The M. A. C. RECORD. MICHIGAN STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. V O L. 14. L A N S I N G, M I C H I G A N, T U E S D A Y, J U NE 8, 1909. No. 35. FACULTY LOSE TO SENIORS. T he second annual faculty-senior baseball game was fought to a fin ish on college field Saturday after noon, the highbrows losing to the hopeful graduates by a score of 7 to 5. the At 3 130 Mayor Gunson pitched the first ball and the vaudeville was on with the verteran catcher, Cris sey, of the varsity team as umpire. M r. Gunson, who, by his decisions subriquet last year, gained " R o t t en T o m m y ," was rejected this year by the seniors who insist ed that the umpire be someone w ho "knows Hadden, pitcher ; Thacker, catcher, and Nor ton, short-stop, were easily the stars of the faculty team, but French at second and Anderson at first showed evidences of having had a practical their knowledge of in third day while " S e c ." B r o wn at secret showed evidences of training indulged in in preparation for the game. the game g a m e ." the the W i th the exception of Blaisdell in right field who made one sensa tional catch (which the seniors claim was an accident if not an error) the outfield took no chances of hav ing errors chalked up against them and spent their time making mathe matical calculations as to where the fall and then gingerly ball would picked it up after it had spent its fury in the tall grass of the outer garden. Hadden for innings but the faculty pitched great ball but was poor on control. He fanned a total of eight men in like all great the six pitchers was weak with the stick. Both faculty and seniors were there It is worthy with the base stealing. of notice, however, that but one stole home. Hopingarner seniors, did the the box, suiting the character of the batter. and Gordon good work their delivery for in to Manager Shaw used all available substitutes for the faculty but was unable to get into the game himself. By those who remembered his sen last year, he sational pitching of was sorely missed. seniors T he also used a variety of substitutes, no one who had played on the var sity or class teams being eligible. In all thirty men were used. to T he the- proceeds went W o m e n 's Society of the East Lan sing church. Score : Innings ._ 1 2 3 45 6—R 0 00 1 o 3— 4 2 0 2 0 3 1 —S Faculty Seniors AGRICULTURAL STUDENTS STUDYING GRADES OF BEEF THE CONSERVATION OF ORES AND RELATED MINERALS.. (Extracts from an address by Andrew Carnegie at the Conference of the Govern ors at the White House in W08.) " In my opinion we should watch closely all the assets of our country, and begin both to save and to use them more wisely. " L et us begin with iron : We must in all possible ways lessen the demands upon it, for it is with iron ore that we are least adequately pro vided. One of the chief uses of this metal is connected with transporta tion, mainly by rail. Moving [,000 tons of heavy freight by rail re quires an So-ton locomotive and twenty-five 20-ton steel cars, (each of 40-ton capacity) or 580 tons of iron and steel, with an average of, say, ten miles of double track (with rails), or 317-tons addi 90-pound including switches, that tional, so frogs, fish-plates, spikes and other incidentals, the carriage requires the use of an equal weight of metal. T he same freight may be moved on water by means of 10b to 250 tons of metal, so that the substitution of water-carriage rail-carriage would reduce the consumption of iron by seven- three-fourths eighths in this department. At the same time the consumption of coal for motive power would be reduced 50% to 75%, with a corresponding reduction in the coal required for smelting. No single step open to us today would do more to check the the drain on iron and coal than substitution of water-carriage for rail-carriage whenever practicable, the and the careful adjustment of the throughout one country. the other for to to " T he next great use of iron is in construction, especially of buildings the use and bridges. Fortunately of concrete, simple and reinforced, is already reducing the consumption of structural steel. T he materials for cement and concrete abound in every part of the country, and while the arts of making and using them are still in their infancy, the pro ducts promise to become superior to steel and stone in strength, durabil ity, convenience ami economy of m use. * * * " A promising mode of reducing iron consumption is opening through the development of iron alloys. T he making of steel was first an acci dent, and ' art and long a secret mystery ;' it was not until after the Republic was founded steel was recognized as an alloy of iron and carbon, and it was only within the memory of men now present that nickel, silver, zircon, tungsten and other materials were scientifi cally alloyed with iron to yield those protean modern steels adapted to an ever increasing range of uses. And is not y e t; every expert the end knows that metal alloying is in its infancy. that " A m o ng the most abundant ma terials of the earth crust are silica, alumnia and certain compounds, all with more or less affinity for iron. (Continued on page 2.) Top Row—Dahlstrom, Weston, Busch, Pattison, Orr, Shanahan, Coach Brewer Lower Row—Vance, Crissey. Baker, Capt Mills, Harrison, Peterson, L. V. Belknap, L. H. Belknap. THE SEASON'S BASEBALL RESULTS. " " " April 17—Olivet at M. A. C, 0-1. 20—M. A. C. at Culver, 8-3. 21—Notre Dame at N. D., (rain). 24—Michigan at M. A. C, 8-3. 30—Alma at M. A. C, (rain). May 5—M. A. C. at Michigan, 3-9. 6—Wabash at M. A. C, (rain). 8—D. U. S. at M. A. C, 2-8 14—Syracuse at-M. A. C, (rain). 15—M. A. C. at Ypsilanti, (rain). 19—M. A. C. at Wabash, 5-4. 20—M. A. C. " 10-2. 21—M. A. C. at St. Viateurs, 0-7. 26—De Paul at M. A. C, 5-4. ..< 29—M. A. C. at Olivet, 7-4. 31— " " " " " . " " '.'. 27__ " " and M. A. C. at Lan 10-3. .. « " " sing, 2-4. COMMENCEMENT WEEK PROGRAM. Commencement will occur this year on Tuesday, J u ne 22cl. T he week's festivities will begin on Fri day, J u ne 18, which will be given up to the seniors for a picnic and sports day. Sunday the baccalaureate sermon will be given at the armory by Isaac C. Ketler, D. D., L L. D., presi dent of Grove City College, Penn sylvania. Monday will be class day. T he class day exercises will also be given in the armory at 10 a. m. T he president's reception will be given Monday evening at 8 o'clock. T he commencement address will be gven at 10 :30 by Charles Sum ner H o w e, F h. D., D. S c, president of the Case Sahool of Applied Science, Cleveland, Ohio. T he society reunions will be held Tuesday evening. T wo men's and two women's societies will hold their reunions on the Friday night preceding commencement. Instructor Cornell has accepted a position with the department of civil engineering at Cornell Uni versity. T he absence of and " C a p" F u g er somewhat the interest in the ball game Satur day. " P r e x y" lessened THE ALUMNI PIN. T h e re have been many remarks regarding the work of the Student Council in their efforts to select an Alumni pin. Many of the students seem to think that this work could short be accomplished time, and some are to be rather critical in their judgment. in a very inclined but been a very difficult a great deal of unlooked Perhaps these criticisms are just, the selection of a design has task, involving for work. Mpny designs were submitted. Pins had to be made up and sent in trouble for approval. After much and discussion a pin has been selected that the Council thinks will prove acceptable to all. It is made of exceptionally good material be insuring ing heavy gold, combined with appearance neat good wearing qualities. thereby T he pin is oval in shape bearing on its face the college monogram, also the words, " A l u m n u s" and in 1857." All Seniors " F o u n d ed and Alumni are entitled to wear this emblem and it is hoped that all will show loyalty to their Alma Mater by so doing. T he co-operative store will have charge of the disposal of the pins as it will make it much easier to handle them in this way. A large order has been sent in and they are expected daily. council the Alumni and Seniors will be well pleased with this selection and that they will feel it their duty as well as a privilege to wear one of these pins. hopes T he that Respectfully submitted, T HE S T U D E NT C O U N C I L, I. D. M AC L A C H I . A N, Sec. REGIMENTAL REVIEW THURSDAY. A regimental review will be held in honor of Capt. F u g er T h u r s d ay evening. All cadets are requested to turn out in uniform but without arms. T he M. A. C. freshman track team won the annual meet with the Lansing high school Saturday by a score of 69 to 48 points. T he M. A. C. RECORD. T he M. A. C. RECORD PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY DURING T HE COLLEGE YEAR BY T HE MICHIGAN S T A TE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE w J. W R I G H T, ' 0 4, M A N A G I NG E D I T OR SUBSCRIPTION - 50 CENTS PER YEAR Entered as second-class mail matter at Lansing, Mich, Remit by P. 0. Money Order, Draft or Registered Letter. Do not send stamps. Address all subscriptions and advertising matter to the College Secretary, East Lan sing, Mich. Address all contributions to the Managing Editor. Business Office with Lawrence