.- The M. A. C. RECORD. MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE . YOL. 18. EAST LA;\SI5G, ~ [I CI-lIGA5, T UESDAY, :\L\R('I! 1I. 1913. II GLADSTONE." This was the suhject o f a vcrv masterful allllrc!s in' Dr. Fr:mk Liullsaulus, president of Armour Insti t ute, in the armory, Ills, Tues ll:ty C\'Cni llg"' UllqlH:stioll:lhly he wns Ihl: bes\ s pc.lkl' r \hlls f:'!r SI: curet! by the Uhernl .\rI5 Coullcil \0 addrci!ls the Slut\CIlIS. The leClure \\',\!i well ;ltH:nlicd, and the :melLen..:c r~·1t l'CP:I;d by the message aud inspi ratio n II hieh the spc,lkcr ldl wilh them . Dr. t;un· s:\uJus is one of the lcadinu orat ors of the cou lltr)". ami this wa" fully r caiir.cd by those who Ilcre fortu IIR te enough \0 h~'nr his eloquenc .... H is com manding' ligun- and JIlllg: nitkcnt the arrnoq'. attractcd :lIId held thc at· ICl1tiol1 of his :1udi\'lIce fo r the hour and It half that he "poke. The lecture was chanlcteri 7cd by his ready wit ,lIld the rine and \;"ill pictllrlC's whid' hI: ll rew h~ his ma~· terl)' \Ise of I·:ng] ish. \1 hkh \'oicc, tilled Dr, (jullsalilus fir,.t led the minds o f hi~ li steners lu p;lrliament. \\ hert! he dc>;crihed Ihe grt.!at .\ squith, Ibl. fou r, and l;('org:c, ami s howed Ih~'ir insiunilicano.:c in co mparison wllh the "grea ter SI :lIl:s mal), ~I'\I1s1OZ1e, T he s pl'aker h:mdle.1 hUj: ~\lbjec t with ,lssurttnCe and cOIwinio n, fo r he had heen persol)aliy :lcIjU:lilllCd w ith Iht! J:rt.!at Euglish o rOi lor, l ie traced l;ladstonc's ri .. e to f:une .lIld to the hell1l o f the ship of ,.t:lIe, which ht.! uu ided well fo r ~(J m:lZl\' \\rhile at O~ford, Glud· ycars, t" he the \\ as eOlls ille red stone "prettiest" ho~. hut th is eddently it wa,. di.! not tunl his head, fQr whik hl' rt! that be 1\'011 natiolllli fame all all o rator, alld 1:IIt.!r fultilled his ,lI\lhitiol1 to .. en e hi~ CO\LlH n ·. The I::n~lish people callell him i;" con;,isterH, At this poillt Or. CiUII' .. auilis eontr tL!otcd a diamond amI a kc rlld o f WhClll, ~IS 10 \ alue ;jnd u"efulness t power o\er the Tories against Iheir wills , ~till felt Thc luller por tioll o f his ali(1 ress \\,:IS de"oted to .il'picting' the strong Ill' pos· person:,I;ty o f (j ladstone. sessed a wonderful lIlemon', for he talked lwei\'!: llifferellt 1:l;lg\lages. and coul.1 eOIl\'erse with :lll)' speci:tl. ~c\l'r .. 1 incidences \\ lore cited i"t. to show his \':lrious adlie\'emcnts and his \\ it. In conclllsioll. Dr, Gunsaulus showed \'i" idly the lelllpt:lliollS 111:'t hesiegt.: Ih05e into whose h:tIlds g-reat powcr is gin'lI. This is ex· emplified Iw the sharllcful ahu.se of power in Americ,t . . In )'!Iowing terms the spenker p1\ul trlhute to England's "(;r:lIlI! 0111 :\lan," \\ho was beyond reproach ami :Iho\'c , temptation. It is hoped that S01l1ctlrHC we m ay ng-ain hal';: the pridltge o f lis lcning- to stith an cloqut'lll o rator. OR . A . J. COOK I' ... re~ ..... or :1.1,,,10")'11.,,,1 ~:"IO'"ot(>jl)' III ~I.A.\', I ....... -t .... ~, DR, W , J. BEAL l· rMt'.-.. r"r IWII",yu\ II. ~.". I~'" I" t~t.l. RESOLUTIONS BY WASHING TON ALUMNI. .\liehi;.:'al1 fl\U\llal the reunion of Ihe At the alumni o f .\ ).! ricul. tllr:11 Colle~e ill \\'ash illg-IOI1, 0. C .• QIl January :!~, 19t3 ' the mailer com ing: properly hefort Ihe meeting :Hlll :1 COlllmillee bt-ittg appoilllcd to consillcr the !Same and 10 take .\Ction resolutions thereon , tht foll owi ng were reported IIl1:lIIi nlollsl), adop ted: ami \\' here:I.';: In r c~'o).!nition .. f the long. carllest :md clficient luburs 011 the :\J i<:h i~an Aj;!ricullllral College of Dr. f\lberl John Cook, profcs. sor of zoolo,,o', ellto lllolo~y and kindred sdences, fro m ISG5 to 1~3, and of Dr. \Villi :ulI 1:!Il1t.!s Beal, pro fe:,;sor of ho t:ltI~. 1870 to t910, the )!i"ing of the I><:sl of their lil'c,," to the work of build ill).:' up and de· \ elopin~ thc college, :Iml in",pirinJ.:' in thci r students not ollty habits of diligent research alltl t':lrcflll Sillily. hut abo hahits of deel>l:r thinking ;Ill!! hette r Ih' in~, we deem il eminently that Sllil:lhle me just and littinJ.! teachers mo rials of h.: pla(,t::d in the Cullc).:'e Library. these )4'rcal And whcre:ls: It is helie\'l:d thltl lifelike portraib o f t he,.e Illen, who ha\'l.' inspired us to higher idel!ls, lI<:hlO;\ c· nohler efforts :UlU bette r 1lwnts. w ill pass 011 10 comin).( ).:'cl1· er:ltiollS of "tudenls:t mo.'llIory of their helpful instru ction :ulIl kindly illtluellec, Be it the refore rl!!iokcd: That portrait paiming.'< of Dr. Cook and Dr. 13\·,,1 be mad .. , !'uitablv fTOlIlIed and hUIIg- lihrary: or slieh olher hui\tling ;at thc colJegc a~ the au tho rities !IIlt\' determine, :1m! th:lt the funds for'llcfr:lying all c:.pellses in connection with thc portraits bt:: rai~ed hy subscription bl' the alumni of the cI"..;seB of Ih6S to lylO inclusi,·c. in th .. there And he it further rcSoh'ed: That the college faclllt) he ref O r. J..:ed7.ie. \\ hich were prc,,"ellteti h~ the alumni 11 secms to Ih\: 111:111,' I rllrs ag-o. cxec~l1i\'e committee .h;at 110 less shoulll he 1I01le f o r the olhl'r two of Ill\' ,. hig f'Ju r" who h:td tu do with ca rrying ,1!OIlg- ami g-iving' <:ha r:lcte r to this institution in ils formativ e Ilays, and there :.re mall)' rC;lsons, it "eems 10 liS, why the present i!S cX:lctl\, the suitahk time for .. how· ing' our commendation of Ihese worthy te:ldH'r.s. Chief ,IlTIong' these is the fact Ih:lt hath of Ihese old te:tchen; are:lt the present momcnt ill excellent heallh. a cOllllilion which hec,l\lse of the length of ~ cars to which cach has :lIl:lil1l'l\' n:ltural1y C:lllllol hc :lssnre.! fo r 101lg' in the future. The allluwi , :1:'; a whole.has been ap· pealed to inlhi.3 undert:lkill~ e hiell), . 1}e1.::1Use in the 111'st i!lSI,IIKe, "II 1\ ill WMlI to h:nc:1 sllOlrc III t10illg :m honor of this sorl to the$C re<;pecu~ll seCOllt!. heC:ltls<: the ex men. lll1 d pellse _ llece.';s:lrily :Igg rrg'atin ~ :1 'fo0l.1 man\ hundreds uf dollars ~\'hen .Iisiributcd over a consider· able portion of the altllllni, will in· the CI)Il\'CnieIlCe no one, while at same timc all will become parlid. (Oontln"",d On PlWle ~.) ~o. 24 AL~MNI i 'j I· AI ~'orpo r3ti on mceting's held re lent], in Dululh , Il enr)' A.II:tigh. '7.'. ~I :tS chosen presillenl of the Sinclair Tr:lllsplJrtatioll C(lmp:m~ ! trl'OISlIrcr of th" Arell:lc TrOlnsport· ation Cnmj>,my: 1I11d secrcl:'Ir)' alltl tre:lsurer "f the COll1stnck Tran~· por talioll Comp'IIIY. The ~e conl panics lI re ~liLlnCSOt:1 corporations OWl1ill).:' le .. ~ds tll).:'llg'ed in Illmber ca rryi ll){ Oil the Great Lakes. 'S7' The sad news h:ts ju ... t rr:tched the collegc th:1I Dr. Gt:o. C. Cr:II1' d"lI. 'S7, fo r many years tilt' profes sor of medicinC' ill !-'t, Lou is Uni· "l.'r.!!it~. passe.1 :Iway Ihe 5th of Dc· cemhcr last. '89· :\lr. ICI), Stannard B .. k\'r. 'Sg, 11:Is recent I)' returneJ from II jour. lI.di~tic trip to PlIn:llll:'. "jO. E. G. Cooney, '$)0. pas~e.1 :l\\ay .-\uK. 6, 19!:,:1I his home in Den · nisoll, -'Iich. T he nliln\' friend" of Prof. Chas. l'l,; rr is. '90, 'will he p1c:lsed to 1":lrn that Ihe rC}:,ellt,. of Ihc l ' ni\ crsity of T ennessee h:II'e reel'ntl" m;Htc him the dean n f Ilk l'lJ:':lZIt~ri/lJ;: school at IlIcident:III\' fe r ris i~ Irlill;.:' to l'oll('c t $~o.ooO f rom thl' ll1;i\'cr~itv :Ihlrnni fnr ath· letic purp •• t!l'::'. lII:otitllllon. thai \) I. l~rt:.5. I. L. BUllerliclfl, of Am· herst. spe:lks 011 runll problems at \\-eSlerZl Xnrillai. ":lI:lll1a/oo, Fri· day, :\larch I I' '')6- Il l:rlxrt ~tecle, prufe ... "or of cngi· n{'criZl~ ill tl,.. S. D. St:lte S c hool of :-'Iille ... , h:ls rec\'lItly designed II su r · vClor's phne tah\c "lth :1 ~hiftillg CClller, sOlllclhin),!' 'plite diffl'r('n t than :1II}lhill~ yet :lItcnlpted, '99· A. Thornc S\\ if! i .. sccrl't:lr, and ron,.tru,·tiOIl tn~ineer of Ihe Crnwll LUnlhcr .'\: Silo ('II., of ()II1:1ha. :\I r, ~wift i>l offering- pri7.c~ Neh. 10 the I\\. A, C. Sl' lIi"r el1~illee rs :lmOIl)4' which is. Ollt,! for the man who will dispro\'e till' t onstruClion and illdicllte the hes t methud uf e:tr ryin1O' on Ihe HIIlstrllct ion ill ('o n · ncctioll cro .... n the s t:I\'(' ~ilo; IIllothe r pri/.e offered fur the on{' .... h(l will d\'sig-II the brgest \\ aler t:lI1k Ih:l! C:tll he huilt with ~afety on tht' lOp o f the Fir <;la\'C silo, said silo 10 he of t;Crlain definite s i7.e and con"truClion. famO tb \1 ilh ·ot. R. :\\. Lkkh i" nH .. -ch:m ica l e n. g-ineCcr \\ith th';Talmage :\llg. en., of C\ncl:ultl. Ohio. 'I) I. Edw:lrd Ualhllch is now toeatell :II Springlic!d, Ohio. where he has <:harg'e of thc drawing roo m of the j:lmes Ldfel! & Co" Builders of 'w:ttl: r tur bines :lnd ell)4'i nes. 2 The M. A. C. RECORD. The M . A . C. RECORD "U"I.I.HKD ror ..... TuUoA" !>UotiNO THIl ce\.· Lila .......... D" THIl "teHIC,," u"n: ___ --=':":":,.:":::LTU""L COI.I.IOO:. . . ... '''V III CC . III ........... 1("'1'011 En'e~ .. IeeOtld-ola,.. mall maner a' LAIulOI. !oU\!h. Addre. all lubacrtptloni and advertlalll.l' .... uer \0 tbe )I. A O. R.eGKn. ItlLlt LAo I1q, H.Jch. Addrea.1I IlOntrlbutlonl to t h'l' ManNln, ~dl'or. Remit b7 P. O. Mone,. Order, Oralt Or Rolll,teredo Letter. Do not M!n(lltamUl!. Btuloe.1 omee with LA"'n!nee .. VAll BuNtn Prlntlnlil 01;> •• !10-!11 O""od A"e. No •• (£nlln •• r.Uch. TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1913. T il E plan proposed by Prof. \V. O. Hedrick ill a circlliar letter \ 0 the membe r!! of the alumni for a fund to he U$('u in the purchllse of oil paintings o f Drs. Beal and to he meeting with Cook, seem quite general f:lvor judging from the generous respoll,,(.. Alrendya good si7.ed fund has heen cst;lbli",hed for this puq>o:se, und it il< believed tbat the :lUlounl will be incr ... a"ed materially during the next few weeks. idea of The l ... tter" publi"hetl in this is"ue l{ive SQme the esteem in which these two gretltmcn :l re held by our alumni, :1IIe1 the desire TO do them hOllor is manifest ill the frec· e10m with which these same :llumni arc responding. The commillee desire to get tho.' ve ry best possible work, :mtl every gift \\ ill the refore be utilized. As paintings of this kind v!try in price, according to quality. the COm mittee thoug"ht best to nwke the :Ip' peal amI thell utilize the IOlal amount received in secu rin g the besI pos:,;i. ble work for the amount of the fuud. The committee thoroughly :Ippre· ciate the mallY responses to the ap. peal thlLs mude, und we lire sure e\'ery alumnus will be glad to see these two pioneers thus honored. THE BEAL AND COOK FUND. been leHers have In answer to the inquiries sent out by Dr. lIedriek with regard to a fund for oil paintings of Drs. Cook and l3eal :lnd for other information in connc(:tioll with the work of lhe alumni, rt lar~e numher o f interest recei\'ed. ing Through the kindne"Ss of Dr, lied· rick we :Ire permitted to quote from these lctte r~, which we :Ire Sllre will be of interest 10 all our reader'S. In addition to our reg ular subscrihe rs, we have attempted to re:lch caeh one of the Hlumni with Ii copy of this week's R Kco1t1J so that :111 mil)' know of the proposilion under WHy and something of the way in which it is being reeei\'ed, Tbese are :111 addressed to Dr_ Iledrick :IS alumni secretary, ~ew Brunswick. X. J. Your kind favor of the 3d inst. is this day recci\'cd and it gi\'es me much pleasure to learn that:l piau is 011 foot for portraits of Drs. Beal and Cook. Ple3se find my check cnclosed with thanks to you and your committee (or the task you ha\e assumed. Byron 0, Halstetl, '7 J. Biloxi, Miss. Your ci rcular leiter in regard to the paintings, etc., is receiITed, and I enclose my mite. 1 will gladly double the amount if it will he l>Os sible to add a painting of Dr. Miles to the group. (Continued 011 O.lI'e ".1 ACTIVITIES OF M. A. C. EN GINEER GRADUATES. Including the class of 1912, the college has graduated 5 I i men from the engineeriug course since its es· tablishmentin 1885. The "D irect ory of Graduates a nd Former Students in Engineering" lists 505 graduates. Of this number 90 per cent. arc engaged in enginecring work; -45 per cent. are located in Michigan und 65 per cenl. in l\lic higali ami the adjoining states, \\-isconsin, 11Ii· nois, Indiana and Ohio. In J,lichigan, So ;Ire in Detroit, 42 in Lansing and East LlI.tlsill!!. ':\ in Jackson, 9 in Grand Rapid s, 8 in Flint. and I to 5 in sixty-one other cities. I n Illillois, .,6 arc in Chicago, :lnd 13 in six other citics. In Ohio. 11 arc in Cleveland and '9 in c1e\'cll othcr cities, In Indiana, 11 men :In: in ten cities. In \V isconsill,5 are in Milwau kee, and 4 men arc in three other stalis. There :Ire also enginecr g radu. :Ite::. of ,\1, A. C. in Arizona, 2; Ark;lIlsas. 1; California, q; C:1l1al Zone, 2; Colorado, -4; Connecticut, 1; District o f Columbia, , I; Geor· gi:l, t; Iowa, 6 j Kansas, I; Keu tucky, :!; Louisi:lI1a, I; :\'Ioiine,:!; ~I assachuseus, 7: }'linllesotH, 4; :\lissouri, 5; )'lontlll1a, 5 j ~e\'ad:I, I; ~C\\ Jersc), 1; ~ew 1\lexico, 3; New York. ~·I; Oklahoma, 1 ; Oregon: S: Pennsyh'ania, I I ; Phillipine Islands. "1 j Rhode Island, I ; South Dako!:!, I ; Tennessee. 5; T ex:ls, Z; L.:tah, .!; Virginia, ~; \V;lshington 3; \Vesl Virginia, I: '3; Eng \\'yoming, I j C:lIl:lda, land, I; Mexico. 2; Argentine, I : Chili, I j L'ruguay, I: Egypt. I; Japan, I, lind Siberia, I. Thirty-four per cent, of 1\1. A. C. engineer graduates hold execu· ti\'e and adrninistutivc positions in business o r techuical dep:lrtmcnts of enginecriJ1~ or inclustrial L1l11ler· takings, arc !lUperilltemlents ami foremen, ;lI1d twenty six per cellt .. mostly of reo cent classes, ;lrc in suhordinale po "itions. thirty cent. pcr Thc abo\'e stali",tic" apply only to graduates. Returns frOUI nOli' g:raduates llrc so incolllplete that gcnerali7.lllion from the (l~ta in the directory is not warranted. It is known, howe\'er, that Illlilly formcr students of the engineering cou rse are "doing things" in the engineering field nnd that they \·ie with the graduates ill loptlty to the college :lnd to lhe di\'ision o( en· gineering. So far ;IS returns arc :lv(lilab!e, the success of our gra,lu:lIes, as me(lsured by earnings from their professional connections, is com parable with that of g raduates of other lechnical colleges and uni ve rsities, Michigan has the right to be proud o f the engineer graduates of 11. A_ C., and should be satisfied with the n:turos from tbe money required to maintain an engineering course at her L:lnd GranT College. ' 10. H. I I. Douglas, "0, is in chOl rge of the Dept. of Ag riculture of the Cameron Stale School of Ag ricul ture at Lawton, Okla. l i e states therc is a possibility that the second· ary agricultural schools m:IY be d is. continued in th:lt state :IS they do not meet with entire approlTal. M. A. C. WINS FINAL GAME. THE PORTRAIT FUND . M. A. C. was dul\' revenged Sat urday night when 'the basket ball team won from the Detroit " Y " in the Armory by the decisive score of 39-5. The Detroit boys WOIl thc first game by one point on a tech· nicalityand e\'ery man on the team WCllt in to win this the return game. The \·isitors did not ha\'e all oppor tunil), to score lifter the first ten minutes of play and were entirely at the mercy of the home players. This was Ihe final game of the season and the result is the s tate championship for 1\1. A . C. The team has been an exceptionally strong one and aside from the dis trip ha\'e met with astrous Ohio exceptiollally good success. In the game Satu rday !light two mell~ Chamberlain and Spence r played their last game, as both will grad u ate in June. Both these men put up all excellent fight and closed the seliSOIl ill fine shape. Xearly every man on Ihe squ;ld W:13 used during the game and the outlook is excell ... nt for another win ning team ill 191-4. A SHlnman' of g:unes and scores will be puhlished tlext week. HORT . CLUB . \\,hcn a CilY h;ls ::0,000 shade trees to be ukell care o f the task of looking after them is 110 small one, said City Forester A.B. Phillbrook of Dctroit. Al re:ul)' ~Jr. Phill brook has tnkell OLLt 4,000 di:ad :md dallgerous Irees for Detroit. tile The g rCllteSI problem that COn fronts the city forest ... 'r of today is how to tOlke out the de:ld trees, and still lIH1inUlin the planting of the young ones, For yea rs the cities h(I\'e depended 0 11 the citizens, but of 1:lte the work bas reached such gigantic proportions that competent iIlen must be employed, The elm leaf hectic is to be the great men:lce to trees in :\1 ichig;1Il in the nenr futLlre, said Mr, Phillbrook. Al ready this insect trouble h:ls caused such opl :lr planted 1'0 take them out as far as possible because of the great d;lmuge done to the drains and sewers by the extensive root sys tem thut these trees posscss. tinde r d rainage (OO"Unued fra'lI OftIC~ J, I the conllTIcmor:l\ion of p:lnts in It seems, indeed, these teachers. from letters alre:ldy recei\'ed by the committee, that the provision for these paintings has been a mat· ter, which has olily needed 1,0 be mentioned in order to recei\-c ver), hearty responses from those who ha\'e a right to participate. You will find ill this enclosurc an em'elope (Idd ressed to the secretary of the committee. P lease put with in this envelope the sum which you would like to givc, or state upon the subscription blallks enclosed , the llmount which you would like to contrib ute to the purpose sped fie<[ :lho\'e. Yours very s incerely, The Execlltive Committec. T he llho\'c is a cop)' of thc circu_ lar letter which outliltcs the plan with regard to the Heal lilid Cook portraits . Th:lt the committee i ll charge was Itot ill:ld\' ised in its be· lief that" all will W:lllt to h:n'c (I share" etc., etc., is clearly e\'idellced by the fact that more thall a hun. dred g raduates responded within the first three weeks alld the repre· sentati\'C letters ul>Oll :Illother p:lg-e attest the wa rmth of these responses. \Ve are glad we m:lde the under· takiltg a popul:1t one, Glad "'\'c ry Olle is to haITe :I chance and glad the alumni ;tre to hll\'e portraits of these men which will be worlh y , Thc Executi\'c Committee. THE IDLERS' PARTY . • T he Idlers' plltly giITeu the assembly hall o f the Agr k ultur:tI building, ::iallLrdllY night, WOIS one of the most unillue :lnd enjoyable yet ~ivef), in Thc prOg'r:ull was in the 1I:llure of an :lIJll0Ullcement of Ihe campus Coullty Fair, lind the gu ests were in\'itcd to "hli\'e your fortune told," "sec the HITe stock,r . "sample the fruit" alUl ..... njoy the lart exh ibit," Among the f ... ature .Iances were the merr} -go· round, free-for -all trot, air ship Hight, runniliK race and to fire work". All scerhet! er ran t for IIcver:tl terms, amI as 1 It,,,k back ,lftl' r len \'e.lrs' tc:tc hin)C t: . ..:perienn·, I c:tuIIOI' hut \\:1;:: teadler under Ihat truc :1 lIlt'lhuds ulle,1 :Ire uftcn o f mot·c efft'd than s lI"j" CI !!l'tttcr t:IU;.:-llI . U. B. Je well. '01. Xe w Y o rk Cill'. realile thaI I lIutl Your I'irc ul"r re:u:hc,1 1Ill' 'Ih is mOfllill~ ,md thl' gi\'illg ;11 this mal · te r is :1 case " r pc rs4IIml p ri vile;.:-e amI ple'lsu rc. II h a ~ always heell O ll e u f Ill)" t;hid re;.:- rct .. Ih:,l 1,l id nol ha\,· tht· fu ll work Illltll'r Dr. C(X,k. I remember : tl HI"U!l~'l" Hlenl w;"\s IIlad c t hnt \\C Wl' rc IIU! I ., hll"e l~r Ix:fo re lh\· pr0g-flull the d in was terri ric. :I S re ll s fo r Sll' Ilill sJalc premacy. Albioll amI were especi:llly w(·ll rt:prese lltcd, ami matle racket in proportiflll. s trove IIo ngs rlml Aft e r music br the CrOi!well Or. chest ra, Dr. Corucliu s of Aurilln College ex tellded greelings, and the contest \\ as on. The men appt:::lrcd ;n followin g' order and Itchl the hig alillienee 111 close: atten tio n th roug- h OUI Ihe cntir(' prOg-r:tlll. Atl ri.m_"The Call :-:tand to .\Ione," J. Clarence Le(" kenby. ci('IIl::)"," A lbion-" 1' he lJem;t1H1 o f Etli · i{;tl ph L. l'e1er50l1, _\ ltn:t_ ·' I'ublic L ife and the Col· R. !-'. (·A~II·ltt:l.I. '94. lto);C ;\llIn." lIarold \ ' . \\" ileo:\'. NEW ENGLAND ALUMNI. Prof. F. S. Kedzie, who altemlcd the medinJ,{ :Inll b:lI1qllet u f the ~ew E ngl:lIlcl Alumni Association, l''\"cellelll ~llIrc h j, reports ;1 most meeting-. The pan )' of 17 Hid in th(· par lors o f lhc Bel levue Ii olel, UI1 Bell' COli S\., Boston, fo r a soc-i;!! hou r, :mu then procl'eded 10lhe H cd Din · ing Hoom. where they were se"I,!,1 al is iI .:in'ular tuhle. Follo wing" the list o f those prese nt: C.:\1. \r eed. '~3: ;\Ii s" I r(:l1e \Vcetl. Dr. \V. \ . HeaL:-'1 rs. Jessie Heal lh kt:r: I~ hiiip W essels,'os; ~Irs. W essels; Pres. K. L. HlllterficlJ, '91.o f Am he rs l: Glt:11I1 C. Se\·e)". '03. perilla· nent Sl!a et ar.I· : \\'. C. Cor ty, '13: F. I. G odin . 't I : II. K. Palriac he, \V. D. 'o.!·: lI urd, '99: :'olrs. lIurd, F rcd C. J...:~lllle)": A. U. I'eebll's, 'ii, alld l>ro f. F. S. Kc.tlil·. f':. B. Le mlll o n, 'oS: to 10aSIS, "'hile there We rc SO Il1 (' fo rm al responsl!s th'e uceasion Wrlii more like a hmil,- "i1thc rillg al which '::\·c r.'"OIl(,' full y· e; prc!l5cd his milld, :Ul li the e\'ening W :l!> all lhe more en joyctl hecau.')c o f th is. Dr. I [o w1 pl:lce (lilt! Ihingll I'ouked bright. hut alas, o ue j\lt.1~t" g'>n e him \:t .. t ami Il riual re" kouing found ~lar~o· li:j tied for 6th place \\ ilh Y ps il:mti, but ' oil :hl\!ing the pe rCf! n ta~l':; \\L' hatl Ihe "dv,tlll:!;'::,: for thllt plal...O:: hy :t IIm:11I Ill!lr~in. (I Ii, et touk lirst pl:lcc geltin;.:- three lirslS from Ihe \"'," jud),{cs, l! illsJale st:"coll\l all,1 I,ld . \ Illion this time h:1I1 to take Ihl' t hi rd sellt. T he .. t he rs pl:, ceu, J...: :tlHmll ;o:on ,Ih , 11 ('pe St.h. alltl A dria n ylh . 'Ilh, ", llIw As us u:tl, cOllsidcra hlc criticism was heard :lg:lills t the decision , :md a stud y o f t he :>core shects reve,.!!! that tho:: mil"l!! I)f judges wIJrk ill \"lI riou s:md mysterious wa ys. They ga\'e ti rSl to Olivet. howe\c r. by a decisive ma rgin. The effort o f our oral o r WIIS rine, :tlld it W :15 a pity hc llid not place highe r. T he imprcss iolt he made on thc minds (If:tll W;IS II f,l\"orable o ne. The women's COlllcs t. held doring the afte rnoon in Dow n's lI ail, at th e College,resulted in the a wards being placed as fo llows for the thr .. e places . \l hiQ n- ~liss Ued ie nt. fi rst: 1I 0pe 2\liss De~I:l:'gd, sel"OlIIl ; K :llarn;l' ;o:oo- ~l i5s Crissman. third: M. A. C. was the o nly school w ithout" wom"ll con tcstan t. Adrian College c:.:tcnlled a w:\rnl welcomc tn her g-11('Sts, and h,ml!('tl over the keys of the lnstilillioli. There was a rece ptiun ami basket hall g-,nlle for ente r tainlllent. All h c r visitors willlon~ remember that Adria" Cvllcgt· knows ho w 10 ~reet her sisler eollcg,·s. The Oratorical Board met for a session dll ring tnc fo renoon, ami it was ;t long ami e xc iting meeting. ~1 o re h usiness was done lhan a whole Icgis.];lture com perfo r m. Par liamen l:t r)" law was jUg'gled 10 gain poi nt s in II uch II II kiliful m :mne r Ihal Prof. I-:illg might well he pra gr«n with enviOIlS :ldmiralion, Resolu · tions a~:tin st "P roh"Ssionalism" 1111,1 to sel'ure o ri gin:. lil), we re tinall} pa:.s.::d. Fro ," 9 o'clock until I : : 30 we hlt.1 deliberat{"d in ":trying .!Itlll,!"e! of har,"on~'. T holle a;te ndill )C the conles t fro m 1\1. A. C. \\e re A. I. :\ll1rgolis, 1\Ir. Bittner, II . A . Schuyle r, II:.rry T a h, of cI:tss 'I'!. [1111 1 I. T. I'ic kfo rtl. CHICAGO MEETING. \\' e arc imlcblet.! to I'rot . I'. U. Wo(Xlworth fo r t he fQllo\\in~ lisl o f persons prcilc ll t;lt tlw rccelll Chic:l~() m"Cl tllf,:' : :lllll :\ llInllli fricmls. - CoJJe~1! repreSel1laliVt:'s _ Prof. Frank S. h:ed .tie. Pro f. TltomJlS (';UIl501l. allll :'01 rs. I.jnda E. Lalltlon. \\-. A . \\' right. 'S:; E. S. Alltisdalc, '85; :-'1 is:; lI elrn Anlisdalc: " . K . RU nllllelcr, 'S6: ;\Irs. \\·. It. R um· meler: J. :-:. Dillon , 'S6: I~ . B. Woodworth, 'S6: G. L. T eller, 'S$; I-:l'tl:(ic T clle r ; II. E. Illlrrison, 'SS : l>a\\1 Ch:unilerl"in, 'S$; ,,'heclock Cha mhe rlai n: T . F. :'olcGrllth, 'Sc) ; :\Irs. T. F . . \k(ir:tth. II. 1'. Ibll. '1.)0: .\Irs. H . P. II .. !1 ; R uloh F . ll:t ll: ~Irs. H . F , Ii all; ~I r. ~liller; :-'I iss H, I1gers: \\'. 1'.llaw!n. '92: Fr.luk Ballerle, '!J~; :\lrs. F .· ll:tll Crlt:: .\Irs. Lue\' \ q: (jl·(). E. Clute \\' OOt!\lo rt n, ~ill\!1I0Il b, '91: :-.1 r:s. (j eo. I':. :; ;m · 'lion": J oh n n. ,\'iell, '91; :\Irs. J. D. :-\ics: L'. :-:. (;OO\.lwill, '')1; :-'trs. (; ootl"ill; :'olrs. Da\is: A. I.. P Ulld, 'y6: :\1 r~. A. L. I'olltl: ~Irs. Lo:t Hellner Cro]..e, '<)6; J . A . Crokt: C. E. ll"yt, '96: :\1 rs. C. E. 11 0.\ t: I. L. Sim mon .. , '91: .. \. :'01. 1':llri!lrt:hl·. ·9~. I nlll;':- Gil1).:"ril'il, J::. \\' . ~"';Ih. 'o!: YOU Il ~. '0:; D. :'olr!>. I). \\'. :-:ulilh: II. I .. ~I ills, \\'. ){ . ·o.!; Broy, 11 , '113; O. J. Ile:lll, ·u,\; :\Irs. O. J. Dca,,; 2\lalJll' :\I.:Cormil·k Ym~II)!, '0 1 ; J. II. I'>rost. '0.,; (jeo. E. ) lart in . '0 I; -, . \\'. Boltt', '05 ; .1\ . A , Jeslllc Bro wn Holte. '05 ; Fisk: J. t\ . II :tgalll'),. '06: .J . E. I~oole, 'I)(}: 1\1 rs. J. E. P oole: t. E. Fisk, '06: ll elei, .<\lIt.1rt:ws :'t~f. fer, '07: :\ill:l Andrews, '013; 1\lr5. ~l..r. ~I or:twski: :'olrs. T. t\. Jur. d:m. 'oS; F. I I. W ade, 'oS; Mrs. F. 11. W:lde; John \\";llku[>, :\ 1. 'oS; t; . 1\1 . Stephens, \19. T. A . .Iord:lIl. '10: :'0 1. I-:arnopp. T ag);:,ell. I [owanl 1'.\l1, 'I I; Fllchia R ),,,11 T:lfl, ' I I ; Illlrry 11"lds\\'\,"d, p residen t. II. L. ~IiHs, \'ice. presill ent. II. ;\. T a ft, scc. and Irc:lS. 'IX). ll('nry E. GibsClIt, who for m:lny \'eurs h;1\1 been II tllcrnhcr of the ii rlH o f druJ.:"gi ll ts, H rd~t· s & Gib· s on in No r t h Lansi ng,llit'd lit his home April 29, t91~. 4 LANSING BANQUET. The first anllual ballquet 9f JPe Lansing M. A. C. alumni associatioll o n Tuesda)" c\-cnin){ of last week was 3. success in every way. As IlIJIlOunced, the meeting was held in. the ch:lInber of commerce rooms and 100 persons were sen-cd by the \Vorm:n 's society of thc Plymo uth Congre~atiollol ch\l rch. E. I. Ollil '02 president of the as sociation introduced C. E. Holmes '93 :IS toastmaster who Ileclurcd thaI ,,~ I. A. C. was the best college on curl h." Judge Colli ngwood 'SS ,\'as un· able \0 be present but Se n t a mCSSllgc of ~ood cheer. James Gunnison, now of Lnllsing, gave a most jll\c rcs tin){ recital of college life in '57-'oo,during which lime 1\1 .... GUllnison was a student li e attended the llctlicator.r hen:. <.-e rClllonies ill '57. coming \0 L;l1l sing from Clinton cou nt.y. through li e spoke the woods by wagon_ especi:llly of the "buildings and equipOlt!llt" and of thesplt!ndid for C"lS which at thaI lime co\-ered the college farm_ I'rof. Il edrick dl:dared that we !>hould "OOIl have one of the largl:st alumni bodies ill Ihl: countrv, and thought the time was tit ham! when we ,;hould have :III alumni secretary lie also called to keep records, etc_ to mind the Trienni:ll in June, and urged e"cry o ne to help in n1:lking Ihe t'vent a success. li e was fol lowcd by Mr. E. C_ Lindemann, 'I I, who urgc(l loyally lind "f ron tier s~ir' ." Pr . SnyJer p:I;li a fine compli . men to the men who had heell in· s trullle nt'li ill the organizat ion :111<1 dendoprnellt of Ihe institution in the early ye:::lrs of its history, and {Iedared th:11 it was ht!cu u5C of the sp1cntlid t)' I>C of mell who were in cha rge at thlll limc that the college WlIS plact.>(1 on a firm footing. lie urgt.'{i simplicity and econom_" in all IlHllters pertaining to Slu(lcnt life. ;111<1 !tep. Pr:IY, of Ealon Co., ga\'e a t:llk which wa;; hl:lrtily receivt.'"(1. lie bclievell th:~t t Ilc .ncll and women g raduat ed from :\1. ~\. C. were :1 cn--ui, to the instilUlioll !md a hig a,,:>ct that ~n~ r y county was 10)':1110 Ihe c .. lIege :111{[ ils work. to the stitle R ep. McBride spoke of the "I. A. C . !:!:raduates and their work in the west, lind declll rL'{1 thllt ell){iueer inK was one of lhe g-reatcst fu ctors lit Ihe prescnl time in reclniming \,a", arens of waste bill!. The in st itution, said he, Ileserves lulequa te appro priation from the ha nds o f the legislature for lhe work which it is attempting to do. Secy. I3rowlI Slate-d that it h;ld been his good pleasure 10 sign 1,000 tliplom:ls fo r ,\1. A. C. graduates and they 11Iid made gooc..l 100. lI e: callcd IIlh'llIion to the great interest bein,l{ taken ill agriculture by the \-anous organizAtions of the state the result of which was a still greater demand upon the college, Voc31 music WIIS furnished hv Mr. II. S. Frost. of J:lckson, and the progrllm closed with Alma Mater. '01. ~Iiss Alice GUlln contempl:ues spending th e sum mer in Europe. lIer trip begins June zSth. Bhe writes, It! :\In enjoying my work (director of domestic sciencc, Stllte NornH11 and I ndustrial SchOol, E I lend:lle, N. Dakota) immensel),. I am lllwn.rs gllid 10 hellr :my news of dear old M. A. C," The oM. A. C. RECORD . SUBSCRIBERS TO THE POR TRAlT FUND. The Beal and Cook Portrait Fund makes grateful acknowledg. ment to date to the following; Mr. and Mrs. Pokorney W. O. TholDp80n J . D. Bill Henry Haigh E. D. Broob R. B. Gunnison B . C. Trout B. w. Peet W. L. Barvey D. S. Bullock Oeo. L. Tllller J. Beaumont W. J . Wright D. Kedzie R. T . McNaugton T. G. Phillips D. AndeMIOIl Ueo. C. Monroe Jos. Rosen Byron Halstead Lt. C. PAStie B. B. Mumfo rd B . T Thomas Frank 8all B. F. Parks .A. G. Chll.':te F. C. Skeeb R. S. Campbell W.A. FOJ: Alice Gunn D. B. Jewell .A. M. Patriarche J. Wood ma n Bell F. Rahn W. R. Rummier G. E Ewillg R. J . C~awrord Mr and Mrs. H ugl, Baker Mr . 8ml Mra. M8yO A. L. \Va~rs Chas. McKiuney L. D. Bushnell A. E. Koch er Kn.tl .. riue Kod, W . T. L8ngley C. A . Gne!.!. R. Haigh K. Baldw n S. F. Edwards ('.eo. RoyCfl E. D. Sandel'9On F. Kiefer J. E. W . Tracy Luther Bilker J . A.. Dice V. M. Sh06!!mith M. K. lirninard R. R Lyon M . Kainll C. G. Woodllury Blanch Freedwan N Searing Skinner Daniel Strange C. H . Judsou Geo. W. Jenks J. D. ~lt-Louth ChM. Herrmann L. A Sre"!:r E. J . Rowlt")' C. S. Bemis S. H. Fulton O. L. Ayres B. D_ Roberta R. V. Turner W . Ughtbody S. W. Tracy II. 1. Ingall G. H. Ellis F. Linkletter f'. L. Chappell C. B. Cook K . L . Butterfield ii. L. Cham b6rlain Ed. Ballottch W . Paddock H. Ross B. F. BRin Mr. and Mr!!. R. B. Duer C. B. Peck Frank Johnson A. C. Burnham J . W . Tourney O. O. Dunham E. 11 . Bra.duer C. E. Sumner Thea. StanlliY R. Lillie ehas. Ferris H. G. Reynolds Chu. Garfield R. S. Newton F .. n . Mor riSOIl GRADUATES AT THE ROUND UP. Following :Ire some o f the 1\'i. A. C . men who attcnded the big insti tute Febr uH r y 25th to 28th; E . O. Ladd, '78, Old Mission farmer. Dean D;I\'el1port, '7S, of Ill. Uni· ,'ersit)', who ~a,· c two ali{lre,,"ses d uring the week. H. 13. Cilllnoll, '88, R ochester farmer. Cha rles B. Cook, 'SS, of Owosso _ farmer. Geo. Stow . 'S8, of Fuwler farmer. L. A. Clinlon, 'Sg, of the Depart !'nent of Farm Managemem ;It \\'ashinglon who also spoke on Thursda), eveninK. E.J. Rowle.y. '90, of Greenville. B. A. Holden, '91, of \\- ixolll_ farmer. George Ewin~ , '92. of Ross farmer. farmer. A. B. Cook, '93, of Owosso n . ./. Rohb, with 'n, Surveyor of IIlKn:ull Co. R. E. 1-.·lor ro\\" '~, Central L.ke _ f:trm e r. J. H. Skinner, '01, agricultural al!!ent for Kent County. Burt \Vermuth , 'o;!, Detroit. As· sociate Edilor o f .lliclu·!· aN Farm/!/'. Edwin Allis, '03, 'of Adriall _ farmer. S, F. Gatt:s, '03, of Ionia -farmer. C. n. Taylor, '04, of Odord, f:trmer. GeOrKe: l-olcMullen, '04. of Grand Le(lge, flumer. R. J. Carl, '05. of Bath, - fanner. F"n·d S. Dunks, '0S, of linion City, farmer. \V. K. Hough, '06, of Almont, -farmer. Earl P. Robinson, 'oi, of Deca lur, Iml., - chemist. \\' anl M. P llrker, 'oS, of Grand Blane, __ farmcr. A.J. H utchins, '0<), Te:.chc r of AI-:"r. at M uske!!oll. J. G. France, '11. of :\larsh:1l1 ,_ farmer. C. S. LangJon, '11, Teilcher of . \ g r ic ultur~ at \,",lIen-liet. A. Mc\'iltie,'1 t, Teacher of A g. c ulture. SI. Jo h ns. ALUMNI. '05· \\' . P. Rohinson is sales engineer fur the Northern Crane Co. of To ron to, C:ln. '06. r-.lcDermid H. 13. located at }.:;eoku k, Iowa, where he is con· nt'cted with the Mississippi Ri ver P ower CO. is r-.I iss Rosemond }.:;edzie, who h:~s been the public te:tching in schools at Libby, 1 10m., has re signcd her position to accept an in· the de par t menl 'o f struc torship ill domestic art in Ames, lao 'Oi· \V. \ V. De1:mge is president of the Gabriel Concrete Reinforce ment Com pan)', of Delroil. Mich. "0. \-. L. Tagget! i! surveyor with the e ngineering corps, L-. S. arlll}' at Sterling, Ill. C. H. Pon it z is .no\\' working f o r the Sh:lw Elcctnc Crane:: Co. al l\I uskegon, l\1 ich. T. A.Jonl:m has changed his res· idence add ress to 3633 N. 'loth A \"t •.• Chicago. H eis st ill cOlHlectnl wilh the Americ:III B ridge Co. , I l. J. \V. Applin is now with the :\Iot o r Co., o f Detroit, Flanders Mich. D. E. ll obart, of the abO"e class, is teaching in the puhlie schools of Tra verSe Cil,'". ABOUT THE CAMPUS :\Ir. and ,\lrs. Ii. F. Buskirk, of \V;lyland, have heen "isiting tht:ir daughte r. Mrs. :tnd family fo r :1 few ~Ia)'s . , F. Baker The Sophomore 5\\'(',1Iers h;l\'c :Irri \'e J , :md a re ce rt:linl y ,"cry h:md sOllleaffairs. The style is a \ . neck, wilh the letters 1915 ill white. Dr. J. \V . Sutherland, o f thc St;lte Congreg:l!ion:ll Bo,lrd, spoke in the chapel of thc I'eople's Church Sun· {lay morning on the state work. The s:lcrell conce rt ~i\"~<11 by the band Su nday afternoon w;.s all that could be ~lcsi re\l, :md the larg:~' at tendance IS proof th:1I the efforls of Prof. Cla rk and his musici:ms arc appreci. t: nr·K<'!, .. l)· and End .. u ' ...... 1«1 rrom HOlies and ~trops S aws H amm>.:r::. H a tchets Chisels Screw lJri\>.:rS ha rdware rou will lind - at prie>.:s 10 "uil -:u '" h CI, :lOythillJ{ you need in Norton'S Hardwar6 and EHRY KI ND or FURNITURE - FOR YOUR ROOM Cots Folding Bed. Matresses Book Cases Desks ALL GOODS DELIVERED f REE: M.J. « B. M. BUGK -~ Th{' wiull'r krill balll]uet of Ihe EnJ,:'illcering" Soci{'t)' will be h{'Jd :11 Ihe lIotcllJo\\ lley l\[(lrch IS. , - ABOUT THE CAM P US A !lew bullclin 011 /\Iblfa hy nol\' heill;': I~ro f. Sho<:smith Ill.tik·ll to 1he 65 ,000 1l:II11CS 011 Ihe regular lisi. i.. A large l1umbe r of Ilew photu. ],!T:lphs han' h{'cll secu red for u"e ill the April hulletin, which will ~o to thc prilltl'r this \\ eel.. Charles Friar. 'I.!. milk illspcuor of the cil\' of Flint. w:tS al :'01 .• \. C.laSI w"cek to cons ult with Dr. Giltllcr and Olliers \\ ith rdcfl'IK'C to fiuill).:' up a laho ralory for hi~ ill' sr~cclion work. Prof. Barrows I"HI" just re CC;\ ell a lie\\' light speed petrographical ,u icros"ope to he used for 311n1llCe(1 \\ork ill l'eOlo],!y. T hroul{h it s usc thin "Ii.:c,., of rock cr\~I:l l5 :lnd mill' eTllls m!l~ he studied: The ;"Iiehigau .\c;lllelll~- of :-;ci, its "nllilal lIl{'etinJ,:' encc will hol.1 in Ann Arbor thi:. year 011 .\pri l,. .\ numher of ;..1. .\. C. people l·on· lelllplate auenllin).:' Ihese lIlecliu;,:'s. !Jr. Ihe botanica l Ilt'pnrttllcn!. i~ ::.ccrct.,ry of the academ~. ill' Zeeuw, of I<.idl ard lnsl ructor Ch:lrles \\' . Bro\\fI, of thc Department of Hacle riolog~. attended the Ih ree lIa\s' school for I\;IirVIllCtl, held at ;"1 i. PleaS(lIlt re' ccnt!\,. where he gavc (Ill exhihil cove;i"" ~bi ry bacteriolo"" , infec· lious di~cases of t:allle, elc~' Olhers .\1. A. C. who appeared on from the progrnm were Dr. Lyman atld Prof. Linton. inslilutc. ;u'} llou llcing \\' C 111I\'c on our desk a cop.\ o f the bulletin issued h\" the Chicago Ihc Centr:11 opening of a school in Chicago to train mell for operaTing work. The companies inlcrested in this work :m,l the Chicaxo Design Co., The Felleral Sign Systcm, and the lIli· nois ~orthcrn Ulilities Co .. :'oliddlc \\'cst Utility Co., :tl1(l the Public Sen·jee Co., o f ~ orthcrn Illi nois. Elich of these cOlllpani es are intcr· ested in maintaining training schools of Ih is k ind .• The St:.tc l'ni\'er"it~ has adopled >I IICW ,, \ s tem of ,'redils :R·cordill).:' to :'olr. (:"OIlS. The StudelH mal.· in~ :ttl ., A " in ;I four hour subject is :.::i\ic]) 3 c redits ; :I ,. !{" .! credits; .. C·' I c redit: " [) .. ;. p:lssing I\lt\rk : :11111 helow lJ he IllII St take the sub. jetl o\'cr ill cia"".. Our senior cn,t:ineer arc just now courses. (Ippro.:uticcship slud\'inK l:ir:.::e ltIanuf:tcturin;,:' Xe:"\rl\ C\'en cOllce~'1 1ll:I;'ntains lIppr~·IITicc. ship cOllrse for J,:'r:lduate stude]}ts, :\11\\ some of t he opcraling: compan, ies arc tntill in !.! (llso org:lIli:-:illl' COllr"eS for thei r employes amoll).:' \\'hit:h is the COuHIlOllwealth Elec, tric Co., of Jackson. :tII The Ifigh/aml Pari: 7i'mcs l[)e1roit l melHions the fact that :\ nc\\' building code rcct:ntl~' adopted makes il necessary 10 ohtain permi ts for :111 bu ildiu;.:'s. Thcse permits will be handled by Mr. \\'. E. Joh n . son. 'oi. and includes inspeclion of all buildi n;.:-s, signs, de\'ators, lire esclpes, etc., and the keeping o f records of all such inspections :Hld ;\I r. Johnson has had ex· pl·rl~lits. lellSll'e these experience lines of wo r k and is well qual. ified fo r the illlport:lIlt task. along .\1:lr. I \\':15 Ihl' l'oldcst d:l ~ nl1 record for Ihe pre~l'ut wil1lcr, the oHil'i;,lllrop bcillJ.:' 10 helo\\', Field AgCHI O. 1-:. Whitt, ~I>ellt the past week al the lIi)!h ~cht~I ill Fremont where :-;. ~, ::;rnilh. 'I I, is Il'ach~'r of a;.:riculture. E. L Larisvn. illstructor in ch ~'m , istTl at ~1. .\. C. ill '0; '06. \\ri tes intc'r{'still;,:'ly I)f his work as n1l.:.'I:II· lurgi.:al t'\ll{inee r ;11 [Sabl'lla, T CIIIl. Uean :uldreSS{"11 the Shaw F .. rmiCrs' duh .,1 ;"[ellt!on, :Ind thl' Live Siock Brced",rs' As"oci;ltioll meeting (II Niles dllring' Ilw p:I~1 wcek. Dr. \\':lrtl (iiltner, o f th{' (kp:.rt. nlCl1I o f J,:'lIerio\ol{), and CilY [[ ealth Oll-icer Dr. U. II. BrUiC)!d. : ~tt ellded the :'-olichi).:':1ll Association of [--'ubli" II c:lhh Vlli,'er", held ill Ann Arbor the palSt \\el·k. Through the klfl(lness of :'-oj r. Ra.\· D. Pcnny, editor. Farm I. I!" (II/,l Agricilltflral Epitomisl has been placed 011 Iht'" l·xchange list o f .\f. A. C .. and will be found in the readillg ~[r. I~cnll c.r waS formerly instructor in EIIJ.;"li~h :1I .\1. A. C. room each lnOillh. ;"lr.J. C. Th L· [)llOf, of our bo, tanical department. is prcp:trin;,:' a book on Dcmlrology (trees and sh rubs), which will comprise SOIl1C [ I will no t be 6so or ioo p:l).:'cs. compll'1ed for at ICBst a -,"car or morc, ;IS :'o1r. l 'phof is al",u writing :trti, clcs for (jernHIiI. French . :tnd Dut ~'h p<'riodic:ds. Thi s will be his "ec, ond book, the ti rst h:t\'ing b{'cll w rit· tcn in Gcnn:llI, :u\(1 was published in Leipzeg in 1910. The title is Die Gflanzcll'gallllltg'CII. This will hc thc fi rst work, it i .. unJerstooll. to ).:'i\'~ a complete lisl o f all knowll plHllt species. :'o ! rs. Prof. allll \\'. L. Lod;.:'"c re ry plc;ls;lIH.I "'ltert:lincd the "'l' niur member", of thc I'hi D clta ::-ociet\ Frifl:!\' \\t'd~· . Canl; \\l're ('lIj.,\cd. after which light rdre"hmellls werl' "ene.1. C\~·lIill:.! la"'l uf • T h ~' cleetril':tl departmcnt has 1111 exhihiti!)11 o ne cell of :1 BUrJl·nostotl hatter). T his i., a n,,\\ type of cell inlel!(l('d to do the work onlinarih Iione 11\' .In' cell,., hilt i" mud} lIlor'c It is dcstined dfl:cti\:e anll l:t"Iin).:". to becollle quite :I factor in aUla li;.:'htill~. F. j\ . :"ugler, prcsille nt of the Y. ~1. C. A., spoke hefore the univlI IIlcetilll{ ~umb)' c,enill~ nn Ihe Lake l;~'nc\"n conference :lItli in con nection wilh the lecture so 'nc is lantern slides Were used. i" planned 10 h;l\'e .:o.lr. Xa~ler "ish six or eig-hl o f the colleges of the st:lle in the intcreSts of thl' L :lk ~ Geneva 1Il0venl{'ll\. I r GrOver :-;ecord wriles th:lI he ha" had all extrerncl.r ple"sant year as asSiSt:m\ chelilist o f the Guanlallamo Sugar Co. of Cuba. Feb''!4 \\'a", a holidav for thc nati\·/:s and :'olr. Sccord gi\"l~s an intcresting d{'scrip' tion of the celebnllion. Ilc plalls to retu rn to the Sillies soon ;lIill will spentl the Summe r in thc wcst. ~ Ir. Secord WIlS a fonncr :'01. A. C . m(U1 alltl spedali:-:ed in chemisl ry. 6 The M. A . C. RECORD . E.<'ybody ,. • • s. THE STATE JOURNAL B ECA USE It completely covers the field of local news, politics, Rnd Lhe ,world of sports. Because its telegra ph lind correspondence serv ice c.whlt: it to give its readers the latest general news of the day in nd \"aIlCC of IIn y other newspaper coming into L ansi ng. Have T H E STATE JOURNAL delivered t o your home by carrier AN ALUMNI SECRETARY. Quotations from those who have w riuen our secrcblf)' conccrninv; this posit ion: In regard to the permanent tl lul1l11i !lecrctary, 1 wOll ld think the time had come when it would be almost necc.ss:.ry to have one. \Vc hlt"e n per son here ( l'urilue) 111 om regiS t rar's office who doesn't do much of an)'lhin~ cis!: bllt keep the alumni rt."COrds. J. Troop, 'is. A permanent secretary would mea II much 10 the alumni if he: we re: lt also alivc to his opportunity. should mean much to the institution in the way of ad ve rtising through the alumni. the ex pense of a permanenl secretary be met, and would it be possible to select some olle of the secretaries now 011 the college 10 take 0 11 this additional work :- J l ow wou ld C . F. llerrmann, '97. As to the need o ( a permanent .;ecrctarJ to look a ft e r the alumni, you who are on the g round kllow mo re of the need than J do. \\'ith the need will come a way of supply. E. if. ilradner, '6sI. The suggestiou that the alulllni employ a permanent secretary meets Ill) approval. The adv:lIltll~e of is obvious amI the C'xpense thi .. for each (liumnus would IJC normal. Frank Johnsou, '95. Am hea r tily in favo r of employ. ing It pe rmauent secret(l ry for tile . \JunJni Associ,uion. Leland D. Bushnell, '05. The secrcL1ry of the Alum ni As· sociation and the staff o f the :"of. A. C. RRCOIIU might cooperate in do ing this wo rk. I I. A. H aigh, ·H. CO\lld 110t Ihis be taken care of >IS regular division of the work of II the registrar's office and the college be:u"'major expense ~ C . \Voodbury, '0-1. Seems !IS Ihough sccrctary o f col· lege might do it for a time yet at IcnsL \\". T. Langley, 'S~. I do nOI sec any rcason why the College should not do this work aud ch:l rge it to acivC'rtising. • R. S. Campbell, 94. \\. otlld lhe alumni secretary have to be paid from funds raised by the :llumni: \\Tould he have nny othe r duties to pe rform in die college? It seems to me Ihal some eomhi nation might he worked out b)" \\leans of which the c"VClue cou ld be reduced. G. :"olasselink. '95. Regarding the proposition of II permanent secretary as lUI agenC) for keeping the alumni informed regard ing each olher, 1 consider the pilln excellent. I hope the hoys will pUI it through and I will lend what little assistance I :1111 IIhle to g i\·e. B. F. S a in , '93' T he suggestion that a permanent secretary be employed seems a timely one aud I should like to see the movemellt take dennite shape. O. L. Ayrs, '02. 1 am very much in flwor of h3v ing a pcr mancnt seen:tu ry employed to care for t he intcrests of our Alumni. T. Glelln P hillips, '02. [ think a permanent Secret3ry is much needed and would be great I)" appreciRted b)' the Ahlllllli. Hell Farrand Rahll, '06. 1 think the Alumni should h:we a perma nent secretary alltl have been in fa"or of this for II good while, bllt if they (Ire TO employ one, he should be employed by them nnd to represellt them and 1I0t be employed by the co ll e~e (ldministra tion, o r the State Board of Agricul ture. O f course you understand the above is no reflection on your being secrel'llry, but my view as to f utu re policy . The Alulllni Secre tary must be responsi ble ollly to the Alumni. E. D. Sanderson, '97. I am in fll\'or of II permnl1entsec llUilched the expense rCtllry the reto is not 100 grell!. if R. R. L yo n, 'ag. I believe thaI with sixteen hund red above outlined It is alumni should be e ntirel y p ractical. certainl y desinlhle. the plan C. Ii. Peck, '07. F ebruary ~Sth Dr. R.. C. Bellner, all instructor in c hemistry in 1902- 1903, c:llIel\ on Professor Kedzic. l ie is on a lecture trip before \'arious o rganiz ations interesled in city s an itation. On the previous night he lectured before Ihe :=oth Cenlury Club o f Detroit 011 Ihe Smo ke Ques. tion and his ilwesligotiolls arc of great p ractical inlereSL H e has de termined lhltt 50 per cent.. of the s unlight is shut off from Pittsburg by the cloud of smoke produced by that Illunicipality. Dr. Benner is COllllcctel1 w ith t he J:u ge research laborato ry main tained in connect ion ,,,ith the Unive rsi Ty of Pittsbu rg. An entire building is Ilevoted 10 re seOlrch work and men cmploycd o n a large "("arielY of lines inciudinp: re search fo r the improvement o f the manufact ure of glass, cemenl cera mics, flour fo r baking, oil refining, etc. Since leaving 1\1. A. C. Mr. BCllner rccei ved h is Dr.'s de g ree at the un;"ersity o f \ Visco nsi n and for five ),cn rs was Profcssor of the University o f Chemistry A rizona. Later ill the yell r per it may be possible that Dr. haps Benne r mlly be st,:<;u red to discuss his line of work before all ),1. A. C . audience. lit L"pon iU\' jt,l tion of Prof. Kedzie, D r. Hibbard gl\\"e Il talk before the class in agricultural chemistry re centlJ, his subject being" Th e Role of the Mineral Substances in the to Soil With S pecial R e ferenFc Bal:tuced Solu tio ns." VERY reader 0/ the M. A, C. Record is cordially jnfJited to fJj$jt our store, use our rest room, telephone. and our mail order department by writing lor samples or ordering mer chandise; money refunded U!henef.ler you are not pleased. McC A LL PATTERNS W E ha" O just installed tho fa wous McCall I>alterns in our atore. We unl1!l:len'ooly recommend them to our mauy customen as th e best a nd simplest patterDS in t be world. Send (or one o( the latest fashion sheetlJ. seaUiS allowed. They ale simple alld easy to llijC'.. It will be mailed free. AU lOe and Hie; None higher. WE P R E PAY C H A RC E S ON M A IL O RDE RS . CJ.OHi:S. S.U ITS. ~' tl HS and ;,t u d I ~ STOU E The l~ublic Domain Commission of l\lichigan, who have charge of the forestry interests of the Stste, ha\'e :\ few thousand scC'd lings in the nurscry at Roscommon, which they will dispose of at actual cost of production. These seedlings are white and western yellow pine, wh ile, blue, red and Norwll J spr uce va r ieties. No order will be 3ccepTt.-d fo r less than one hundred seedlings and not less than twentr·five of any class will be sold. "Fifty per cell t. will be added to the price list fo r any shipment o utside of the state. Orders for stock to be planted in Michigan will bo.! given precedence. 1>llIce Jour orders lit o nce, as the supply is somewh at limited. Ad dress all commu llications to A. C. Cll r to n, Secretar)", Public DOlllllin COlllmission, L ansi ng, :"o'Jich igan. L4wrence & VanBuren Printing Company - - 210· 212 Orand AvC'. Nor th THE R1PLEr& C RAr PR1.\"Tf./\ ·C COJ1PANr Ena:raver. Printers Statione ... 1--4.'·Sh\"(). MlClIlG.A~V D I RECTORY LA NS I NG BU SINESS AND PROFESS IONAL MEN. The n .. ",es In ~bl s Directory. lUI ... ·ell.' thOH ot .11 our other aI\tronlu ~bo.e . ·bo patrollize UL BARBERS. C OLI,EOE 8ARBJ.:R SHOP. In BAlb Houee. And,. 18 sUB ... lth lL A . O. A b.nd,. parlo •• lind !rood wurk done. N ":W lI.ARR t;l{ 101.101'. 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S ""dIlY'. 10 to 1l::tO II. m. 7108 P. n1. 01111""" phon ... 11!!6. E y~~. t; AR . NOS); AN"J) T IIHOAT. OI U1.,n~ Vho"" ~;g. ll •. .1. S. O ... ·e". II!; W. AUd'II'l St •. 1000n~lnll. PRINTING. L AWRI<:NOI!: a ,,;\ .. ~ IlURES I'H]~T_ ISO CO.-i'IO-~I~Gf'Ilod A""nue :O;orib. nn " Pt1ntlng. Holh I'hon"s. A I,LE N PRI:s"TING 00. OoruerOapllot a,' eno" .. nd Jonla Ireel. Prlntlul". Om"e Suppllel. I::nllr"'"ed Ca.dH. I'rQIf •• ms. "'a«y Goods. Hell ohone 11Iil. AUIOmaUo pltone oIOOCI. R e m "mll!". o .. r "e .... · Joe.llon. ROB~: ltT S~IlTH ' 'TG.OO.--()o •. Wasb UNIFORMS. T H E ~I. c. I,I J.L~; Y Jr 00 •. Oolumlll.l'. Oltlo.-~I snufllelu"·ra of )1If1t11.y aud SocIety Goods. Inaton A \"e.An