S P A R T AN A L U M NI M A G A Z I NE SPRING ALONG ENGINEERING ROW M I C H I G AN STATE C O L L E GE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Commencement Speaker Feb. 8, 1952 Dear Editor: Your invitation to write and express opinions that it is surely typically American and I feel is this spirit which is raising M.S.C. to the top. The editor and staff need to be highly com mended for an excellent publication which is most eagerly received by alumni. However, as an alumnus of the college's short course, I'm disappointed in not seeing any news regarding short course activities in the last issue. What are the chances of getting in THE RECORD? Cordially yours, Donald Willison, sc'42 Howard City, Mich. (Good point. Short coursers have the same chance of getting into print as any other alumni of M.S.C. Just let us know what you are doing, and we'll print it.—Editors.) January 30, 1952 Dear Editor: I see from the J a n. 15 issue of THE RECORD that Dr. Hannah heads a committee investigating intercollegiate sports. Yet, in issue you further glamorize football by putting M.S.C.'s all-time All-Americans on the cover. the same People don't simply de-emphasize without a substitute emphasis first. Please allow me to start an all-time "All- American" cover for THE RECORD by emphasiz ing Spartans who have really made contributions. For the number one spot, I nominate Liberty- Hyde Bailey. Who will nominate the second? Sincerely, Roy L. Donahue, '32 Box 5763 College Station, Texas March 5, 1952 Dear Editor: . .. I believe that all readers of this magazine should know that while Michigan State has ad vanced in many ways, one matter has been kicked around by the administration for nearly 27 years. This concerns the accrediting of the M.S.C. chem ical engineering curriculum by the Engineering Council and/or for Professional Development the American Institute for Chemical Engineers. the correspondence which has There is not time in this letter to review all of taken place between myself and college officials with no re sults, but the letters boil down to these facts: 1. As far as I have been able to determine, there is presently no Dean of Chemical Engineer ing. 2. No inspection by and/or A.I.Ch.E. has been requested for several years. 3. The provincial attitude of college administra the E.C.P.D. tors denies the importance of this matter. 4. There seems to be a disregard for the opinion of experienced chemical engineers outside of the state of Michigan, when 40 per cent of the engi livelihood out of neering graduates earn the state. . . . their Very truly yours, Harlan G. Bogie, '25 17630 Briar Avenue Homewood, Illinois (Mr. Bogie's proposal for a Dean of Chemical Engineering would make M. S. C. as brass heavy as the Pentagon. Chemical engineering has been on a departmental level — equal with engineering drawing, and civil, electrical, mechanical and metallurgical engineering — since 1931. Although without an official head since the resignation of Dr. David F. Smith last year, the department is expected in the near future.—Editors.) to have a new director PAUL HOFFMAN: Outstanding American leader will address the June graduating class in Macklin Field Stadium June 8. Alumni-Commencement Events To Culminate School Year J u ne 7-8 A steady budding of green along the Red Cedar River is an everyday reminder that East Lansing is nearing a significant date. Alumni Day-Commencement week-end is just around the corner. More than 1,000 graduates are expected to return to the campus Saturday, June 7 for tra ditional Alumni Day festivities. Regis tration will begin the Friday preceding, with a meeting of the Alumni Advisory Council scheduled in the afternoon. Patriarchs Honor '02 Class Highlight banquets Saturday will honor the classes of 1927 and 1902, cele brating their silver and golden anni versaries. The class of '02 will enter the Patriarch's circle this year and will be honored at the Patriarch's banquet given in the Union by President John A. Hannah. class reunion Traditional banquets Saturday will be held in the M.S.C. Union. Reunion classes this year are all those ending in two and seven (1902, '07, '12, '17, etc.). Dedication ceremonies of the Alumni THE RECORD Memorial Chapel will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, immediately following class re union banquets. Harold Gasser, '23, president of the Alumni Advisory Coun cil, as spokesman for the alumni, will make the formal presentation of the chapel to President Hannah and Michi gan State College. Estimated 2,100 Will Graduate Many alumni will be staying on for Commencement, June 8, some to watch sons and daughters graduate, others to hear an outstanding American deliver the Commencement address. He is Paul Hoffman, director of the Ford Foundation. Hoffman is best known for his directorship of the Economic Co operation Administration a period of great importance in the re habilitation of war-torn areas. He is a past president of Studebaker Corp., serving in that capacity from 1935 until 1948 when he was appointed to head ECA by President Truman. through An estimated 2,100 seniors will receive their diplomas at Commencement cere monies, which will begin at 5 p.m. in Macklin Field Stadium. Vol. 57—No. 3 A L V IE L. S M I T H, Editor J O HN C. L E O N A R D, '48, and R I C H A RD J. D A N D E N E A U, Associate Editors April 15, 1952 STARE H. KEESIER, '41, Director of Alumni Relations; GLADYS FRANKS, '27, Recorder; FRED W. STABLET, Sports Editor; EDWARD M. ERICKSON, '48, Assistant Sports Editor; JOHX MCGOFF, '50, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations; MADISON KTJHN and JOSEPH G. DUNCAN, Historians; '47, Agricultural Editor; MRS. BARBARA CAHOON, Artist; W. LOWELL TREASTER, Director of Information Services. Campus photos this issue by EVERETT HUBY, RAY HUBY, BOB BROWN, and JOHN RANDALL, '52. 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 24, 1912. JOHX W. FITZGERALD, MSC's Basic College Is Revised; First Changes Planned for Fall Term New MSC Fund chairman long have alumni Spartan been familiar with Michigan State's pro gram of self-evaluation and revision to make a better university. Most signi ficant evidence of this process in recent years has been a major revision of the Basic College, part of which will go into effect next fall. the best material from Modifies to Four Courses Essentially, the modification amounts to taking the present seven basic courses and concen to be trating required of all students, according to Dr. Clifford E. Erickson, dean of the Basic College. in four core courses it Modified basic courses will line up as the the names of follows, although courses are tentative: Communication Skills: This course will be a revision of the present Written and Spoken English course, and will be taken for nine credit hours. It will go into effect next fall. Natural Science: The best features of the present Biological and Physical Sci ence courses will be combined into the new course, which also will begin in the fall, 1952. Students will be required to William H. Berkey Dies In Cassopolis March 22 Newspaper publisher, business man, civic leader are titles that would describe William H. Berkey, 78, who died in Cassopolis March 22. But he was much more. Born in Pennsylvania, Mr. Berkey lived in Cass county since 1875. He founded the Cassopolis Vigilant in 1892 and was its publisher until 1948 when he retired because of illness. He served as chairman of the State Board of Agriculture, governing body of the college, for six years, and as a member for 18. His service to the col lege came during the period of its great est growth and development. William H. Berkey Hall at Michigan State stands in his memory. Mr. Berkey was a past president of the Michigan Press Association, and as chairman of the Association's legislative committee devoted much of his life to the problems of his profession. Briefly this describes William H. Berkey's professional life. But he was much more, as Gene Alleman, executive secretary of the Michigan Press Associ ation, wrote: . . . "The newspaper fra ternity will loyal services. . . . He gave generously, most of his useful life, to help others." remember his long cake 12 credit hours in this area. the combining of Social Science: This course, again, in two existing volves basics, Effective Living and Social Sci ence. It is scheduled to begin fall term, 1953. It will carry 12 hours credit. Humanities: History of Civilization and Literature and Fine Arts, the present basics in the area, will be combined with the best from each preserved. Scheduled for fall, 1953, it will be taken for 12 hours credit. to Three Principles Govern Decision Basic College students now are re quired take Written and Spoken English and four of the other six basics. required The 45 hours of credit now in basic work will remain unchanged under the new set-up. the the college Three principles governed the decision of revision. to make First, a need was met to decrease the number of individual courses students must take in their first two years. Sec ond, the college wanted to make available to all students the strong points of the Basic College, a system of general edu the past eight years cation tested for through experimentation and research. Finally, M.S.C. believes that a general education program must give students' a common core of knowledge on which to build their vocational spev ialties. Intensive Study Precedes Change Though the present modification of the basics was the result of an intensive six-month study, a constant eva^ation program has been carried on that school since its founding in 1944, Dean Erickson said. in Actually, modification of the Basic College is only a part of the larger pro gram of curricular reorganization and the whole university. improvement for High School Students, Parents to Visit Campus Many Spartan alumni will be among an estimated 1,000 parents of Michigan the State College, expected to attend second annual Parent's Day on the campus May 10. Parents' Day will be one of the three programs scheduled at M.S.C. during the week-end of May 9-10-11. Other programs include High School Visitation Day and the Engineering Exposition. Some 500 high school students from all parts of Michigan will attend High School Visitation Day this year. The program is designed to give high school students a glimpse of college in pro gress. Open houses and exhibits will be Lewis A. Smith, '14 Four Graduates Named To High Alumni Posts Four men have been named to high offices in Michigan State College alumni affairs. They are Harold Gasser, '23; '14; Hazen Stevens Lewis A. Smith, w'42; and Earl Webb, '12. Gasser, who is sales manager of Kelsey Hays Wheel Corp., Detroit, has been elected president of the Alumni Advisory Council. Parallel ing his successful rise in the busi ness profession is a long record of active participa tion in alumni af fairs. He was president of the Oakland County in Alumni Club 1947 and is also on the Board of the Trustees of Gasser Michigan State College Fund. Smith has been elected chairman of the M.S.C. Fund Board of Trustees. He is vice-president of the Coventry Corp. and Southfield Co., both of Detroit. Webb and Stevens have both been elected to the Alumni Advisory Council. Stevens, a partner in Stevens' Brothers Van Lines of Saginaw, will represent District Eight. A Distinguished Alumni Award recipient in 1947, Webb replaces Ray Turner, '09, retired. in most M.S.C. the order of schools and departments. Speakers, exhibits, the day information and counseling will be the feature attractions of the annual Engineering Exposition. All engineering laboratories and class rooms will be open to the public. A P R IL 1 5, 19 5 2 . . . . 3 Architect's Drawing of Animal Industries Building Home f c Alumnae Day Set for Campus May 17 Home economics graduates will cele brate their fourth annual Alumnae Day on campus Saturday, May 17. The program will begin with a coffee hour in the morning followed by a pro gram on new developments in home equipment, for clothing, and home furnishings. textiles A group luncheon will be served at Kellogg Center with a tour of the new building first on the afternoon program. Interesting and im portant the Department of Foods and Nutrition will round out the afternoon program. the agenda for performed research in In response to suggestions made at last year's Home Economics Alumnae Day, the May program will offer alumnae information they may find useful in their homes and jobs. College's First Home Economics Dean Dies Maude Gilchrist died at Friendship Haven, Fort Dodge, la., Feb. 29. Fifty years ago when Maude Gilchrist came to M.A.C., Home Economics was "Domestic Economy," and Morrill Hall was the "Women's Building." Morrill Hall was home for the 60 women students on cam pus, and housed t he c l a s s r o o ms and for offices women's course. Miss Gilchrist was a p p o i n t ed Dean of Women's in 1901. Courses E l e v en y e a rs later, when "Do mestic Economy" courses became the Division of Home Economics, she became first dean of the new division. Gilchrist Miss Gilchrist was at M.S.C. 12 years. She was instrumental in the founding of Omicron Nu, national home economics professional society, and was prominent in Lansing and East Lansing affairs. She viewed and played an active role in the evolution of education for women. friends Maude Gilchrist had and esteem. When she celebrated her 90th birthday last Dec. 29, more than 350 letters from Denmark, Hawaii, South America and many parts of the U.S. greeted her. A women's dormitory at Michigan State is named in her honor. Born Dec. 29, 1861, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, she received her education from Iowa State Teachers College, and her post graduate work from the University of Michigan. 4 .. . . T HE R E C O RD FOR IMPROVED TEACHING AND RESEARCH: College officials have requested funds from the Michigan Legislature to begin construction on this proposed animal industries building to house the Departments of Animal Hus the bandry, Dairy and Poultry Husbandry. These three departments serve state's livestock industries which produce about two-thirds of Michigan's agri cultural income. The three departments are now separated from each other. College officials say that the animal industries building would aid in coordination of the closely related projects of the three departments. One building, they say, would econ omize on construction costs and make use of an excellent building site now available on South Campus. Fully equipped facilities for teaching and research will mean better livestock products for every Michigan consumer. training for agricultural occupations and better Scientists Perfect New Time-Saving Methods of Once-Over Soil Tillage By JOHN W. FITZGERALD, '47 Once-over tillage, a method of seedbed fitting that cuts time and labor, is now being recommended to farmers, follow ing tests at M.S.C.'s Agricultural Experi ment Station. Another soil scientists say, is that soil structure is maintained. For some time, researchers have known that too much tillage packs the soil and prevents water from pene trating to plant roots. advantage, important Principles Are Simple Principles of once-over tillage are simple. Often, tillage operations are not eliminated but merely combined. More equipment is added behind the tractor, resulting in fewer trips over the field to prepare a seedbed. Yields from once-over tillage are as high or higher as those from conventional tillage methods. In all cases, the once-over operations resulted in fewer trips and consequently maintained soil structure. High costs of farming operations make important. once-over tillage even more Savings up to three dollars an acre over conventional tillage are possible. tillage equipment Soil scientists have worked out once that can be over adapted by any farmer with average mechanical ability. The device includes a lift, sweeps and seed delivery, and other features. tooth drag, mechanical spike Plans for once-over tillage equipment are available from the Department of Agricultural Engineering for 15 cents to cover cost of processing. Outstanding MSC Alumni Appear on Hort Series Michigan State students in horticul ture are getting a chance to hear out standing alumni in the profession who speak on the Harry J. Eustace Lecture Series. Alumni who lectured this winter were Dr. Eustace, '01, Ernest Hart, '14, '09, J. Allen Petrie, '14, C. C. Taylor, Fred Granger, '15, '14, Portor Taylor, Dr. M. J. Dorsey, '06, and Dr. Irving Woodin, 1 3. England's Most Successful Farmer Succeeds in Bout With Socialism George Odium graduated from Michi gan Agricultural College in 1900. After farming in Michigan for a time, he went to South Africa as agricultural advisor for the British South Africa Company and the Rhodesian government. Later he managed an agricultural operation in Honduras employing 8,000 people, and another employing 4,000 peo ple in Kenya, South Africa. By the time he was ready to settle in England in 1926, Odium had been agricultural ad visor for some 35 governments through out the world. His Farm Was a Showplaee In England he built a 900-acre farm in the county of Wilt at Manningford shire. His farm became a showplaee attracting visitors from all over the world. He developed one of the great Holstein Friesian dairy herds of the world; bred Faith Jan Graceful, who later established a world's lifetime record by producing 267,304 lbs. of milk. George Odium became England's most successful farmer. He sold his bulls at a uniformly low price to improve dairy production in England, and during the war converted two thirds of his farm to the production of much needed grains. After the war, socialism came to Eng land. The Wiltshire Agricultural Com mittee told Odium to convert all of his farm to grain production and to dispense with his herd. This done, a committee member wanted to know why the cows had been sold. The dairy barns were ordered refilled. Sold Farm in Disgust Odium had a question: why was his herd dispersed, and why the new order to fill his barns with cows bought on the the open market? A short time later for England Minister of Agriculture approached Odium, offered the farm for his personal residence. Odium sold out in disgust. to buy These facts came to light when, after the farm was sold, the Wiltshire Com mittee published a report casting asper sions on Odium's capacity as a farmer. It read in part: "This farm was taken over last summer . . . and was in very poor condition, but now is showing excel lent crops." Odium sued the committee chairman for libel and won. Defeats British Socialism In an article for The Freeman titled "British Bureaucrats Kill Some Cows," George Winder concludes the story: "The farmer from Michigan, U.S.A., had beaten the Wiltshire Agricultural Committee. He had beaten the Minister of Agriculture. He had beaten bureau- Alumnus Midget Salt Plant Invents New Not long ago W. Arthur Tobey, '21, and William Farnsworth had an idea. Why not make an economical, easy-to- build midget salt plant which can be easily to remote parts of the world? transported Manistee Iron Works where Tobey The idea worked its way through the is vice-president. a cracy. He had, indeed, beaten the British Socialist state. . . . spends "Mr. Odium now lives on a five-acre lot, which is too small an area to come jurisdiction of Agricultural under the Committees. He considerable time writing on genetics, and frequently speaks for the British Broadcasting Cor poration on agricultural subjects. In the Conservative periodical, the New English Review, he is described, in the words of Gray's 'Elegy' as Some village Hampden, with dauntless breast that The little tyrant of his fields "If withstood. this modern British Hampden happens to have been born in America, what matter ? More power to the country that bred him, and the Michigan Agri cultural College which sent him out into tyrants the world—a man whom petty have reason to fear. It is hoped that with the return of a Conservative govern ment in Great Britain the freedom for which Mr. Odium fought will be returned to the farmer in full measure." ^ ^ ^ ^ •k m^mSXt Tobey c e n£ the space re- quired in conven tional salt plant operation. Simple design and high heat recovery make the plant low on operating and maintenance costs. Two Units in Operation Ideas travel. Already new "package salt plants" are being used in Venezuela and Brazil. Four more units are pro jected for South America, and interest is keen in Greece, Israel, Portugal and half a dozen other countries. The new plant will produce a capacity of 24 tons of salt daily, and low cost of operation allows as low as 10 tons of salt refining per day. Most conven tional plants require a daily capacity of 50 to 70 tons for efficient operation. Domestic Interest High Originally built for foreign use, the new plant has provoked widespread domestic interest. Executives from some of the biggest salt producing plants in the nation have visited Manistee for a look at the Tobey-Farnsworth "midget." Originally built for salt refining, the iron works engineer and retired chemist see far-reaching their idea. It is believed their method can be adapted to evaporate liquids other than salt brines, opening new possibilities in the chemical processing field. implications to Former Anatomy Head Dies Dr. Frank Wilbut Chamberlain, former head of the anatomy department, died March 16 at Edinburg, Texas. Dr. Cham berlain, professor emeritus of anatomy since his retirement in 1944, first joined the M.S.C. staff in 1911. He authored the book, "Atlas of Avian Anatomy: Osteology, Arthrology and Mycology." It is the only manual of its type the fields of poultry science and veterinary medicine. in TOBEY'S MIDGET: It looks small and is, but it's still believed to be the smallest salt plant in existence. A P R IL 1 5, 1 9 52 . . . . 5 AFFAIRS OF STATE solved: Female Academies Are Bene ficial." The same question was debated at Yale University in 1769. The new twist in debating was the product of Dr. David Potter, associate professor of speech, dramatics and radio education, aided by Fred Alexander, de bate coach. cially and critically. Playing before packed houses three nights consecutively, it dealt with a portion of the life of King Henry VIII of England. The Carey name predominated the production end of the play. Bill Carey, Charlevoix senior, played the part of Henry, and Richard Carey, British visit ing faculty member at M.S.C., produced the play. The first night performance was its premiere in the United States. Annual senior marriage lectures began the sponsorship of this month under Mortar Board, women's honorary or ganization. to seniors on Purpose of the series is to give infor the mation problems of marriage. Topics to be dis cussed by specialists in the fields are psychological aspects, religious questions and sexual adjustment. some of Hoop Skirts and Wigs Debating team members dipped back into history last term to reconstruct an 18th century debate. the The performance was complete with all trimmings — powdered wigs, buckled shoes and hoop skirts. Even the topic was from the 18th century, "Re Educationally, the purpose of the "ancient" debate was to give a historical portrayal of how debates looked, sounded and were conducted as early as 1750. Four student debaters presented the pros and cons of "Female Academies" to groups at Ovid and DeWitt. in Taking part the debates were Margaret Mower, Parma senior; Mrs. Howard Patterson, Flint senior; Irving Nelson, Kingston senior; and Thomas Hughes, Carleton, Texas, graduate stu dent. The team was invited by Another adventure in debating landed varsity team members in Jackson State prison—only for a brief time, however. the Pro gressive Speakers' Forum of the prison to give a demonstration debate. The topic was "Resolved: That the United States Should Adopt a Permanent Pro gram of Wage and Price Control." the prison, the Michigan State team challenged the prison team to a future debate on some current topic, according to Alexander who accompanied the team. While at Participants were Barry Buchoz, Grand Rapids senior; Leslie Russell, Presque Isle senior; James Starr, Lan sing John Clingerman, Lansing senior. junior; and With the Students Jim Mitchell, Grand Rapids senior, may be the ugliest man on campus, but to the charity organizations served by the Campus Chest his ugliness is worth $227.75. Jim, pictured below, recently won the UMOC (Ugliest Man on Campus) s p o n contest, sored annually by t he C a m p us C h e s t. B a l l o ts were in the form of penny dona tions to the chest. Jim's c o n s t i t u ents in $227.75. Of kicked total the $1,693.51 in votes, other " u g l i e s" lined up as fol lows: Duke Messenger, Detroit sophomore, $208.76; Bill Kish, Flint senior, $194.23; "Gas Constantini" (pseudonym), $147.41; and Ted Bowman, Greensburg, Pa., senior, $142.99. is a "The Ugliest," who television major in the speech, dramatics and radio education department, should be able to use his physiognamy to good advantage in his chosen profession. Seven other students came into the news during the winter term, but they didn't fare quite so well. It all started when five Zeta Beta Tau the pledges apparently got the ac hazing they were taking from tives. To even things up a bit, they took five active members to West Branch and left them stranded there. tired of that Not to be outdone, the actives notified they had been kid state police napped, probably hoping the pledges in hot water. Later they told police that they had given false infor mation about being kidnapped. to put The police didn't think it was funny. They turned the seven over to college authorities for disciplinary action. Result: Zeta Beta Tau fraternity was placed on 10 weeks probation. "Rose Without a Thorn," the winter term play was one of the most successful term plays in recent years, both finan 6 . . . . T HE R E C O RD TURN BACK THE CLOCK: Four members of the debate team turned back the pages of history to present an 18th century debate. Powdered wigs and all the trappings were present when the students argued the question, "Resolved: Female Academies Are Beneficial," a topic debated at Yale University in 1769. Heads W o r ld Meeting Waring on The Cedar President John A. Hannah was in Washington, D. C, this month as chair man of the International Conference on International Economic and Social De velopments. More than 1,000 delegates from several hundred organizations discussed prob lems of underdeveloped areas in the world at the three-day session. President Truman headed a list of international personages widely-known who served as speakers. In recent years, President Hannah has been active in international affairs, serv the past several years as a ing for member of President Truman's Point Four program. At the present time Michigan State has resident teaching and research staffs at South American agricultural colleges and at the University of the Ryukyus on Okinawa. New Course OK'd After more than eight years of work and preparation, the graduate program of the Department of Social Service has been accredited by the American Associ ation of Schools of Social Work. The college's service gradu social ate program became the 58th member school in the association, which includes schools in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico and Hawaii. The department is under the direction of Dr. Ernest B. Harper, and is in the School of Business and Public Service. Seeking admission to the association in March, 1951, the college was visited by an accreditation committee. Final approval was announced in March, 1952. The graduate program has been in operation since 1940, with the exception of the war years. Undergraduate train ing in social work began at Michigan State in the early 1930's. Five full-time faculty members and the two- six part-time year graduate program. Graduates re ceive a master of social work degree. lecturers staff Professors Abroad Foreign lands are of chief interest to two Spartan professors—one having re cently returned from South America, the other preparing to leave for Europe. Dr. Paul A. Herbert, director of the Division of Conservation, returned re cently from Colombia where he set up a forestry school, a state forest nursery and a research program. Dr. W. W. Heist, assistant professor of English and literature and fine arts, will spend 1952-53 in Belgium studying under a fellowship of the Belgian-Ameri can Educational Foundation. ON SUMMER STAFF: He will the Fred Waring Choral direct Workshop at Michigan State this summer, one of five Waring sessions being held in the U.S. "Let There Be Music" Things will be "humming" in the music department come next summer with the Fred Waring Choral Workshop high lighting three special music programs. Fred Waring and members of his "Pennsylvanians" staff will conduct a intensive choral five-day workshop of study, July 21-25. This is the second year that Waring and his group have gone to schools throughout the nation for summer work shops. Michigan State is one of five colleges conducting Waring workshops this coming summer. Is . . On The Cover . the Electrical Engineering Building, completed in 1949, and one of the School of Engineering's new est additions. Department offices and the Department of classrooms of Electrical Engineering are located here, and M.S.C.'s new Department of Television Development has its studio and offices on the fifth floor. The building's perfect natural set ting beside the Red Cedar River makes for a fine picture, one which after winter's long blast, is a fitting welcome to spring. Spartan alumni of Michigan, in cidentally, have the advantage of seeing campus scenes such as this agricultural every agents are displaying them in their offices throughout the year. Photo by John Beech. day. County Techniques in program building, ar rangements and other subjects will be considered by some 300 high school and college choral directors who will attend, the special workshop. Michigan State's new Kellogg Center for Continuing Education will be the home of the conference staff and educa tors participating. Another summer music program will be the Piano Workshop for Class Piano, May 23-24, under the direction of Dr. Raymond Burrows, Teachers College, Columbia University. Primarily for teachers of music, the workshop will feature new techniques in class piano. Michigan State staff consultants on the workshop are Mrs. Elizabeth Schatz and Frances Bannan, class piano spe cialists. For high school music students, the seventh annual High School Three-Week Vacation Music Study will again provide the best to July 19. instruction, June 30 in All aspects of music will be offered— orchestra, choir, band, ensembles for voice and instrumentalists, theory, com position and private lessons in voice and instruments. Roy Decker Succumbs Roy E. Decker, head of the Department of Farm Crops, died Feb. 19 in Edward W. Sparrow hospital, Lansing, after a month's illness. Pi-of. Decker joined the college staff in 1919 as Eaton county agricultural agent, a post he t wo h e ld f or then years. He agricul became for tural agent J a c k s on county until 1928 when he was appointed farm crops spe the cialist Cooperative Ex tension Service. for Decker From 1939 to 1941 Prof. Decker was assistant state leader for agricul tural agents. In 1941 he became assistant director of the Cooperative Extension Service. He was appointed head of the Michigan State College Department of Farm Crops in 1944. Widely-known in the field of agricul ture throughout Michigan, Prof. Decker was born in 1891 in Ligonier, Ind.; graduated from M.S.C. in 1915; served with the AEF in World War I; and was active in the Michigan and International Crop Improvement Associations and other professional organizations. A P R IL 1 5, 1 9 52 . . . . 7 Press Box Report on SPARTAN SPORTS place conference finish would indicate, and should be just as good or better in the coming year. New Captains Sonny Means, of Saginaw, and Gordon Ind., were Stauffer, of Fort Wayne, elected co-captains of the 1952 Michigan State basketball team at season's end. They were the starting guards. the year" by Star quarterback Al Dorow was named the "football player of Sports Guild of Detroit. It marked the third straight time this honor fell to a Michigan State player. Lynn Chandnois won in 1950, and Sonny Grandelius last year. Ex-Spartan Star Dies One of the first Michigan State foot '10, ball greats, Parnell G. McKenna, died Feb. 5 as a result of injuries suf fered when his car was struck by a locomotive. Mr. McKenna starred for Michigan State football teams in 1908 and 1909, captained the 1909 team, and was named outstanding athlete for that year. Mr. McKenna was born in Quinnesec, Mich., and after graduation from M.S.C. moved to Lansing to take a position with the State Highway Department. He re turned to Quinnesec after his retirement from state employment in 1946. after to action ished fifth in the Big Ten meet. Bob Carey, the conference shotput champion, returned basketball. Capt. Dick Henson, crack dashman, who missed the winter season because of a bad leg, should return. A number of like hurdlers John Corbelli youngsters and Henry Gillis and high jumper Jim Vrooman, all of whom placed in the Big Ten indoors meet, figure to be improved. If Coach Schlademan can revitalize the disappointing corps of middle distance runners headed by Jim and distance Kepford, Mickey Walter and Dick Jarrett, the team will be very tough. Golf—Coach Ben VanAlstyne has three proven veterans in Reggie Myles, Jr., Carl Mosack and Capt. Jack Zinn as a nucleus. Promising newcomers include Doug Hill, of Cincinnati, Ohio; Harold Ware, of Mason; Ben Sydboten, of Pa- ducah, Ky.; Chuck Davenport, of Mid land; and DeNeal Hartman, of Fort Wayne, Ind. The Spartans were much their sixth stronger last season than Spartan Swimmer Makes History in Big Ten Meet HE BEAT CLEVELAND: Charles McCaffree, Jr., left, Michigan State swim ming coach, congratulates Clark Scholes, his free-style ace, after the Spartan star had defeated Ohio State's fabulous Dick Cleveland, right, in the finals of the Big Ten 100-yard free-style. Up to this time no one had defeated Cleveland since he came to the mainland from his native Hawaii. Scholes churned the distance in 49.8 seconds, making him the third swimmer ever to break 50 seconds for the distance. j 7 \\ By FRED STABLEY and & VL B UD ERICKSON, '48 The Spring Prospectus Strong performances in all four spring at Michigan State — baseball, sports track, tennis and golf—are optimistically predicted. John Kobs' baseball team, which fin ished seventh in Big Ten competition last season despite a fine over-all record of 17 victories against nine losses, and Ben Van Alstyne's golf team, which took sixth in the conference meet after compiling a 10-3 dual meet record, both are expected to make improved showings. Tennis, in which Michigan State won its first Big Ten championship, and out door track, in which the Spartans were a surprising second in the championship to be strong once meet, are expected again. A preview of the spring sports picture: Baseball—If professional scouts and ineligibilities of players stop plaguing him, Coach Kobs should have one of his better teams. In Gus Carlson, Waltham, Mass., junior; Bob Dangl, Grand Rapids, Mich., junior; Roger Howard, Johnstown. Pa., junior; Don Quayle, Oxford, Mich., junior; Tom Lawson, Detroit senior; and Bob Carlson, East Lansing senior, Kobs has the nucleus of the best pitching staff in several years. Capt. Bill Bower is a tower of strength at catching. Other stand-bys are expected to be shortstop Joe Rivich and first baseman Bob Ciolek. A number of promising sophomores like outfielder John Risch, of Milwaukee, Wis., and pitchers Ernest Erickson, of Grosse Pointe, Mich., and Duane Frans- koviak, of Milwaukee, Wis., are expected to help. Tennis—New coach John Friedrich has the big chore of keeping his team right on top. His main task will be to replace the graduated Len Brose, Big Ten singles champion last spring and co-champion in doubles with John Sahratian. Sopho more Stan Drobac, of Milwaukee, Wis., may prove to be the answer. The Wis consin state champion last year, Drobac has been top man in workouts and likely will take over the number one singles spot, and team with Sahratian in doubles. Track—Coach Karl Schlademan's out doors team should be quite a bit stronger than its indoors counterpart which fin 8 . . . . T HE R E C O RD Spartan Athletes Set Their Sights On World Competition in Olympics By FRED STABLEY This is an Olympic year, and thousands of amateur athletes the country over are working diligently in hopes of repre senting Uncle Sam at Helsinki, Finland, this summer. Their efforts are quite laudable. No greater honor can come amateur than to for his to an athlete compete country. stamp One S p a r t an a l r e a dy c o ed the Olym bears this pic y e a r. S he is freshman Ginny Baxter, petite fig u r e - s ka t i ng ace f r om D e t r o i t, who finished fifth in her specialty in the Winter Olympics at Oslo, Norway. Baxter A look at present and past Green and White stars shows over a score to be top-flight candidates five different sports—track, boxing, wrestling, swim ming and gymnastics. in greatest all-around the Olympic boat By sports, leading hopefuls are: Track and Field — Walkers Adolph Weinacker, '51, and Ernie Crosbie, '36, both veterans of the 1948 Olympic team, figure to make the grade again for the 5,000-meter event if they enter the com petition. Crosbie has been on three U.S. Olympic teams, in 1932, 1936, and 1948, and regularly has been the first Ameri can competitor to finish. Bob Carey, a senior in physical education and probably athlete, M.S.C.'s the in could make shotput. He is the current Big Ten cham pion at 53 feet and was third the NCAA championships last spring. Bill Mack, '50, and Warren Druetzler, '51, are among the best distance men in the country. Druetzler was NCAA mile champion last spring and Mack won the NAAU last winter. Both have various chances to make the U.S. team, including the 1.500 meters, 5,000 meters and 3,000 meter steple- chase. John Corbelli, a sophomore, has one Olympic event well-suited to him, the 400-meter hurdles, rarely run in this country. Jesse Thomas, '51, is possibly the nation's best in the hop, step and jump, another event rarely seen in this country. He also might figure the hurdles and dash events. indoor mile title in in Boxing—Chuck Spieser, a member of the Olympic team in 1948 and currently captain of the Spartan ring team, is the best bet for another Olympic berth. He is an NCAA light heavyweight champion who has improved quite a bit since his 194^ Olympic days. Jed Black, a junior on the Spartan varsity team and an NCAA champion, and Ernie Chaboneau, '50, a past 112-pound NCAA champion, are good prospects also. Wrestling—Bob Maldegen, '49, a mem ber of the U.S. Olympic team in 1948, is back in training again and ranks as one of the country's top heavyweights. in He was National AAU champion 1949. Dale Thomas, a 191-pounder work ing on his doctorate at M.S.C. was National AAU champion at 175 pounds in 1943, 1947, and 1948 while at Cornell College, Iowa, and later at Purdue. Gene Gibbons, '51, NCAA 175-pound champion last year; Orris Bender, team captain and Big Ten 165-pound titlist this year, and Bob Hoke, sophomore squad member who last year won the National AAU 145-pound crown, are other good possi bilities. Swimming—The big hope in swimming- is Clarke Scholes, senior on the team and one of the world's great sprinters. Scholes, the Big Ten champion a year ago in the 50 and 100-yard free style events and also the NCAA champion in both, is the third man in swimming his tory to break 50 seconds for the 100-yard sprint. In becoming the 1952 Big Ten champion, he was timed in 49.8 seconds. Bert McLachlan, Big Ten style last year and Bruce Aldrich, champ breast sophomore rapidly stroker, are also good prospects. improving free Gymnastics—It is possible that Michi gan State will land as many as four men on the Olympic team. Mel Stout, '51, former Big Ten and NCAA champion in various events, and Bob Feldmeier, current Big Ten champ in the horizontal bar, are the best bets. Others who could qualify are Carl Rintz, freshman all- around star, and Russ Paul, promising sophomore performer. These 22 Spartans appear to have the best opportunities. They are follow ing in a tradition that extends back to Harry Moon, an old Aggie star who ran for the United States in the 1902 Olympics at St. Louis, Mo., in the 100 and 200 meters. In 1928, Fred Alderman was a member of Uncle Sam's 1,600- meter relay team which set a world's record at Amsterdam. In 1932, Tom Ottey won the U.S. tryouts in the 10,000 meters and competed in the Olympics. in this event were Spieser and the great Chuck Davey, four times an NCAA champion, in box and George ing; Howard Patterson Hoogerhyde in swimming; Maldegen and Lee Merrill in wrestling, and Weinacker in walking. Alderman was on a winning relay team, but one thing Michigan State can not yet boast is an individual Olympic champion. Perhaps 1952 will be the year. Information Erickson Takes New Post Edward M. "Bud" Erickson, '48, assist the Department in ant sports editor of at M.S.C. Services since graduation, has accepted a position to assistant as Van P a t r i c k, f a m o us Detroit sportscaster, in a i r i ng D e t r o it T i g er b a s e b a ll games this sea son. aide Erickson Erickson will serve as statisti cian, spotter and general to Patrick. The po sition is a year- continuing around duties out of baseball season. It com bines Erickson's sport—he was captain of the Spartan baseball team in 1948, and his professional interest—he was a radio major in school. proposition, with Coming on as Erickson's successor is Theodore "Ted" Emery, sports publicity director at Alma College for about six years. Winter Record Tops The 1952 winter spoi-ts team compiled one of the best collective records in years. Only one team—ice hockey—finished with a losing record, and most sports showed strong winning habits. This year's squads posted a collective winning .561 last average of year. .651, compared to In Western Conference competition, the upper finished Spartan division in all sports contested. teams in WINTER SPORTS SUMMARY Sport W L T Pet. Big Ten .591 5 (Tie) 9 0 .857 - 1 1 .889 10 0 0 1.000 2 .350 - .800 2 Basketball _ 13 6 *Boxing 8 ^Fencing 6 Gymnastics 7 13 0 Hockey 8 Swimming ... 2 0 1 10 Track 5 Wrestling _ .500 5 .714 3 2 2 - That brings us up to the moderns, Crosbie in 1932, 1936, and 1948, and a whole squad of others in 1948. There Totals 54 29 3 .651 * Season not complete. A P R IL 1 5, 1 9 52 . . . . 9 COVERING THE CLUBS By STARR H. KEESLER, '41 on Education Committee studying inter collegiate athletics.: "It was not our purpose to discourage or discredit college athletics," he said. "Our objective was merely to put college athletic depart ments on the same level with other col lege departments, subject to the same budget, policy rules and scholastic stand ards." MICHIGAN CLUBS Lansing Alumnae Meet A review of current Broadway plays was the program for Spartan Alumnae of Greater Lansing, Feb. 13. Miss Mari lyn Mayer of the Department of Written and Spoken English, reviewed "Antony and Cleopatra," "Point of No Return," "Top Banana," "The King and I," "Four Poster," "The Constant Wife," "Stalag the Aisle," "Call Me 17," "Two on Madam," "Guys and Dolls," "Affairs of State" and "South Pacific." Hillsdale Dinner-Dance "Television has made a terrific impact on the American home," James Tintera, of the Department of Speech, Dramatics and Radio Education, told club members of Hillsdale, Feb. 21. Tintera traced the the rapid growth of the industry and progress of television development at Michigan State for the 56 members in attendance. Mecosta-Osceola Election The annual Winter meeting of the Mecosta-Osceola Alumni Club was held in the Barryton Community Hall, Feb. 7. Fifty-two members attended the meet ing to hear Coach "Duffy" Daugherty review Michigan State's 1951 football season. Jack Breslin, '46, alumni field secretary, spoke to the group briefly on alumni club activities. Officers elected were: Ceylon Caszatt, MA '47, president; Fred Smith, '42, vice president; and C. L. Rose, '11, secretary- treasurer. Grayling Meeting Trouble seems to lead to more trouble, so the saying goes, and apparently that was the case for Alvie Smith, RECORD editor, Larry Frymire, '44, WKAR pro gram director, and John McGoff, '50, assistant alumni director, on their way to the Grayling meeting. Grayling is a long way from East Lansing, but it's much farther by way of Grand Rapids. These gentlemen didn't discover that fact until they were half way to GR! Some 50 members heard Smith discuss the "Affairs of State." But the story trip doesn't end here. On the return Toastmaster Frymire stepped from the car, slipped, fell. Result: One dislocated thumb. Full recovery is expected. Washtenaw Winter Meeting Ann Arbor was the meeting place of 57 alumni and former students of Michi gan State at the Washtenaw County Alumni Club's annual Winter meeting. Professor John Stone of the Extension Service spoke on "M.S.C.'s Expansion to Colombia and the Philippines." Music and dancing entertainment for the eve ning was provided by the tap dancing sons of Wynn Wekenhut, '36, and a vocal trio from the Dunbar Community Center. '43, club president, Charles Leverett, headed up the meeting. Saginaw Meetings President John A. Hannah met with 75 members of the Saginaw County Alumni Club in Saginaw on Feb. 13. President Hannah spoke on intercollegi possible ate remedies. athletic difficulties and Jack Parker, w'42, program director of radio station WSAM, Saginaw, intro duced Dr. Hannah and Starr Keesler, '41, alumni director. Officers elected were: Robert E. Adams, '41, president; Tom Bashers, '47, vice-president; and Mary Krause, secre tary-treasurer. Two weeks previously, "Biggie" Munn, Earl Edwards, and football players Don Coleman, Jim Ellis, Don Schiesswohl, and Bill Boyd attended Saginaw County's Alumni Football Bust. Frank Walsh, radio station WBCM's sports director, acted as toastmaster. Special guests were the coaches and players of Saginaw Arthur Hill, Bay City Central and St. Joseph High Schools. Some of Michigan State's outstanding football players of by-gone days were also in attendance: Verne Diekeson, 1927-29, Al Vogel, 1923-25, and Oscar Miller, 1912-14. Hannah Visits St. Clair About 120 alumni heard President Hannah praise the work of Port Huron Junior College and predict a new and far more for the institution and others like it. important day dawning Hannah touched briefly on his report the American Council as chairman of 10 . . . . T HE R E C O RD Iron County Election Twenty-five members of Iron County Alumni Club turned out Feb. 14 to elect officers. New officers were: '39, president; Harry George Devine, Manson, '37, vice-president; and Art Otterbein, '26, secretary-treasurer. the Program for the evening included films of the 1951 NCAA boxing finals and "Waves of Green," documentary film on the growth of land grant colleges. Montcalm Alumni Meet Montcalm county alumni met Feb. 28 to organize a club scholarship program. Robert Stewart, M.S.C. director of schol arships, and Tom Dutch of the Placement Office, discussed "Opportunities through the Placement Office," and Jack Breslin, reviewed general college news. L. Dale Beardslee, '32, club president, directed the meeting. Earl Edwards, Michigan State Football at Barry and Tuscola line coach; William L. Davidson, '13, M.S.C. Fund director; and Jack Breslin were guests of 110 alumni and friends at the Tuscola County Alumni Club meeting Feb. 20. Coach Edwards was introduced by Ken '34, club president. Edwards Priestley, talked about current happenings in foot ball at Michigan State and narrated the Michigan State-Notre Dame game. Dav idson discussed the M.S.C. Fund, its aims and purposes. Elected to office were George Foster, '41, president; Robert Cartwright, "41, vice-president; Hartie Barbour Mowdes- ley, and Mrs. Avis '41, secretary; Eenkleman, '23, treasurer. Cne of the large turn-outs in history for the Barry County Alumni Club oc curred Jan. 28. Some 83 alumni and friends of Michigan State College wit nessed film showings of the Notre Dame- Michigan State game and the Spartan- Buckeye tussle. Jack Breslin discussed alumni club organization with the group. RECORD DEADLINES All copy for THE RECORD should be in the Alumni Office five publication weeks date. The magazine is published Jan. 15, Mar. 1, April 15, June 1, July 15, Sept. 15, and Nov. 15. before each Shiawassee Winter Meeting On March 3, 18 members of the Shia wassee County Alumni Club turned out at Owosso for their annual Winter meet ing. Roy Spiess, Jr., '40, club president, introduced William L. Davidson, who spoke on the work of the Michigan State Jack Breslin discussed College Fund. the College Presidents' Committee report on athletics. Calhoun Holds Dance Approximately 40 couples attended the Calhoun County Alumni Club Winter dance, held at the American Legion Club House in Battle Creek, March 8. Dancing to the music of Micky Mandjack and his orchestra, alumni and friends enjoyed a successful social evening. Jackson Winter Banquet Snow and wintery sleet couldn't keep Jackson alumni home Feb. 8. Two- hundred and fifty crowded the Masonic Temple to hear M.S.C. President Hannah speak on "Current Affairs of State." Starr Keesler reviewed activities of other the state, and Mrs. alumni clubs Harold Mahoney, club president gave an account of the wom en's organization and extended greet ings to all those in attendance. '28, alumnae in Kent Alumnae Beaumont and Campbell groups of the M.S.C. Alumnae Association of Kent County second annual "Spartan Ball" held Feb. 8, in the Pant- lind Hotel ballroom. sponsored the Preceding the dance, members of the Mary Mayo alumnae group were enter tained at a canape party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Treat, '34, and '35. Arenac-Ogemaw Dinner "The growth of Michigan State Col lege in a great sense, is dependent upon their attitudes," John our youth and McGoff told the Arenac-Ogemaw County Alumni Club Feb. 28. He pointed out the fallacies of shallow thinking by some adults and young peo ple in reference to the athletic scandals that have plagued our nation. "Oversight or back-turning on these issues can de stroy our whole way of living," he added. '34, club president, stressed the importance of a new vigor ous alumni club in the area. He urged the development of new projects as a stimulating force. Bob Marshall, OUT-OF-STATE CLUBS Dallas Alumni Meet Dallas alumni met Feb. 28 for an luncheon with Professor Roy informal Underwood, who was attending the Na tional Music Teachers Association meet ing there. Those attending expressed keen inter est in the affairs of Michigan State, and Prof. Underwood was kept busy answer ing questions regarding football team, enrollment, new buildings, faculty mem bers and other campus items. Enthusiasm was expressed in organiz in ing a Michigan State alumni club Dallas. An organizational meeting is planned for this spring. All alumni living to in the vicinity of Dallas are urged send their names and addresses to Carl Moore, '39, 3212 Cornell, Dallas, Texas. Movies in Missouri Starr Keesler attended a meeting of the St. Louis, Mo., Alumni Club Feb. 26. Mrs. William Prince, Jr., '32, club presi dent, was chairman for the evening. featured Entertainment the showing two of "Postmark East Lansing," and films. Keesler was presented football with an honorary membership card in the St. Louis club by Louis Durkee, '49. Elected to office were Fred W. Moore, '25, president; Miss Ruth Chadsey, '32, vice-president; Mrs. Magdalene Olson, '32, secretary; and Louis Durkee, '49, treasurer. Eastern Clubs Meet Washington, D. C. — Eighty-eight Washington members held their annual winter meeting. Starr Keesler spoke on "College and Alumni News." Officers elected were Gordon Fox, '31, president; Sam Ketchman, U.S.A.F., '37, vice-president; and Mrs. W. C. Atcheson, secretary-treasurer. Cincinnati, Ohio—The Central Y.M. C.A. was the center of activity for the Cincinnati Alumni Club Feb. 29. Starr Keesler discussed campus affairs. Cleveland, Ohio—Cleveland's first meet ing in two years was held March 1, when 80 alumni met at the Carter Hotel in downtown Cleveland. James La Du, '40, presided in the absence of Roland E. Minogue, '14, club president. Newly elected to office were Jack Coolidge, '38, president; Ture Johnson, '37, and Barbara Bryant, '49, vice-presi dents; Leigh Harden, '39, secretary; and Margaret Leavitt, '45, treasurer. COMING EVENTS Eastern Club Meetings Six alumni clubs in principal eastern cities will hold meetings in April. Prin cipal speaker will be Starr Keesler, col- elege alumni relations director. He will present campus and football movies and talks on the current affairs of State. Club meetings and dates are Pittsburgh, Pa., April 14; Buffalo, N. Y., April 15; Rochester, N. Y., April 16; Syracuse, N. Y., April 17; Hartford, Conn., April 18; and Boston, Mass., April 19. Chicago Meet May 2 The annual meeting of the Chicago Alumni Club will be held Friday, May 2, at 8 p.m. at the Lake Shore Club, 850 N. Lake Shore Drive. Principal speaker of the evening will be M.S.C. President John A. Hannah. There will also be a short business meeting and presentation of the annual achievement award to the outstanding senior from the Chicago area graduating from M.S.C. this June. FORT KNOX REUNION: Twelve alumni got together recently at Ft. Knox, Ky. where they are attending Armored School. From left to right, they are, first row, James A. Fessler, '50; Paul W. Morris, '49; Glenn Jeanero, '51; Jack Dianetti, '50; Robert Neller, '50; and Harry Wagner, '51. Second row: Ron Linton, '51; John W. Fleck, '51; Duane Freeman, '51; F. R. Walters, '51; Ray Miller, '50; and Donald E. Bohnett, '50. A P R IL 1 5, 19 52 . . . . 11 .—•iiti;. For three-quarters of a century a double row of elms has bordered the campus on north and west. When this picture was made at the turn of the century, the elms were growing tall beside the dusty road which carried visitors past the college. The location is near what is now the Bailey Street- Grand River Avenue intersection. From time to time there has been talk of removing the elms to permit widening the highway or to provide parking space. Once they were saved by locating a second lane on the campus side of the border. Now Grand River is to be widened, begining at the east end of the boulevard, but the elms remain secure. Without them the campus would lose a measure of its distinction. • i i s a 8. m- First A n n u al field £)aj/, Michigan Irjte-colIegiatB luetic j^ociatioq • MICHIGAN'-" AGRICULTURAL'-COLLEGE, * Above: Prof, Joseph Cox class in farm crops, about 1916. (standing in doorway) and a Days of Yore By MADISON K U HN and JOSEPH G. D U N C AN The insistence of Dr. W. J. Beal upon minute observa tion and his eternal question—"What do you s e e ? "— helped to make distinguished scientists of many of his former students. Here is a botany class of the 'nineties, the direction of Dr. Beal's assistant, C. F. under Wheeler, seeking out plant secrets. Intercollegiate athletics began at Michigan State on a first annual in the spring of 1888, with the formal basis Field Day of the newly organized M.I.A.A. Fifty army tents were scattered among the trees to provide, with dormitories, housing for the 160 visitors who came from Albion, Hillsdale and Olivet. M.A.C. won its share of the events including the standing broad jump, the backward jump, "running bases," high hand spring jump, shot put, hammer throw, high kick with both feet, three of the five wrestling matches, one of the three boxing events, and the horizontal bar event. "Base ball" was the major attraction of the three days, with Albion de feating Hillsdale and M.A.C. defeating Albion 10 to 8, to that the crowd the M.I.A.A. championship. The student paper, The win Speculum, reported favored a student of Hillsdale over one from Albion "for however much students admire athletic skill in these contests, they do not favor the intrusion of semi-professionals who may gain entrance by a merely nominal fulfilling of the requirements." The field day events were held on the military parade grounds west of the Old Armory (now site of Music Build ing). For many years prior to 1900, students played baseball on those grounds as well as on sites north of the present Library and where the Administration and Home Economics Buildings now stand. 12 . . . . T HE R E C O RD NedAM. ABOUT THESE ALUMNI By GLADYS M. FRANKS, '27 Patriarch's Reunion Alumni Day, June 7 ' f tl Kurt C. Babo is living on R. 1, Box UA 498, Royal Oak, Mich. . . . W. M. Treadwell, landscape architect and engineer of Great Falls, Mont., writes: "Am spending my second winter in Florida. Expect to return to my home in Montana by July 1 and may attend the 51st reunion of my class enroute." ' f lO * *• Golden Anniversary Reunion Alumni Day, June 7 A. H. Case gives his new address as 1314 Rugby Rd., Charlottesville, Va. 'rtQ It was no coincidence that H. Ray **** Kingsley made the Kingsley Hotel in London his headquarters on his recent European tour. He has no connection whatsoever with the operation of the hotel, but is distantly related to Author Charles Kingsley for whom the hostelry is named. Mr. Kingsley reports that James W. Waber, retired inventor and business man, lives in Chicago at 1020 W. 76th St. " ** ' r tC George and May Butterfield Nichols have moved from Pittsburgh, Pa., to live at 919 Yates Orlando, Fla., where Ave. . . . Bessie Phillips Auten lives at 395 Pine- crest Rd. N.E., Atlanta, Ga., but spends the winter months at Howey-In-The-Hills, Fla. they ' 07 "' 4 5 tn Anniversary Reunion Alumni Day, June 7 LeRoy Dorland and Mrs. Jo Allie Langston were married Jan. 12 and are living at 514 N. Mesa Ave., El Paso, Texas. '12 40th Anniversary Reunion Alumni Day '1 Q Keats K. Vining reports that classmates *" P. W. Wilhelm lives in Alexandria Bay, N. Y. ; Bartow J. White, manager of the S. S. Kresge store in Grand Rapids, lives at 3030 Lake Michigan Dr. N.W. ; and Homer Ward is engineer- manager of the Allegan (Mich.) County Road Commission. ' IP E. J. Menerey retired last Aug. 1 as " vice president of the South Jersey Gas Company and head of the company's Glassboro division, posts which he has held since 1947. Mr. Menerey started work as a cadet engineer with the Lansing Gas Com pany and was associ ated with gas firms in Freeport, 111., and Wilmington, Del., be fore becoming man ager of the Peoples in Gas C o m p a ny Glassboro in 1928. When this became a part of the South Jersey Company in 1947 he was named vice president of the new company. He will continue as a M e n e r ey member of the board of directors. Mr. Menerey, who lives at 1115 Glen Lake Blvd., Pitman, N. J., writes: "Am enjoying a hearing from some of the old classmates." little reading and relaxation. Would enjoy retirement and finding time now for '17 35th Anniversary Reunion Alumni Day, June 7 ' 1Q Dr. Edgar Anderson, professor of botany *™ at Washington University and assistant director of the Missouri Botanical Garden, has been named to the board of selection of the Guggenheim Foundation. This board selects win ners of Guggenheim Fellowships for research in various fields. Dr. Anderson has twice received the award, in 1943-44 for research in California and Mexico, and in 1950 for a project in Hon duras. '19 Erma Preston Bridge (Mrs. Albert E. I gives her new address at 306 S. Clarkson though I St., Denver, Colo., and adds: "Even haven't been in Michigan for 30 years I watch the school's progress with much interest." *9fi D r" G , e nn W- D e l 1' d e n t i st of Newark, • *• Ohio, was recently elected vice-president of the Newark Board of Education. ' ft 1 On campus for a meeting, Wayne ™" Crampton stopped at the Alumni Office recently to report of the activities »f his four children. His daughter Joyce is in her third year of nursing at Lansing's St. Lawrence hospital : William, who was in the army four years, is in his second year of engineering at M.S.C. ; Richard, w'52, is serving in the Navy, while Thomas is in Tokyo with the air force. Wayne continues as county agent in Manistee, Mich. '22 30th Anniversary Reunion Alumni Day, June 7 Caroll E. DePuy, who has been chief of the building construction and repair division of the Denver regional office, General Services Admin istration, has been appointed deputy regional director of public buildings service for GSA's region 10. This includes Oregon, Idaho, Mon tana, and Alaska. The division to which DePuy has been appointed designs, remodels and main tains all government buildings. His headquarters are in Seattle and he lives at 9016 W. Shorewood Dr., Mercer Commander Harold Koopman was recalled to active duty in the Navy, spent seven months in Japan in 1951, and after four months in San Diego, returned to Japan in December. Mrs. Koopman, the for mer Eileen Seble, makes her home at 385 Palm Ave., Palm City, Calif. . . . Reid L. Rayner, transmission maintenance engineer for Michigan Bell in Detroit, has moved into his new home at 18239 Westhampton. Island, Wash. 'ftft After more than 23 years with the • •• Navy Department, L. C. "Pat" Davies is now with the construction and supply division of the Atomic Energy Commission. While his work takes him to various field installations, he is based in Washington, D. C, where he lives at 3831 Livingston St. N.W. . . . George Irvine is milk market administrator for Detroit market ing area, and lives in Detroit at 12547 Pinehurst. '27 Silver Anniversary Reunion Alumni Day, June 7 Following his graduation June 10, 1927, Loyde Billman and his wife of two days went to Washington, D. C, where he was employed by USDA, coming up to assistant chief of the processed products standardization and inspection division, fruit and vegetable branch, production and marketing administration. He's the fellow who helped to put the Federal shield with the wards "U.S. Grade A, Fancy" and "packed inspection of the U. S. under the continuous Dept. of Agriculture" on canned labels. He wrote the first United States Standard for Grades of canned fruits and vegetables, and fol lowed with forty-some other Standards. In 1941 he left the USDA to become chief, subsistence branch, Oakland Quartermaster Purchasing Agency, U. S. Army, Inspection Division, Oak land, Calif. His primary mission is to get food to the armed forces when and where needed. He and Mrs. Billman make their home in Berkeley at 1512 Beverly Place. Their daughter Beverly is married and has one child, while their son Roger is in college at Berkley. food ' OQ L. Paul Dixon has been appointed assistant vice president of the State **" Bank in Gaylord, Mich., where he and Mrs. Dixon and their three children live at 215 S. Center. ' f t ft George H. Smith has the Rock Smith Company, wholesale distributors for Hot- Iowa, point electric appliances, in Davenport, where he lives at 3611 Jersey Ridge Rd. . . . Col. George L. Walker is stationed at Fort Meade, Md., with G-2 Section, Hq. 2nd Army. ' f t ft Willis Atwell was recently named execu- tive secretary of the Grand Rapids " *• < Mich.» Community Chest. He began his associ ation with the Chest in 1942 as director of publicity and was assistant secretary before the recent promotion. . . . Dr. and Mrs. George E. Bowler, of 620 Fifth St., Ann Arbor, announce the birth of their fourth daughter, Edith Anne, Jan. 19. . . . Meredith Clark, publisher of the Vicksburg Commercial, has been named president of the Michigan Press Association for 1952. . . . John F. Gottschalk owns the Gottschalk Music Service at 1617 J St., Modesto, Calif. . . Gayle Hunt, C.P.A., is resident manager of the Astoria, office of Yergen and Meyer, accounting Ore., firm of Portland. He and Mrs. Hunt (Helen Grove, '32) make their home at 826 Beach Dr., Seaside, "20 miles south of Astoria on Pacific Coast highway 101, should anyone come this way." . . . Ruby Johnson writes that she is "teaching in the American schools here in Nurnberg, Ger many, this year. The students are children of army officers and civilians that work here. We are in a very beautiful new building, built mostly with American dollars. We have over 700 stu dents enrolled and approximately 30 teachers." ' f tl Col. William J. Meyer is deputy chief of staff for personnel at Headquarters, vi Technical Training Air Force, Gulfport, Miss. He and Mrs. Meyer and their five children live in Biloxi at 144 Concord Road. 'ftft *1"1 20th Anniversary Reunion Alumni Day, June 7 Major Elmont E. Criswell may be reached in care of the office of the Area Engineer, APO 34, New York City. . . . Mariam Holsapple Hamilton (Mrs. C. E.) lives at 142 W. 137th Place, Hawthorne, Calif., where she is a registered nurse. g*\A H. J. Greer and his wife and three children have moved from Michigan to * *~ 4320 Darsey, Bellaire, Texas, where he is em ployed by Barada and Page, Inc., of Houston. . . . Cloyce L. Hankinson manages the Kentucky Ice Cream Company in Richmond, Ky. . . . Ruby Hoy Sylvester is secretary to the field maintenance officer of Nellis Air Base, Los Vegas, New, where her husband, Dr. Wilber W., has his chiropdy and shoe service at 321 S. 5th. A P R IL 1 5, 1 9 52 . . . . 13 ' QC * ' *' James H. Quelle director of public relations and advertising for radio sta the Detroit tion WJR, was recently named Housing Commission. An Army major during in Detroit vet World War II, Quello is active . . erans' affairs. (Mrs. D. R. I writes they have purchased a 220 acre farm five miles northeast of Romeo, Mich., where they receive mail on Route 1. . Iola Clark Mendham to ' QC *J*J James L. Alvord is district personnel officer for the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail way Company, with offices in Union Station, Grand Rapids, Mich. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Philip J. Baker, J r. announce the birth of a daughter, Judith Eileen, Jan. 2. They live at 101 N. 36th research St., Terre Haute. Ind., where he is a chemist with Commercial Solvents Corp. . . W. A. Dexter, who manages the farm council division of United Cooperatives Laboratory, Ithaca, N. Y., was on campus early for . . . Col. the 6th annual farm council meeting. Charles W. May, commanding officer of an artil in lery battalion reported missing Korea, is believed to be a prisoner of war. . . . Ruth Ryder the National is associated with Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, 120 Broadway, the division of professional New York City, in February action in in . education, medical department. She has charge of scientific exhibits and travels around the coun try attending all medical meetings. . . . George A. Prescott II, of Tawas City, Mich., has been appointed county clerk of Iosco County. '37 superintendent of . . . John R. Hamann Alumni Day, June 7 u 15th Anniversary Reunion Major Donald P. Appling visited the Michigan in February and gave his State Alumni Office new address at 1705th ATG, McCord Air Force Base, Tacoma, Wash. is the Detroit Edison assistant Company, (Lois in Grosse Pointe Sherman) make . . . William M. Woods at 20021 Holiday Road. Henderson the Metropolitan is a mortician with Funeral home in Chicago where he lives at 5425 Indiana Ave. . . . Dr. Robert S. Rey has a pet hospital in Del Mar, Calif. . . . Lt. Cmdr. Harry C. Willis is stationed at Port Hueneme, Calif., at the Navy's CEC Officers School. and Mrs. Hamann their home and he ' QQ Major and Mrs. Ernest T. Kretzchmer, of 16 W. 604 St., Orangeburg, N. Y., * *0 announce the birth of Brian James, Dec. 10. Major Kretzchmer received his M.S. from Columbia University School of Business is the contractor assistance branch, now chief of last year and . . in Armed Services Medical Procurement Agency Brooklyn. (Spicer, w'40) . . . Gordon and Jean Lippert are living on Wake Island where he is U. S. Weather Bureau meteorologist. Mary Asman Pagel, her husband Paul '39 and their three children are living at 501 . Princton Circle West, Fullerton, Calif. George T. Koverly lives at 451 E. SanSalvador, San Jose, Calif., where he is property accountant for Food Machinery and Chemical Corp. . Robert L. Miller is chief engineer at American Ore Company's field office in Lovelock, Nev. . . . Harold and Celine Borr Nitzburg and two live at 9 Kirkstall Road, Newtonville, children is sales promotion and mer Mass., where he chandise manager of the Sears Boston group. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Otto G. Smith announce the birth of fifth child. Dale Eugene, Feb. 1. The Smiths live in Union City, Mich., while Otto is in the food processing division at Kellogg. their their . . 1 Af\ "* "I departed Indo-China 1 January 1952," writes Lt. Col. R. F. Bayard who gives his new address as 76th Tank Bn., 11th Airborne Div., Fort Campbell, Ky. . . . Margaret Buechner Hill and her husband. Bob, have pur chased the Indian Hills golf course just east of to East Lansing off U.S.-16 and "would like (Ft NECROLOGY