THE M·~·C· VOL. XIX TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1914. NO. 27 • HERE AND TH ERE ON TH E CAMPUS. Published by we MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE ASSOCIATION East Lansing, Michigan 2 THE M. A. C. RECORD. ,. DIRECTORY LANSING BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN. The DArnel tn tbls Dlreet.ory, a5 well 88 those o f &11 our otber advertisers, are of reUahle parties. We bope tbat tbe tacuhy and atudents ",,'111 take pains 1.0 patronl1;e t.hose v.'bo DA.t.ronlze us. BARBERS. N Jo:W BARBI!lR, SHOP, In Cbase Build - 1017. under Bnue r' s DI'III!' and Grocery Store. If YOU wish Il styilsh hall' CUI gl\'(' us R call. E. I"lJression of graduate opinion and un i · fication of alumni sentiment. it should be invaluable . • -\11 is well wi th the lI'f. A. C, colony at Oregon A. C. V. R. Gardner, '05, our asso ciate professor of pomology, and E . J . Krau s , '07, our associate professor of horti tultural research, are both doi ng s plendid work. Mrs , Gardner (Berni ce 1\1. Ja c];;son, '05) is do ing her best to keep Prof. Gard ner up to his maximum effic iency. and seems to be succeedi ng admirabl,v. 1\1i ss Har riet Ga l'dn eI'~ '1 3, is a graduate stud ent in c)o mesti c science, in stru ctor in botany at M. A. C, 1906-09, and Anna L, Robin son, in stru ctor in domestic art, 1905-06, are satisfactorily filling simi lar positions here. Farley D. McLouth, who was one of the "faculty kids" fo r '85 and 'S6, is our p rofessor of a rt, while Mal'~' C. and )1"rs. McLouth, '87, unite in directing the destines of the undersign ed. \V . E . La wrence, an Very truly ),ours, A. B. CORDLEY, '88. :Ill'. COl'dley fo rgot to mention the fact that he is dea n of agri culture at O. A. C H. F. Tuttie, '05a, assistant in soil tech nology at the Wooster , Ohi o, experiment stati on , wants to know "who's boss of the Cleveland M. A. C Association 7" That s ug gests a new idea . Why does n't Clevela nd hU\'e an organization. P robably a score of ~L A. C. people could be rounded up in that cit,' in a short time. Tuttle also s uggests the "five-yea r" plan for alumn i reuni o ns . A TIMELY LETTER. Deal' Editor: Springport, Mi ch. Another yea r, please. -'laking pai nt here in Springport. C\ot si mpl y paint, but "better paint," wh ich goes direct to the consumer. Thomas Burt, 'lOa , is with us in 0111' o r ganization, and we are making products which beat' the stamp of qualit)· a training at M. A. C. would indicate. We make no cheap grade products ; the l'efOl'e we do not hegitate to write to an yo ne whose name we find in the RECORD. With best wis hes for success. R. J. WEST. A cons id e rable number of seniors are eyi dently accumulating extra credi ts in " cam pnstry," if one can believe all one sees. Clyde H . Ta)'lor, ' 13a, has accepted a posi tion with the Swigert Land Co., of Chicago, with Wellston, Mich., as his headquarters. THE M. A. C. RECORD. 9 THE BOTANIC GARDENS. 1912 NOTES. Alfred lddles is now a member of the sub faculty at East Lan sing, having taken up hi s duties as an instructor of dl'awing this term. A. B. Mead, fo], the past few months with the Commonwealth Power Compan.v of Jackson, Mich., has gone to Toledo to ac t he Willys-Overland cept a position with Motor Company. Earl Webb, formerly with the reclama tion service, has gone to Ga ry, Ind., to join the forces of the American Bridge Com pany at that place. S. F. Delvin, until recently at Montour Falls, N. Y., has r eturned to Detroit. R. B. Delvin and R. A. Goodell are living at 421 Second Ave., Detroit. Harry Taft, teaching ag ri culture in the schools at Addison, Mich ., visited his pa rents at the College during vacation. John H . Carmody, connected with the ex tension work at the University of Kentucky, writes that he finds his work exceedingl)' pleasant and interesti ng. He recently took a t rip covering several southern states. tak ing in the National Corn Expositi on on the way. O. W. Schleussner, with the North Amer ican Fruit Exchange at Laredo, Texas, writes that the Mexican question is the all important topic in that city . The Exchange is preparing for a busy season. Ernest Hart, '14 Hort., has completed hi s work, and left College to accept a position with the Niagara Sprayer Co., of Bridge port, N. Y. C. C. Taylor, '09, stopped off at East Lan sing between trains one day last week, and found time to call upon a few friend s. "Chan" is a mighty busy man these days. Deal' Ml'. Sheffield: I received your letter and the list of '89 It hardly seems possible that graduates. its 25th mile our class will have reached stone next June. \Ve certainly should have a reunion without fail. Unless someth ing unforeseen happens, I shall sUl'ely be on hand June 23d , and will do everyth ing I can to induce Dl)' classmates to be present. What a grand time t hat will be, when the class of '89 meets on the 25th anniversary within the walls of our dear old alma mater. 1 feel Sllre that our class will rally as an individual to the call , and be on hand at this famed reunion. I believe at the last reunion of the class of '89 I was elected p resi dent of the class. Ver), cordially you rs, WM. LIGHTBODY, :363 Ferdinand A,'e., Detroit, Mi ch. WILL 'oS STAND FOR THIS. Dear Editor: I received YOllr recent co mmunication. Note that YOll are planning the next re lInion, a "hummer." Also th·at ,YOLI have se lected three "bu nk shooters" from the class of '05 to work up a program, and to get a lot of the old fellow s back. J imagine it would be easy to get all the '05 fellows back but for the fact that they (Lre nndoubtedly (LU "dmd Moke ." No amount of "bunk s hooting" is going to buy railroad tickets , but, if you say so, we w ill do what we can to make all thei I' moral duty. We used to heal' a lot about class spirit, but somehow or other it seems like a mere echo when li stened to over a * * * term of years . t he fellows understand Very tl'llly, A. A. FISK, 05. 1 0 THE M. A . C. RECORD. ABOUT COLLEGE HALL. M . A. C. DOWNS OLIVET IN OPENER . "I am s ure the plan for remodeling Col lege Hall, with a s few changes as possible, and for the use of the alumni, will prove pleasi ng to all the older ones. To our mem ory it is the only building, proper. Thi s, with one dormitory building, foul' cottages for president and professors, two barns and a very small pig-sty, comprised the total of buildings upon the college farm when my class matriculated fifty yea rs ago." DANIEL STRANGE, '67 . Deal' Edi tor: I want to "speak in meeting." If College Hall is to be preserved, it is essential that it be done with conscientious care. Thi s is impossible under the usual contract system. Contractors are like lawyers, there rna)' be an honest one now and then, but he has so long been forced to compete with those who are not honest, and with "cheap skate" em ployers, that he is no more to be trusted with a job like the restoration of College Hall than one would trust the best man on earth to attend hi s wedding in the capacit)· of bridegroom . The th ing to do is to get some capable M. A. C. man who has not only the necessar,l" skill, but who has a definite, personal inter est in the preservation of that building. Employ h im at a stated salary, commen sUl'ate with the work in hand; do not limit him too closely as to funds, have good ad vistory counsel at hand, and in sist that none but conscientious, well paid and efficient workmen be permitted to lift a tool about the place. It should be distinctly unde r stood that thi s is no ordinary job. F . D. LINKLETTEI:, '06. ABBO T HALL With Olivet eight runs in the lead in the se"enth, the M. A. C. team clouted their way out of the hole in the eighth inning of t he opening game of the season, taking the honors, 14 to 12. Oli\'et lo ped home with eight runs in the seventh, while the locals came through in the eighth with 11 tallies, which gave them a lead of two scores. The wind, which blew with hurricane fo rce across the diamond, made hits a com mon th ing for the first inning 01' two. Field ers were unable to judge the ball, which time and again was blown almost out of their hands. As opening games go, ho\v ever, the game was not gl'eatly different from those of other seasons. LaFeve,' opened the engagement fo r the locals and for six innings allowed only three hits, but in the seventh, Olivet damaged him badly. Blake Miller went into the box and stopped the stampede. Loomis, 1'01' Oli vet, had a similar experi ence. He stood the test for se,'en innings . In the eighth, however, Macl want YO\1r co·oper a tion and we believe we can be of mutual benefit in doing so. 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