where he is as sistant manager of the veterinary medicine de partment of Parke-Davis & Co. . . . Major Lin coln Holdzkom. USMC, may be reached in care the Joint Advisory Panel on ROTC Affairs, of Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, D. C. . . . Frank and Constance (Tomlinson, w'44) Karas and their three children are living in Big Rapids, Mich., where he coaches football at Fer- New Positions Given Michigan State Alumni Four Michigan State alumni assumed in govern new posts of responsibility ment and business this spring. They are Julius Sleder, '36, mayor of Traverse City; Floyd Eads, '41, named assistant manager of the veteri nary medicine department of Parke, Davis & Company; Frank Blackford, '49, appointed executive office assistant for Gov. G. Mennen Williams; and Milford B. Moore, '36, named vice-president of Graflex, Inc., Rochester, N. Y. dealer Sleder, who saw action with the U. S. Navy in World War II, is a prominent food in T r a v e r se City. He was serving as a city commis sioner when se lected as mayor in April. Moore j o i n ed the Graflex staff in 1944 following of eight years service with the Abrams A e r i al Instrument Company of Lansing. In his new position, he heads up the engi neering section for Graflex. Moore \ Eads took over a new position at for Parke, Davis & Company, created the development of more products for veterinary use. After holding positions in Illinois and Wisconsin, he returned to teach at Michigan State in 1948. He secured his master's degree from MSC in 1949. Blackford received his master's degree in public administration last year. Since his graduation, he has served as research assistant to the joint legislative commit tee studying government reorganization. . . living Institute. . Hester Myers and Ransom ris Miller were married Dec. 29 and are in Detroit at 2025 West Six Mile Rd., Apt. C-5. . . . Nancy Ann was born Jan. 10 to Mr. and Mrs. John S. Nicolson of 142 Grand, Billings, Mont. . . . "When baby Ruth Ann joined Brace, Jimmy, last July 27 we felt and Tommy, in our family the need of a larger home, so will you send my to 14124 Artesian, Detroit," writes RECORD Dorene Wood Pentoney. . . . Lyle and Thelma Kleinhenn Thorburn announce the birth of Mary Christiana March 1. The Thorburns, who have live at 2692 Phillips Rd., three other children, Mason, Mich. 1942 Mr and Mrs. Fred Bartlett, of Rockford, Mich., announce the birth of their second daugh ter, Lois Ellen, Feb. 7. . . . Dr. Guy R. Clug- ston may be reached at the East Side Veterinary hospital, 7737 Gratiot Ave., Detroit. . . . Burton Drummond writes most his new home at 23722 Tawas, Hazel Park, Mich., time which he plans interestinginly in his spare to complete of . . the Armored School. from his work in the plant engineering depart ment of Detroit Steel Products Co. The Drum- monds have a five year old son. . . . Alvin John is assistant manager for Sears, Roebuck & son Co. in Terre Haute, Ind. . . . Major and Mrs. Sidney A. Knutson announce the birth of twins, John Allen and Joanne Ellen, March 2. The Knutsons, who have two other daughters, are liv instructor ing at Fort Knox, Ky., where he is an in . Ralph and Mary Ellen (Stack, '44) Rogers and their four year old son are living at 1108 W. Lombard, Davenport, Iowa. Mr. Rogers is a departmental metallurgist with the new Davenport Works of the Aluminum Jean . Robert and . Company of America. living at 7920 15th St., (Swart, '41) Stout are Hyattsville, Md., where he is chief inspector for the University of Maryland's dairy division. . . . Harper and Doris Veith Welton and their three children are living in Glendale, Calif., while he is in compressible materials division chief engineer of Vibradamp Corp., 6245 Lexington Ave., Holly wood. . 1943 . . loyal supporters of Phillip C. and Shirley Knowlton Althen an nounce the birth of Phillip Charles IV Sept. 20. joins Judith Ann and Jane Elizabeth as "He 'Down future the movement with Michigan'," writes Mr. Althen, who in is the sales development division of Aluminum Com pany of America, New Kensington, Pa., and adds : living at 112 Rodgers Drive, New "We are all Kensington, Pa." . Mr. and Mrs. George Wright (Nancy Ann Arms) of 4923 N. Whipple St., Chicago, announce the birth of Lewis Eugene Feb. 16. . . is located at . Dr. Norman Bach Crile Veterans Administration Hospital in Cleve Pauline Loew Schutmaat and land, Ohio. . . . her husband and living at 3604 Apartado Areo, Bogota, Colombia, South Amer in a Presby ica, where Mr. Schutmaat lives at terian mission school. . . 3524 N. Central, Phoenix, Ariz., where she is . secretary . Mr. and Mrs. the birth of Carol R. G. Parkhurst announce Ann Feb. 6. . . . Harold V. Hoff manages the kitchen and dining room at the Knowlton Grove Hotel . Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Pollard, of 1191 Howard Rd., Rochester, New York, announce of Timothy Edward Dec. 12. in Knowlton, Quebec, Canada. teaches . Ann Hoyt three sons are the governor. the birth to . . . 1944 for that's the four time we've taken on a house Robert and Neoma ( Fredrickson, '45) Allen write from Edmore, Mich.: "We've moved again. not This finished so carpentry, plumbing, and gardening are our hobbies now. With Pat and Mike (now 4 and 5) for helpers we're doing very well." Mr. Allen is with Federal Mogul Corp. in Greenville. . . . Dr. and Mrs. Charles T. Bush announce the birth of their third son, Alan Hopkins, Feb. 28. They are living on R. 1, out of Pompano Beach, Fla., and Dr. Bush writes: "This is our second year with the McArthur Jersey Farm dairies. Am veterinarian farms with approxi mately 3,000 cows. All cows are bred by me artificially and we have so far raised 700 heifers to having 2,700 calves and are this year." . . . Dr. Theodore Bevins is a pedia in Los Angeles with offices at 1400 W. trician Jefferson. (Mrs. . Nancy Longwell Feeney that her husband has been Vincent G.) writes recalled to service as a major in the Air Force and is stationed at Robins base in Georgia. With their small daughter, Carol Ann, they are living in a civilian small houses rental project of at 803 McArthur Blvd., Warner Robins, about 16 miles from Macon. . . . Albert Saur and Rabied Tantranon of Bangkok, Siam, were married last in Fayetteville, Ark., living June 13 and are where he is assistant professor of physics at the University of Arkansas. looking forward . . 1945 Wesley and Phyllis (Arver, '44) Hessler of Rockford, Mich., announce the birth of their first child, James Carl, Dec. 5. . . . Robert and Jean- ette (Nixon, '46) Storms are living at 75 E. Har ris Avenue Court, Apt. D-3, LaGrange, 111., where he is commercial artist. . . . Leah Tuttle is direc tor of women's programs at station WILS in Lan sing. . . . Patricia Gould Brand (Mrs. George E. Jr.) gives her new address as 5911 Buckingham, Detroit, and notes: "After graduate work and teaching at Merrill-Palmer school, I finished my master's degree at U. of M. the middle of all this and now have two little girls, in December, and Carol, Martha, who was who is 8 months." . . . Mr. and Mrs. Charles Oldenburg (Shirley DeConick) of 5425 W. Maple, Birmingham, Mich., announce the birth of Cynthia Lee Dec. 13. I married two in 1946 in in the Dorothy Arrigo three championships is a copywriter for J. Walter Thompson Co., 20 Lexington Ave., New York for City. . . . Frank Brogger, former star end the Spartans, has been named head coach of football at St. Ambrose College, Davenport, Iowa. Brogger, who participated 1945 East-West All Star game at San Francisco, had high success coaching at Saginaw's St. Andrews finishing with a 27-0 rec high school, his team ord and three seasons. . . . Carolyn Carton Anderson, with her husband William and their year-old-on-April 24 son are living in Muskegon, Mich., at 1757 McGraft St. . . Mary Clark is located at 1831 Pacific, San . the National Francisco, as Automobile Club. . . . Isabel Firth Korrer and her husband and their son, William Jr., born Aug. 10, 1950, are living at 725 Carver Lane, Menasha, Wis. . . . Bert Henke is warehouse manager for Michigan Bean Co., in Saginaw where he lives at 2027 N. Charles. . . . Eleanore Koch Richard in son the diplomatic service, may be reached in care of the American Legation, APO 777, New York City. (Mrs. John H.), whose husband travel counselor for is Priscilla LaVanway and Roy F. Reeves were married March 17 and are making their home at 1106 Grand Ave., Ames, Iowa. . . . Charles and Dorothy (Drake, '45) Marshall are living at 1701 N. Alexander, Royal Oak, where he is a senior as sistant manager of the Kresge store. They add: "We've both enjoy the RECORD but reading realize we are growing older, our class has moved the back page to one of the inner pages!" from . . . Lt. (jg) Ian K. Robertson, a physician in the Navy's medical corps, is stationed in Detroit . . . Georgia Sloat is prin at 7600 E. Jefferson. cipal of Christiancy . Eleanor Treat and Charles D. Smith were mar living at 1418 12th St., ried Aug. 19 and are Port Huron, Mich. . . . W. Scott Wilcox is en rolled at Foreign Trade at Thunderbird Field, Phoenix, Ariz. . . . Dr. Morton and Ruth '48) Wolf, of 14 Balsam St., Dorchester, Mass., announce the birth of Deborah Jean Feb. 28 and add: "She's a red head." the American in Lansing. Institute (Stein, school for . . 1947 . . Sidney S. Helliwell the Rosebud Creamery Co. Byron and Emma Jane (Harvey, '44) Carpenter are living at 327 Fremont, Caro, Mich., where he is assistant county agent. . . . Nicholas Colas may be reached at Calle 15 No. 503, Vedado, Habana, Cuba, where he has his own company as direct representative for clay and brick products, ma chinery, etc. . . . Gilbert Duhn is plant manager for in Detroit, and lives at 40 Amherst Rd., Pleasant Ridge, Mich. . is sales engineer and assistant district manager for F. J. Stokes Ma chine Co., 20 N. Wacker Dr., Chicago. . Catherine Elliott Lamb, with her husband Louis A. and son Bruce, lives at 638 Maryland Ave., Dayton, Ohio. . . . Maurice and Eleanor (Bacon, '45) Gifford announce "an All-American potential in Charles Jennings born Nov. 7. Along with his sisters Mary and Sarah he is living with his (1500 Chandler) where parents toward his Ph.D. in chemical daddy in Ann Arbor is working . . J U NE 1, 1 9 51 . . .. 15 . . into the Army and . William Johnston has been engineering." called back is stationed at Fort Lewis, Wash., where he was recently made aide to the commanding general. . . . Robert C. London recently purchased the Saxtons River Inn at Saxtons Rivers, Vt. to operate the service clubs Chasteen and Joanne (Edwards, w'48) Murphy are located at El Vergel, Casilla 2-D, Angol, Chile, as missionaries for the division of foreign mis sions of the Methodist Church in New York City. . . . Bernardo Sanchez reports that he is work ing in Letterman Army Hospital in San Fran cisco. . . . Priscilla Osier, recreation director at tached to Fifth Air Force Special Services, Far East Command, writes: "I am one of the many for girls helping enlisted personnel at air bases all over Japan. The job itself is proving very interesting as the service club provides all types of recreation and does a wonderful job in keeping the morale of our fighting men high." Her address is Skyline . . . Service Club No. 51, APO, San Francisco. Dr. E. I. Pilchard Jr. writes from 623 E. Chest nut, Mason City, 111.: "On reading the March 1 issue of the RECORD I noticed an article titled 'Low birth rate of causes alarm.' Please tell the PRB to be patient; we're (future just getting Spartan) was born Dec. 20." . . . Homer ('51) and Esther Thompson Boughner, of 837-B Chest nut Rd., East Lansing, announce the birth of . . Robert and Betty Thomas Mark April 5. . living at 656 W. (Polewach, Brentwood, Detroit, where he is with Dodge Bros. . . . Richard Weir manages the Wilming ton, Del., branch of Detroit Steel Products Co. started, Robert Thomas '46) Shipper are graduates college 1948 William and Queenie Wing Bagnall are living at 222 E. 7th St., Bloomington, Ind., where he is an instructor in the fine arts department at Indiana University. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bielaczyc (Adele Barrett) of 407 Madison S.E., Grand Rapids, announce the birth of Timothy Andrew Jan. 21. . . . Malcolm J. Elliott lives at 2131 Brockway, Saginaw, Mich., where he heads the city recreation department. . . . Charles K. Fisher received his master of fine arts from State Uni versity of Iowa in Feb. . . . James and Patricia Hollinger Burnett announce the birth of James Eric Sept. 30. They are living at 80 High St., is partner Carsonville, Mich., where James Sr. and manager of the Red Apple Creamery. . . . James A. Houle and Marie Gloria Marg were married April 21. . . . William and Norma Jordan McGuffey are living in Lyman, Neb., where he is fieldman for the Great Western Sugar Co. . . . Arien Metzelaar and Gerard O'Brien, representa tives for Great-West Life Assurance Co., have been awarded memberships for 1951 in the com pany's President's Club. This group is composed leading representatives of the company who, of in the past year, have distinguished themselves through outstanding sales accomplishments and maintenance of high standards in the conduct of their business. . living Dr. Ralph D. Nickerson and Audra M. Hatch in Battle were married Jan. 6 and are Creek, Mich., where he has his optometry offices at 1103 Security National Bank bldg. . . . Don ald D. Esinhart is Fleischmann representative for Standard Brands Inc. and lives in San Francisco at 304 Walnut St. . Charles and Jeanne . Vorhes Felt are living at 21628 Pembroke, De troit. He is advertising copywriter for Ross Roy Inc., while she is a secretary at Cadillac Motor. . . . Carolyn Tracy and Charles F. Richey were married Nov. 26 and are temporarily located in College, Alaska, where is student minister of the College Community Church which serves the Uni versity of Alaska. Their mailing address how ever is 177-53-119 Rd., St. Albans 12, N. Y. . . . Robert Westcott is production and quality con trol representative for Snow Crop Marketers, and he and Mrs. Westcott (Nora Peters, '47) live in Detroit at 15401 Washburn. Jack and Marilyn Miller Worth are living at 815 Amhurst Ave., South Bend, Ind., where both are employed at Studebaker. . . . Doris Wonna- cott and John E. Cornish were married March 24. . . . Ray Zarza, who has been with the Soil Con servation Service in Ludington, Mich., has been transferred Industry, to the Bureau of Plant Soils, and Agricultural Engineering at Beltsville, Md. This new job affords him an opportunity to attend some classes at the University of Mary land. 1949 staff sales of Wyeth in George and Janet (Harper, '48) Davis, of 426 S. Scoville, Oak Park, 111., announce the birth of James Alan April 8. . . . Albert Emsley is on Inc., Philadelphia the the Pontiac, Mich., pharmaceutical concern, office. . . . Arthur and Bertha (Heath, '47) Evans are living at 225-D Haddon Hills, Haddonfield, N. J., and both are employed in the personnel department of RCA Victor in Camden. . . . Helen Garow, secretary to the assistant naval attache at the U. S. Embassy in Rome, spent the Easter week-end on Capri. . Charles and Nancy . iTrabue. '46) Grayson and their young daughter Suzanne are living in Detroit at 5585 Ivanhoe. . . . Lt. John W. Hamilton was recalled to active duty in March and is presently assigned to anti at Fort aircraft automatic weapons training . . . . . . . is in New Jersey the New York zone. Bliss, Texas. . . . Darrell Hedgecock is instruc tor in electrical engineering at Duke University in Durham, N. C. . . . Ross and Shirley (Caswell, '46) Hulet and their daughter have returned to Pontiac, Mich. (66 Washington St.) where he is service instructor with Pontiac Motor Co. . . . Lowell V. Hunt located at 1245 Blackstone, St. Louis, Mo., where he is assistant buyer of china and glass at Scruggs-Vandervooft-Barney Inc. . . . William and Aria (Parsons, '48) Jones, of 1300 Ballard St., Lansing, announce the birth of Laura Ann Oct. 27. . . . Kenneth and Nancy Rudy Kiefer, who will celebrate their first wed living at 18-C ding anniversary June 25, are Leland Gardens, Plainfield, N. J., where he is for the Olds- district manager mobile division of . George Klingbeil is extension specialist in horti culture at North Carolina State College, Raleigh. . . . Janice Marie was born Jan. 14 to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Krakora of 38 S. Lathrop, Forest . John T. Lavers and Marian Park, 111. Roehm, '50, were married Feb. 10 and are living at 223 Huggins, Michigan Center, Mich. . James and Donna (Batson, '48} Lockhart are liv ing in Frederick, Md., while he is stationed at Camp Detrick. . . . Norman and Rachael (Houck, '48) McCormick announce the birth of Kathleen living at Leigh, Sept. 7. The McCormicks are 22051 Cleveland, Dearborn, where he is employed at Ford Motor Co. . . . Richard Nyquist is work in Grand Rapids, Mich., ing for Keeler Brass where he lives at 1314 Calvin S.E. . . . Melvin Oestrike is special agent for New York Life In in Flat Rock, Mich., at surance Co., and 28510 Sheeks Blvd. . . . Willard and Geraldine (Raymer, the birth of Barbara Sue Sept. 10. The Pearsons are living in their new home at 1441 Margaret S.E., Grand Rapids, where he is salesman for the Standard Oil Co. (Ind.). . . . Glenn Peterson and Gloria Adams Erber were married Dec. 30 and are liv ing in East Lansing at 1142 E. Grand River. . . . '48) Poole, of Richard and Marjorie the 3603 Burdette St., Omaha, Neb., announce birth of Jeffrey Richard Jan. 19. . Karl Schroedel teaches in the New Rochelle school sys tem and lives at 342 Richbell Rd., Mamaroneck, N. Y. . . . William J. Sharp and Dorothy Walker were married Dec. 27, and are living at 627 N. Pennsylvania, Lansing. . Robert and Alice . Domke Turner announce the birth of Stephen in Kenneth Feb. 22. The Turners are Fortville, Ind., where Dr. Turner has his veteri nary practice. . . . Wesley Wiers is doing grad uate work in regional planning at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, where he lives at Riverside Dorm, 420 Memorial Dr. '47) Pearson announce (Wilkins, living lives . . . THE RECORD Published seven times a year by the Department of Informa tion Services of Michigan State College, East Lansing, Mich. Return Postage Guaranteed Entered as second-class matter at the post office at East Lansing, Michigan. 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