THE M-A.- C· VOL. XIX TUESDAY , MAY S, 1914. NO. 29 THE CHEMISTRY BU ILDI NG Published by '(?ie MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE ASSOCIATION East Lansing, ~ Michigan ., • 2 THE M. A. C. RECORD. DIRECTORY LANSING BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN. The na.mes in this Directory. as 'well 8.S tb ose of all our ot.ber &dyertillers. are o f relIable Pfirtles, W e hope that tbe faculty ADd students ,.,'ill take pains to patronize t.bose ",'bo patronize us. BARBERS. N EW BA RBER SHOP. In OIHue Bulld Inp-. unde r Bauer's Drug aud Grocery Store. If you wish fLstyllsh hair c u t give u s a call. l<~. E. Reynold'!!, Prop. BOOKS AND STATIONERY. A M. EMERY, 116 VlB.sh. Ave. N. Books. • Fine Stationery . Engraved OalUng OBrds, F ountain P ens. Pictures, Frames. Fine Framing a Spec!nlty. Galling Curds rlnted rOlllptly.II.O/'l p~1" 100. CROTTY RH.OS .. ~ No. 'VashlnlZlOn A\-e. - Stallonery, Books, Billies, F'ountnln Pens. DlIl I"les f ol' 11114. J. P. Note Books, BOOK BINDERS. B LUDEAU &. SIEBERT. Bookbinders, account boc..k make rs. paper rullog, library Bod nne art bindings, tUe boxes, map mountings. albums, pocket book s, etc, Clthens' phone No. 48\1, In Oity National "Bank Bui ldlnll'. Geo. G. Bludeau and Henr y H . Stebert. CLOTHING. E UHN MIFFLfN.-Ladtes and Gentle· L OU1S lU:OK 00:\1 PANY. 112 No. Wash · 100Hon A \·e.-Oorrect Olothes, Up·to· men 'l F Ur nllblng Goodl. See ad ctat.e BstJ! Ilnd Onps, OlflS5Y Furnish i ngs. • Hlfi Wash ington Ave. S, • Na.tlonfl,1 Bank Bldg. Automatic pbone 6111: B e ll phone 61. F o rmer M. A . O. student , CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. H H , LA RNED.-Qblna , Glass &. Lamps , DENTISTS. J E. STOFF.ER, D. D, S . OtHctl200-601 ty DRUGGISTS. ROUSER'S OAPITAL DRUG STORE . COLLEGE DRUG AND GROOE RY 00. DRY GOODS. Up to date. Uo rn er store. Opposite HolUster Block . Express omce. Aieoey Star Laundry. J w. KNAPP 00. Dry Goods and Fur· • nlshlngs. ~2i4 Washin gton Ave So. ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. CAPl'l'OL ELEOTRI O ENGINEERING 00. - Full 1I0e o f Electrleal SUppllel, Including students' shades and cords, car· bon. ta ntn]um and mazda readIng lamps. 117E,Mlcbt an Ave. HARDWARE. STOVES & TINW'RE. N ORTON'S HARDWARE .-G e neral Hardware. Tinware, Graniteware, Out· 111 Washington Ave . B. lery, Stovel. etc. S ee ad . MANUFACTURING & HAIR GOODS M RS. o. T. OASE. Manufacturing all 8tyles 0 1 HaI r Goods to order, and Hair Goods Shop. Old switches enlarged, colored and r enovated to look as good as new. The Frnnco-Amerlcai Hygen le Toilet ReQuJsltes n. specto.)ty. Antomatle phone. No. S~6 1. 214~ Wo..shlngton A,Te. S. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. G R1NNELL BROS. "Mlchlgan 'sLeadtng Music Honse." Rilth Grade P ianos and Player Planas. Eas y Terms. Pianos to Rent - Year's Rental out on Purcbase. Everything In the Realm of Music. LA..~­ SOW STORE: 21'1 N. WashIngton Ave. PHYSICIANS. D R , OSGAR R. DRUEGEr..-Qor . Mich. Ave. aod Grand Rh'et· Ave .. East Lan· sing. 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Do You Want P ai r Shears Knife Sa fety Ra zo r- Gillette, Auto Strop, Ever·Refl.dy and f.::nders to select from H ones and Stro ps Saws Hamm ers Hatchets Chisels Screw Dri ve rs In fact, anything )'ou need in and hardware you w ill find - at pri ces to s uit - ~orton ' l: H:lrrlW:lr6 at ~ u U u 11 Ington Aye. nnd lonln. St. RO~'~'~R:T~8~" :':'T~F'~PT~G~. ~o~o~.-o:::o:"~' ~~:':":b:'==~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I~ ~' NEW WASH FABRICS ( WRITE FOR SAMPLES ) \Ve arc now sho wing the largest and most complete line of the ncw washable fabrics for spring dresses tha.t this store has ever placed Oil s.'l.l e. All Lhe newest weaves in the pretty shee r a.nd the heavier weight wbite materials. Also wash fa.brics in all the newest Tango shades. If there is anything that you des ire ill the line of n e w fabrics for sprin g gowns and dresses, write fo l' sam ples. Remember we pre pay all charges on mail orders and guarantee 5..'l.tisfaction or refund yow' money . Address all Communications to Dept. L Order by M all. J'W.KNAPP""@. All Ch af&'1!S Prepaid. CENllIALMIOt.Rn.lABlLSTOQ LAN.stl'lt;. MICI'I'!. ~I "Sarosis" S hoes Write ror Catalogue ,.J Like Syrup and Wheat=cakes L adies' and Men's Furnishings Go hand in hand. Ye t the only store III lhis part o f th e count ry whi...:h features L~ldics' a nd I'd en's Furnishings ill con j unct iOIl . S m M I FFLI N'S I IT'S UNIQUE. TO VISIT IrS A TREAT. I '. \ •• '. • I THE M·A·C· ..... VOL. XIX. EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1914. NO. 29 A NEW M. A. C. PARTNERSHIP. JOSEPH A ROSEN, GOVERNMENT OFFI CIAL. The Wilken-Wermuth Company has been formed by Frank A. Wilken, recently '06sp., and Bert Wermuth, '02a, for the pur pose of renting orchm·ds. The first venture of the new company will be with the famous Ward Ferniehurst orchard near Pontiac, which they have se cured for five years at a rental of $5,000 per yea r. Contrary to the r ule in most of such cases, this orchard is large and in excellent conditio]]. There are over 20,000 trees, of which 10,000 ar e Wageners and 7,000 Jona thans, and the deal is pr obably the largest orchard ever put through in Michigan . renting proposition The caliber of the men behind the pr o ject seems to insure its success. Mr. Wil ken was formerly superintendent of the South Haven Experiment Station, and is iVlichigan now associate editor of Farmer. Mr. Wermuth is also an associate editor of the Michigan Farm." , and editor of the Farm Commerce Department of that paper. The methods employed and the re sul ts obtained in each case will be printed in the above paper . the FINAL NUMBER OF LECTURE COURSE. Montraville Wood, the popular science lecturer, appeared before a large audience of students and members of the faculty last Tuesday evening in the last number of the lecture course program for t his year. The crowded condition of the Armory attested to the popularity of the course of lectuTes which have been provided by the Liberal ATtS Union. Assisted by his daughter, Prof. Wood gave demonstrations of many scientific novelties, among which were the ul tra violet rays and the gyroscope. Joseph A. Rosen, '08a, is located at 854 P lymouth bui lding, Minneapolis, Minn. He is in the employ of the Russian govern ment's agricultural department, and makes reports on agricul tural conditions the United States, describing new methods of agriculture with t he purpose of introducing them into Russia. in Great quantities of agricu ltural machin ery are purchased by him ann ually, hi s pur chases for last year running over half a million dollars. Mr. Rosen has a family of a wife and one boy. THE SPIRIT IS WILLING. The following l'eceived by Henry A. Haigh, '74, in refe"ence to the comi ng l'eumon: Esteemed Classmates : letter was Your favo r of t he 15th inst. at hand. Nothing would please me better than to meet t he boys again on t he old campus, and have a game of leap frog, but I am too far a way to go, and don't expect I will ever be able to visit the old campus again. Would like very much to see the changes that have occurred since I was there. If I lived in t he East, I would surely attend. Hope the 'rest of you will be on hand, and have a glorious ti me. Yours truly, GEORGE W. MITCHELL, COl'Vallis, Ore. An epidemic of hair-cutting, started last to have been effectively week, appears checked by t he faculty and student council. This phase of college life has nearly disap peared from M. A. C., and the sooner it is entirely wiped out the better for the Col lege. Mr. and Mrs. Jason E. Hammo nd, of Lansing, Mich., plan to leave early in June for an extended trip t hrough t he East. James Wilkinson, formerly with 1906, IS at Charlevoix, Mich. THE M. A . C. RECORD. 4 THE M.A.C. RECORD P UB LIS HE D E\"EI! Y TUESOAY DI;RI NG THE COL LEGE YEAn BY 1'H E MTC KI GAN A(;'UCUI,TUlt~\L COl.L£GE ASSOC I ATIOX. GEO nG E C. SlHwn ELO Manag i ng Editor. SU8scni"i>l'10N P UleE, $1.00 PEr: YEA R. E nter ed a s secon d·class m ait malleI' at the Post Office in L a n s i ng, Mi ch. A ddress all subscri ptio n s a nd adycr tisi ng matter to t h e M. A. C. R EeoHo, East Lansing , Mich . Address a ll con t ributions to the Managi ng EdiLo r , East Lan· s ing , Mich . S u bscriptions may be pai d for by P. O. Mon ey Orde r , Dr aft, or Registered Letter. Stamps will no t be accep ted. B usiness Office w i th Lawrence & Van Buren Prin t i ng Co., 210·212 Gr and Ave. No., Lansing, Micb. Tl'E:;;OA Y, :\\.\ Y ;\ 19t4. Circulation This Week , 898 ALL FOR THE REUNI ON. Dear Mr. Sheffield : Your lette r r eceived, and am pleased to hear f rom you r egarding reunion matters. Will be glad t o co-oper ate with an)· of the boys r ega rd ing P acific coast matters. and w ill use my best endea\"ol' to see as n1ars in wh ich '04 was dr:t~· g ing out i ts term of se-I' vice and while '(IG and '07 wer e lea rn ing the paces at our hand s ; Ilu'll. we- !'oN sta n rla r ds i n c la ss , society a nd track work IIHlt Ihf' y ounger g en erations are slil1 !>hooting nt; Ih nl "'f' left M. A. C. with the awful fear that i t would 1)1' compelled t o close its door s when Ih e smok e of ou r four years' of conquest had clea red away. and lhal we m a rI e a s ol emn pac t 10 re turn Willl 0111' famili f-~ so me day an d v iew the ruins. t ra dition mi g'h l not clft!'.!' scrap ~uff(>r :u lasj Ju ne 23 is the a ppoint ed day for ou r r etmn. V"h· to satisfy oursel ves tha t understa n d that the College vel'Y h appi ly su r v i ved the shock of our departure, but many of li S b ave neve r been back is '·ea.ll y trut'. When lhe roll is called at Commence m e nt time . we'll be there. Is this bunk? All "con t rary" wlll I, intlly mail me a postal saying t hat you an' coming. how many voices i n y our fam ily 1.0 join us in therE' a re i t Zi s Doom Ba. Zis Boom Bn. :,\aug h ty F iv£>; X a ugll1Y F iv~; Hail! Hah n ,lh! and how ma.ny will be in on a few old·tim€ stunts in show in g Ale:-:. and others that we a r e "not dead Frate rnally . A[:TIIl' n J. AXI1EH:-;OX. '05 . 214 S. 12th Sl ref'i.. Phila de lph ia, Pa. COMIN G B ACK S TRONG THIS YEAR . Seven of the members of t he class of 1870 a r e st ill living. T wo of t hese wi ll be unable to a ttend the r eunio n becau se of pl1)'s ical di sability, but the othe r five expect to attend on rJ une 28 . ,\ letter fro m Charles W. Garfiel d, r e centl)· r eceived, is authority fOl· t he a bove statement. Contiuui ng, he says: " Don' t fill the reunio n clav with too ma ny pla nn ed exer cises. T he best pa r t of it a ll, in my opinion, is to get in touch wit h boys a nd have a little time for a friendly t al k. I fel t last yea r t hat t.he formal exer cises chea ted me out of some of t.he per sonal inte r views that I so badly wanted, and in discllssi ng th e matter with others I fo un d that t hey Jelt the same way. C H ARLES W. GA RF IELD, '70. ~o time like NOW to plan for June 23. The department oJ entomolog y r ecentl y f rom r€cei\ 'ed a much app reciated g ift Prof. J. Fred Bakel', now traveling in Europe. It is a Bohemian bee-h ive, a nd in s hape mllch resembles t he old conical hives of the story books. Prof. Pettit a lso h as some very 'interesti ng pictu res of Tu rk ish bee-h i\'e~~ built f rom mud a nd sticks, sent to him IJl' Prof. Baker . Th e R ECO RD has r eceived info rmati on r e garding the addl'ess of lV11"s . J ennie \\-"'ood wa rLl, which was adverti sed for some t ime si nce. Mr s. Woodwa rd, a sister of J . D. TowHr, was a me mber of t he class of '8 6. Her husband , a gr aduat e of Cor nell Uni ve rsity, died at E lma Center, N . Y ., on Ma1"<, h 10. MrR. Woodward still resid es at t hat place. 1 I J I I , , , j i' • THE M. A. C. RECORD. 5 M. A. C. GRADUATE TO JOIN FACULTY AT PENN STATE. On August 1, M. G. Kains, '95, will sever his connection with the Ame"ican AUTic"l tU"ist, of which he has been associate editor for nearly ten years, and wi ll take charge of the horticultural department of Pennsyl vania State Gollege. Thi s will be his first agricultural college appointment, barring brief post graduate employment at the Cor nell experiment station . Boys of the nineties will perhaps remem ber the "major," bec.ause he took drill in inter-society his se niOlt year, 01' won the oratorical contest, or was first janitor of the bot. lab., or infli cted a 27-page "poem" all. the audience on senior class day, 01' ta ught co-eds to play qui tOl', or was laundry agent, or actually worked in the horticul tural department, or combined his love for horti culture and for music by hiding fruit in the biggest brass band instrument-un til discovered! It's t he same fellow. Kain s' love for horticulture began in hi s fat her's and hi s grandfather's gardens and orchards, and decided him to choose his profession when only fifteen. Hi s fa ther, t hinking his inclinations only passing fancy, kept him at high school, where he .learned nothing but Latin, Greek, military drill and music. At seventeen he wanted to enter the Ontario agricultural college, but found there was not enough horticulture and too much live stock and dairying to suit him, so he entered business life. After studyin,g horticulture, running hi s own and the neighbors' garden s and supervising orchards, to the no small a nnoyance of his business associates, because his mind was not on the business, he became acquainted with F. M. Seibert, '89, who one evening told him of M. A. C. Next. morning he re signed a good payi ng railway position where he was in direct line of promotion and had t he "pull." With only about $100 he entered college, where he worked his way through the four years' cou rse. He declares that he has not yet regretted his precipitate decision . in to membership After graduation he entered Cornell as a senior, graduated with his second B . S. degree, became one of the Woodford ora the tors, was elected Sigma X i Society, and recei ved his Master 's degree in 1897. His first appointment was with the department of agriculture investi gating special crops-chicory, ginseng, cas tOI' beans, bulbs, etc. In 1900 he became hor ticulturist of the agricultural school at Briarcliff Manor, but two years later join ed the staff of the New International En cyclopedia, with full charge of the horti- M. G. KAINS , '95. cultural, agricultul:al and botanical depart ments. Later he supplied a majority of the alticJes on horticulture and economic bot any for t he Cyclopedia Americana. In the winter of 1904-5 he took up the work he is now abo ut to leave. Here he has not only had charge of the horticultural and poultry department of the paper, but has edited about 50 books on a wide range of agl"icul h ll'al subjects, and written several books himself. During the past decade he has been a fa miliar figure at horticultural association :neetings, fairs, and other farme r s' gather Ings, and has frequently taken part in the proceedings for the latter, generally extem poraneously, but often upon the scheduled program . Pennsylvania has been practi call y the center of his horticultural activi t ies si nce graduation, so he will go to his new field well equipped by experience a nd vision to handle the horticultural work of the Keystone State. No time like NOW to plan for June 23. After several years of conscientious ser vice in the role of mayor, Thomas Gunson has retired into private life. Jacob Schep ers, the genial cashier at the Secretar y's office, was chosen as his successor at the election last week. 6 THE M. A. C. RECORD. FROM THE PHILIPPINES. DETROIT ASSOCIATION BANQUET. The following a re excerpts from a letter "eceived from Capt. Mark L. Ireland, '01, now stationed at Ft. Mills, Manila. The RECORD only wishes the observations might have been received at an earlier date, but they are none the less interesting: Dear Editor : I am glad to inclose my check for another year's subscription. I am also glad to see that the RECORD is recovering from "hard· ening of the arteries." I feel that the new plan for reunions than an), possesses more good features other thus far pr oposed. Everyone seems to be agreed that each alumnus wants to meet those of his own ti me; that he will be able to return only at intervals; that, gen erally speaki ng, he will be able to choose upon which occasion he will return; that a prea rranged schedule to offer assurance of meeting many of his own acquaintances is highly desirable; and, fi nally, that the ca pacity of our several societies and of the College fOl' entertaining a crowd is bound to be limited to a frllctional part of the men and women who have gone forth from M. A. C. Both the trienni als and si mple annual plans would be largely haphazard affairs. I believe that the RECORD'S plan accomplishes the desired ends, except that I would make that schedule about two- or three-ply, mean ing to change it so that the same class would ,'eturn oftener; as often as the ca pacity of the entertaining faci lities permit. We meet her e and in Manila f requently. Prof. H. W. Reynolds and wife. The pro fessor is .at the head of the mechan ical en gineering department, University of the Philippines. He was at M. A. C. from 1900 to 1904. Mrs. Reynolds will be remember ed as Elvine Armstrong, '03. I have been trying for some time to find Ray Kingsley, with '03, and Bob Clute, '96, who fo r many years has been leading the "little brown brother" in the ways of higher education . Mrs. Ireland (Irma Thompson, '00), her father, and the you ngsters are about to leave for the hills, to escape the hot season. They go to Camp J ohn Hay, near Baguio, in the mountain province, altitude over 5,000 feet, where they have real pines and real strawberries. Sincerely, MARK L. IRELAND, '01. The Detroit M. A. C. Alumni held their annual meeting and banquet at the Hotel Tuller, Thursday evening, Apr il 23, as the guests of the reti ring president, Henry A. Haigh, '74. After a r eception and short busi ness meeting, the guests gathered in t he ban quet room, where, after a most enjoyable din ner, Mr. Haigh presided as toastmaster. He fi r st intr oduced Prof. W. O. Hedrick, of the College, who spoke on t he relationship of the alumni to their alma mater , expres sing the hope that through the efforts of the College and the new alumni secretary a closer bond of union might be effected . He closed with an invitation to be present at the reunion on June 23. Hearty applause greeted the introduc tion of President J. L. Snyder, of the Col lege. Knowing the desire of his hearers, he spoke in detail on the fi nancial situation of the institution, giving a complete history of the means of suppart of the College up to and including the sixth-mill tax. President Snyder paid Mr. Haigh a splendid tribute when he stated that the host of the evening had been of inestimable val ue to the Col lege by his efforts in its behalf, at the time when the removal of Dr. Beal was seriously contemplated. Mr. Haigh, at t hat time, per sonally wrote to a large number of the lead ing botanists and scientists of the coun t ry, asking for their opinions regarding the doctor. The mass of correspondence, speak illg of Dr. Beal in terms of highest praise, resulted in a decision to retain him. Fred A. Bakel', '63, and Oscar E. Angst man, '75, spoke of the val ue of the early training received at M. A. C. George G. Torrey and George W. Haigh, both mem bers of t he first class to enter the College, were honor guests of the evening, showing as much enthusiasm as the youngest grad. present. Judge C. B. Collingwood, of Lan sing, just "happened .in," and his genial smile was much in evidence. The meeting adjourned at a late hour, when Dr. C. B. Lundy proposed a ri si ng vote of t hanks to the genial host for his hospitality. The officers elected for the comi ng year are: President, Wm. Light body, '89; vice-president, Floyd Robison, '98; seCl'etal'Y, E. C. Kl'ehl, '08; treasu rer, Harry S. Reed, '06. The large bed of shl'ubbery just west of the Library has been r emoved, and the ground sodded over. Rapid spreading of the Sa.n Jose scale was the principal cause of its removal. Elmore A. Yoke, ex-'13, now in t he oil letter en fields of Oklahoma, in a r ecent closed an insect abo ut an inch in length, with the statement that "they call t hat a fai r sized mosquito." Yoke used to be ra ther t l'Uth f~ l , but- CASE PROVES AGGIES FIFTH VICTIM. WINNING STREAK BROKEN. THE M . A. C. RECORD. 7 Followin g th e route of their predecessors from the Buckeye S ta te, Case dropped in fr om Cleveland for an afternoon's pas timing, a nd departed with t he s maller portion of a 2 to 1 count. Incide ntall y the v ictorY m a de it fiv e str a ight for the Green a nd White. but, unlike a m ajority of the form e r con tests, t he vi s it ors appeared t o ha .... e a. s light edge on the local s, be ing n ose d out by t he breaks of t he game. Dod ge, cons ider ed M. A. C.'s best be t in the hurl t he mound for the fir st ing depart m en t. was on time this year, and whil e not for ced t o exert him self, retired t en Oh ioan s by th e quick and easy route. H e h a d th e gam e w ell in hand at all times, th e visitors ' e ight bits being \vell scatter ed, Smith , pi tching for Case, dese r ved to w in bi s gam e, bein g t he best expon en t of th e spi t-ball t o appear h ere this year. Bu t one cl ean hi t was made off his de li very. a t riple by E. Ch il to n in t h e e ight h. He a lso ge ts cr edit for fi ve st rike-ou ts. M . A. Co's firs t ta lly came as t h e r esul t of a base on bail s, a stol en base, a sacri fi ce a nd a ba lk, not a hi t fi g uring in innin g. Th e tea ms ba ttl ed alon g on e ve n term s until Chilton's t riple, a id ed by a squeeze play, netted the winning score. the Score by innings : R. H. E . 1\1. A. C .... . . . .. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 *- 2 3 1 Case .. . .. .. .. . . 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-- 1 8 2 Batte ri es-~ l. A. C. : Dodge and Bi bbins; Case: Smit h and Bradley. Umpil:e, Monk.;;. Time, 1 :50. Practically ninety per cent. of the stu dents at the College were acti vely engaged last Thursday afternoon. Coach Macklin was busy with the baseball squad, Capt. Julian was putting the track candidates through their paces, and the cadet army, under the direction of Lieut. J. B. De Lan cey, was working out a problem of offense and defense on the recently acquired Wood bury farm. Those not actively partici in watching one or pating were engaged more of the activities. Keats K. Vining, '13a, teaching agricul ture at Fremont, Mich., visited the College last week i n time to witness the baseball games. Vining is having great success in his work, and reports that he has a large number of f uture students lining up for M. A. C. Prof. W. O. Hedrick has been invited to give a two weeks' course of lectures on Rural Sociology before the ·Ministers' Co n ference to be held at Alma College, July 20 to August 1. A fter winning fi ve straigh t games. tbe Aggies los t a h ard fou ght game t o Not r e Da me, at Sou th Bend, last Saturda y, by a score of 6 to 3. M. A. C. - ha d th e gam e we ll in ba n d un ti l t he cl os in g innin g. wh en a clus te r o f hi ts an d a b it of e rratic fielding the Cath oli cs fo ur runs . by t h e East La n· a.nd the game. Mil le r , pitch ing f or s ing a gg r egation. a ppea red to have the Indi a ni a ns a t hi s m ercy until they indu lged In the ba tting rally m ention ed a bo ve. Dodge featu r ed tbe ga me for M . A. C. by getting th r ee hits in four ti mes at ba t. the Farmers handed AGGIES DEFEAT RESERVES IN MEET. M . A . C. defea ted Weste rn Reser ve, of Clevela nd . hand s down in the fi rst track meet of t he local sea son la st Sa t urd ay. The fi na l score was 81 to 50. Desp ite t he fac t that no sensa tional r ecords wer e h ung up , the evenness of the tw o team s furn1 shed a good deal of Inte r est for the spectators. Coach Co r t ri ght beli eves tb a t a week's practice and so me good competition will e nabl e th e local men to m ake som e better records in t be next few week s. Mrs. Amy Vaughn Gilger, '97h, recei ved a very flattering noti ce in a recent edition of the To ledo Daily Blade, as the r esult of an address gi ven before the Educational Club of that city. Mrs. Gilger was a mem ber of the first class to be graduated from M. A. C. in the home economics course, af ter which she was assistant librarian for a year. She recei ved a Master's degree in 1898, and taught in Chi cago for a time. The degree of H. E. (home ecollomics ) was con fen·ed upon her in June, 1913. E. J . Friar, '12a, now food and dairy in spector for Flint, Mich., paid the RECORD a pleasant call last week. Frial· happened to be on the campus in connection with his work, which he says takes him out a good deal, and b,·ings him into contact with a large number of former M. A. C. people. finan cial On Tuesday of last week employes of the College perceived another development in the sit uation, when notices from the secretary's offices appri sed them of the fact that no salal·ies would be paid in April. This excepts laborers and members of the experiment station staff. FOR A STUDENT W orking his way through college A REMINGTON TYPEWRITER Is the bes t money maker. We rent visibl.e Remingtons a t $2.50 per month. $5. 00 applies on purchase price. REMINGTON TYP E WRITER CO. I BeJl 873 211 Pr ud den Bldg. L anl ing. M ic h. Phones: Citizen s 9585 8 • THE M. A. C. RECORD . UNWRITTEN HISTORY. The brief address at the Detro it Alumni meeting by Capt. George W. Haigh, of .Mankato, Minn.) who entered the College in 1857, and was prevented from graduating by the Civil \Var, through which he servel.1 with distinction, was signifi cant as showing a great and hither to unknown service performed by the College, and which has been, and still is, of welllligh inestimable value to this country, to Canada and, to some extent, the entire world . In the early '80'S Capt. Haigh was secretary of the Minnesota F Mmers' Alliance, an association similar to the Michigan Grange. . \ bout that time a kind of wheat known as "goose wheat" began to :Ippear in various parts of that state. It was supposed to have been introduced from Norway or Swe den, and was favored by farme r s because of its hardy nature and large yield . The millers did not like it, or claimed they did not, and the price was kept down below that of ordin ary wheat. They said it might be good enough to feed stock, but would not make good flour. Capt. Haigh knew this wheal, later called "macaroni wheat" was good w heat for the farmers to raise, and did not believe the claims of the millers. Samples were sent to .M. A. C. to be analyzed for food qualities. that Dr. Kedzie went at the examin ation with characteristic vigor and lIe found, and re thoroughness. ported, that the wheat ill question was richer in food units than tbe. white wheat fayored by the millers; th;lt it contained much gluten aod nitrogenous elements, making it es· pecially valuable as human food. This report was sent to every in Minnesota, F:lrmers' Alliance and to similar organizations through out the Northwest. The result was a campaign in favor of "mac aroni wheat", which in due cou rse brought the grain into general fav· or, made it recognized by the mil lers, and appreciated by consumers. It is now generally grown in north em IVlinnesot.1., the Dakotas and the Canadian wheat belt. A certain p roportion of it is used in every in barrel of ':Milloeapolis. The price now ran· flou r manufactured ., • PERSONAL MENTION FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA . J. D. Towar, '85, and wife spent a few days with us last mont.h. nefore returning to their home in East Lan sing they were gOing to San Diego for a short time. We understand t.hat Mr. Towar is making a preliminary study of certain localities in the Stale of California preparatory to m;;,klng some one of them his home. H. Arnold White, '92, is at. present located at Santa Ana, California. His address Is general delivery. He Is the same genial Harry that he was back at M. A. C. when in charge of t.he Bath House and the Boarding Clltb . The line of work he Is following here is making a "write up" of a cert.ain section or town, publish the work and sell it. to the people of the section. He states lhat he has been very suc cessful in most localities. H e enjoys the work and has made many fri ends. G. C. DAVIS, Sec.-TrEt'S. • Lawrence & Van Buren Printing Company .' 210 .. 21 2 Grand Ave. North FOU NTAIN PENS Walerman's, Parker's, Mua.nli le, elc. $1.0010 $6.00, all guarameed A T College Drug & Grocery Store. F .. /I If". oJ £ .. "tlt;"II. All"'" fo, Sf,,, La .. "d". Eleot,lo 8"111111". J. A. BISSINGER FLORIST Our Cui Flowers Me !he best to be I-Iad. Both Phones. 616-624 .N . OBpltol Ave I I '1 I J GEORGE W. HAIGH, '6t. gcs ncar to that of other wheat. Capt Haigh said that were one to attempt to measure the value of this service in dollars, millions, clllU perhaps hunureds of millions, would be required to do so. The work might have been done and the re sult obtained some other way, but 1\1. A. -C . DID IT, was the first to attempt it, the work was Jone thoroughly and beyond dispute, and there is no question of its value. M . A. C. is entitled to all the credit. l1ENIlY A. iIAIGII, 'i4 . " ' hen T. Fred Baker, '13, re signed to take a position wilh the California Fruit Growers Ex change, he was succeeded by A. J. Olney, '13. In a recent letter to the Horticultural Department, Mr. Ol ney says that he has secured a po sition as assist.ant in Horticulture in an agricultural school at Lyndon Center, Vermont. He expect.s to visit M. A. C. shortly. . ROBERT SMITH PRINTING CO. LANSING, MICHIGAN OUR FACI LI TIES AR E COMP LET E FOR DESICNINC- ENCRAVINC- PRINTINC- BINDINC CLASS PUBLICATIONS .N. COLLECE ANNU.ALS Announcements, Invitations, Programs, etc., given special attention.