THE  M·.A· C· 

VOL.  XIX 

TUESDAY,  MAY  12,  19 14. 

NO.  30 

, 
! 

ON  T H E  RED  CEDAR. 

Pu blished  b y-
~ MICHIGAN  AGRICULTURAL  COLLEGE  ASSOCIATION 
East  Lansing,  Michigan 

2 

THE  M.  A.  C.  RECORD. 

DIRECTORY 

L ANS I NG  BUSINESS  AND 
P R OFESSIONAL  MEN. 
The  Ul\mes  In  t.bls  Directory,  as  well  e.s 
those  of  all  our  otber  nd\'ertlsers.  a re  a t 
relia.ble  parties.  We  uODe  that.  the  faculty 
and  students  wHl  ta.ke  pains  to  patronize 
those  wbo  pat ronize  us, 

BARBERS. 
N !!:W  BARBI::R  SHOP.  III  Ohase  Bu lld 

illl/.'.  under Baue r's  Drug and  GJ'ocery 
I f  you  wish ft stylish  l1all' cu t  gl\'6 U S 

Store. 
8. call.  E. K,  R eynolds.  Prop. 

BOOKS  AND  STATION ERY. 
A M.  EMERY,  116  Was b. A,e. N,  Books, 
•  Fine  Stl\t\one ry ,  Enl;!:l'aved  Oaili n g 
Qa rds.  FountaIn  Pen s.  Pictures.  Frames. 
Fine  Fram ing  a.  Specialty.  Oalling  Oftl'{\S 
printed  promptly ,  $1.(IUpf'r  l()fl, 

CRO'I'TY  'AROS., 2'06  No. Washington A\'C. 

-Statione r y.  Books.  Blhles.  FOuntain 
P e ns.  Dial'les for 1!H4,  I. P. N oL('  Books. 

BOOK  BINDERS",. __  _ 

B LUDEAU  &.  StEBER'r.-Bookblnders, 

account  book  makers.  paper  ruling, 
IIbmry  and  fine  art  bindings.  lIIe  boxes, 
m a p  mountings. albu m s.  poc k et  books, etc, 
OItizens'  phone  No. 489. 
In  OIty  Nst.\ona.1 
B IUlk  BuildIng.  Geo.G. Bludeau and  H en r'Y 
H . Siebert. 

CLOTHING. 
E LGIN  l\fI FFI~ fN.-LH.dles  a.nd  Gentle· 
m en's Furni s h i ng Goods.  S~e ad 
L OUIS  REO}.;:  OO MPANY,  112:Ko. ,\'nsh· 
d ate  Hnts and Caps.  GlnsSy  Furnishings. 

Ington  An.~.-OOt·I'eet  Olothes.  Up·to· 

CROCKERY  AND  GLASSWARE. 
H  H. T~ARNE O.  Ohlon.  Glass  &.  Lamps. 
DENTISTS. 

•  100  \Vas hlngton Ave. S. 

J E.  STOF FER.  n,  D.  S.  Ottice 203-6 Otty 

•  NatIonal Bank Bldg.  AutOln atlc phone 
filii:  Bell phone 61.  FOJ'mel' M. A. U. stu dent . 

DRUGGISTS. 

R OUSER.·S  OAPITAL  DRUG 

Up  to  date.  UOl'nel'  stot·e. 
Holll st.el' Block. 

STORE. 
Opposite 

l-:xpl'ess  otftce.  Agency SUI.l'  Laundry. 

C OLT~"X';E  DRUG  AND  GRQOgRY  (10. 
DRY  GOODS. 

J. 

W.  KNAPP  QQ.  Dr')'  Goods  o.l1d  F'ur· 
nlshlngs.  m-22.J  Washi ngton  A"e  So. 

ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. 
CAPlTOJ~  EI~EO TRJO  ENGINEERING 

00. - Full  lIoe  of  Electl'lcal  Suppl1E'S, 
Including  studenM,;'  shades  find  cords.  car· 
bon.  tantalum  o.nd  mnzda  r'eadlng  lamps. 
117  l!l . Ml chlga.n  Ave. 
HARDWAR E. STOVES &  TINW'RE. 
N ORTON ' S  H.o\RDWARE.-Gen e ra l 

Hardware, Tinware, GJ'!lnlt.ewl\re, Out· 
III  Was hington  Ave.  S . 

lery,  Stoves,  e tc. 
See  ad . 
MANUFACTURING &  H AIR GOODS 
M RS.  O.  T.  OASE. 
lfanulacturln g  all 
Styles  of  Ha.lr  Goods  to  order,  a nd 
Ht\lr  Goods  Shop.  Old  swi t c hes  enlaqrcd, 
colored  snd  reno,ated  t.o  look  as  good  fifo! 
new.  Tile Fl'alleo-Amerlcal  Hygen lc  Toll('t 
R equisites  n  specialty.  Automl\.t.lc  phone. 
No.S~5]'  2H%. Washington A,'e. S. 

MUSICAL  INSTRUMENTS. 
G R I NNELL BROS.  "Mlchlgan's Leadin g 

MU Sic.  House."  Hlllh  Grade  Pianos 
and  Player  Pianos.  Easy Terms.  Planas to 
Rent - Year's  Rental  out  on  PUrc base . 
}o~ "erythlog In  the  Realm  of  Music.  LA... .. -
srNG  STOl tE:  219  N. WashIngton  A,' e. 

PHYSICIANS. 

D R.OSOAR  H.  BRUEGEL.-Oor.  MIch. 
A ve. and G ralld  RiveI'  A ,'e ..  East. lAtO 
sing.  Hours,  7  to  8:00 a .m.:  2to~and7t08 
p. m.  S u nda.ys,  12  to 1 and fl to 6  p.  m.  OHI 
zens phone 13014;  Bell 625. 

D R. H . W. LANDON.  East I~a n slog, Mlch, 
Oruce  hours:  7  to 8:30  a.  m ..  1::lJ  to  3 
all d  ';  to 8 p . m.  Sundays, 10 to 11:;(1 a. m. and 
7  to 8  p. m.  OJt.lzens' phOlle 92'28. 

Do  You  Want 

P ai r  Shears 
Knife 
Sa fety  Razo r-

Gillette, Auto Strop , 
E\'e r-Readya.nd  Enders 
to select. trom 

E YE.  EAR,  :'~OS g AND  'rH R O AT.-Dr. 

J. S. Owen. liS  W. All E'g AIl  S~ .. Lan sin g. 

Olt.lzens  phonE'  173. 

PRINTING. 

L A WHEN QE  &  VAN  BUREN  PRINT 

I NG  OO.-210-21 2Grand  A,'enue North . 
F ine Prin tin g.  BoUi  Phones. 

H o nes  and  Strops 
Saws 
Hammer s 
Hatchets 
Ch isels 
Screw  D rive rs 

west. 

In  fact,  anythi ng'  you  need  in 
hardwa re  you  will  find -
and 
at prices  to  su it -

clalcfll'egl\'cntoM.A.O.andltsstudellts. 

l>l'intlng,  Typewl'lters, AddIng 
Machines,  Otflce  Supplies.  Programs,  Jjjn 
RTtWed  Cards,  Filing  Oahlnets,  Sectional 

A LLl!lN  PR I::-<TING  00 .-128-130  Ionia St. 
B~kO"",.  B,III00"Au'om.tI.3<'~.  Sp,·  Norton'C H::IrtlW::lr6 
RO~E~"~R~'~' ~S~'~I~IT~H~PT~G~. ~O~O~.-O:::O:' .. ~\V:':'~b~.==~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
FI 
I~ 

Ingto ll  A,-e . and  Ionia St.. 

U  U  U 

at 

V 

NEW  WASH  FABRICS 

( WRITE  FOR  SAMPLES ) 

We are  nQw  showing the largest and  most  complete  line  of 
the Dew washable  fabrics  for  iO pring  dresses  that  thi s  store 
has en'H'  placed on sale. 

.All the ne we$t weaves in  the  pretty  shee r  /l,nd  the  hea,-ier 
weight.  \\'Lite  materials.  Also  wash  fabrics  in  all  the  newest 
Tango shades. 
If there is  anything  t·hat  you  desi re  in  the 
line of  new  fabl"ics  for  spring  gowus  and  dresses,  write  for 
samples_  Remelllber  we  pre pay  a ll  charges  0 11  mail  orders 
and guarantee satisfaction or refund your  money. 

Addres.  all  C o uununications to Dept .  L 

Orde r  by  Mail.  clW.KNAPpe.@. 

All  Charges 
Prepaid. 

CENTRAL MIOI.REUABlL STORI 
LAN~INti'. MlCl"IL 

~, 

"Sorosis ,.  Shoes 
Write  for 
Ca talogue 

Idl 

I 

1 

, 

, 

I 
& 
I 

.. 

,. , 

Like  Syrup  and  Wheat=cakes 
Ladies'  and  M en 's  Furnishings 
Go  hand  in  hand. 

. 

Y cl th e  ollly  store  m  t hi s 
part  of  the  coun try  wh ic,h 
iealllres  Ladies'  <lnd  ~l ('11 's 
Fumis hings  in  conjunction 

-
IS 
M I FF LI N'S 
TO  VISIT  IT'S  A  TREAT.  I 

I  IT'S  UNIQUE. 

. 

.' I 
r 

TNE  M·A·C· 

VOL.  XIX. 

E AST  LANSING,  MICHIGAN,  T U ESDAY,  MAY  12,  1914. 

NO.  30. 

C.  J.  OVIATT,  'loa,  BECOMES  MEMBER 
OF  WESTERN FIRM. 

Many  of  our  readers  w ill 

remember 
Charles  Oviatt,  erstwhile  star  of  the  cinder 
path,  and  still  later  an  instructor  at  M.  A. 
C.  "Charley's"  Sliccess  in  the  past,  and  hi s 
good  prospects  for  the  f uture,  will  be  re 
ceived  with  interest by  t hose  who  knew  him 
a  few  years  ago.  The  following  letter  was 
recently  received  by  Dean  R.  S.  Shaw: 
PROF.  R.  S.  SHAW, 

East  Lans ing,  Mich . 

Dear  Prof.: 

job -

Thi s  w ill  inform  YOli  that  1  ha ve  di vorce d 

roy 
an  honorable  discharge.  The  e nclosed 
old 
cli pp ing  will  give  you  some 
id ea  of  the  venture. 
r  am  r eceiving  noth in g  but  encou r agement  on  every 
hand,  and  hope  to  build  up  a  perm anent  bus in ess 
in  a  few  years.  Th er e  is  a  fine  field  here  for  cold 
sto ra ge,  and  if  the  firm  prospers,  there  is  a  fie ld  for 
the  manufa ct ure  of  ice. 

The  c ity  (Sheridan,  Wyo.) 

is  a  fine  one,  and  the 
the 
surrounding  country  has  well  been  named 
I  believe  I  have  made  a 
" hea rt  of  the  garden." 
good  move,  and  now  it's littl e  Willie  for  lots  of  hard 
work. 
in  the  venture  will 
iu ter est 
.!\,Iy  financial 
spu r  me  on  to  g r eater  effor t. 

HOLMES- FOWLER. 

A  recent  issue  of  t he  A lma  Recor-d  con 
tains  the story of  the  malTiage  of  MI'.  Ern 
to  Miss  Bessie  L. 
est  C.  Fowler, 
Holmes,  of  Alma,  on  April  11. 
. 

'07a, 

Mr.  Fowler,  following  his  graduation 
with  the  class  of  1907,  was  engaged  with 
the  Woolson  Spice  Co.,  and  at  the  present 
time  is  employed  by  the  Red  Wing  Flour 
Company  as  traveling  salesman. 

Following  the  ceremony,  the  couple  left 
for  Detroit ancl  other points,  and  upon  their 
return  will  make  their  home  in  Lansing, 
Mich. 

MORE  HONORS  FOR  DEAN  BAILEY. 

Tb e  trustees  of  Cor nell  Un ive rsity,  :it  :t  rece nt 
meeting,  voted  to  name  th e  new  agricultural  audio 
torium  Bail ey  H all.  as  a n  a ppreciation  of  form e r 
Dean  L.  H.  Bailey's  serv ices  to  the  u nivers ity. 

Much  satisfaction  is  ex pressed  at  t he  unive rs ity 
over  thei r  action,  Na min g  the  llllditol'iulll  after  ~Ir, 
Bailey,  who  has  done  so  much ,  not  only  for  the 
univers ity.  but  for  t he  stale  a nd  nation ,  seems  most 
a ppropri ate. 

(The  above  item  was  takpn  f rom  one  of  the  da il y 

Very  t ruly  you rs, 

papers  of  Ithaca,  N.  Y.) 

CUAr:LES  J.  OnA'r'r. 

The  name  of  the  business  referred  to 
above  is  the  Sheridan  Creamery  and  Cold 
Storage  Co.  As  the  name  indicates,  butter, 
eggs,  and  various  other  Cl'eamery  and  cold 
storage  products  will  be  hand led. 

SENIOR  ENGINEERING  TRIP  ABAN 
DONED. 

The  inspection 

trip  taken  for  the  past 
fo ur  or  five  years  by  the  senior  engineer s 
has  been  abandoned  this  year,  on  account 
of lack of  interest on  the  part of the  men. 

P lans  made  by  the  authorities  called  for 
visits  to  the  Soo  locks,  Milwaukee,  and  Chi 
cago,  including  Gary,  Ind.,  but  when  it  was 
learned  t hat less  than  a  dozen  would  go,  the 
idea  was  at  once  gi yen  up. 

NEW  BULLETIN  BY  DEAN  SHAW. 

"Michigan, 

Its  Agl'icultural  Possibili 
ties,"  is  part  of  the  title  of  a  new  bulletin 
recently  issued  by  Dean  R.  S.  Shaw,  ancl 
which  is  now  in  the  hands  of  the  printers. 
In  it  Dean  Shaw  outlines  the  wonderful  re 
sources  of the  Wolverine  State,  and  arouses 
interest  at  the  start  by  the  statement  that 
Michigan  could  exist,  if  surrounded  by  an 
impassable  wall,  absolutely  independent  of 
all  other  countries.  He  then  proceeds  to 
prove  hi s  point  in  a  very  practical  and  in 
tensely  interesting  way. 

The  championship  trophy  for  the  rifle 
team  arri ved  last  week,  and  has  been  on  ex 
hibition  at  the  Military  department. 

THE  M .  A.  C.  RECORD. 

4 
THE  M.A.C.  RECORD 

P US WS HEO  EVERY  T UE S DAY  o O'ln NG  THE  COLLEGE  YEAn 
BY  THE  MICmGAN  AG1U CU I.TUltAL  COIJ...EGE 
ASSOCIAT ION. 

GEOIIGE  C.  SUEFHELD 

Manag in g  Editor. 

SUDSCr,IPTION  PRICE,  $1.00  PElt  YEAR. 
Entered  as  second-cl ass  mail  matter  at  the  Pos t 

Office  in  Lansin g,  Mjcb. 

Address  all  subscrip ti ons  and  ad vertising  matter 
to  the  M.  A.  C.  REC01W,  East  Lansing,  Mich.  Address 
all  contributions  to  the  Managing  Editor,  East  Lan 
s ing,  Mich . 

Subscriptions  may  be  paid  for  by  P.  O.  Money 
Order,  Draft,  or  Registered  Letter.  Stamps  will  not 
be  accepted. 

Business  Office  with  La,,, rence  &  Van  Buren  Prinl· 

ing  Co ..  210-212  Grand  Ave.  No.,  Lansi ng ,  Mich. 

T l 'ESDAY ,  :\IAY  12,  HH4. 

Circulation  This  W eek.  900 

GOOD  "fFEATHER  .4SSURED. 

You  don't  want  to  miss  th is  reunion . 
You  will  not  mi ss  it,  either,  if  you  weigh 
all  the  facts  carefu lly.  Think  of  the  people 
whom  yo u  once  knew,  remember  the  good 
jokes  on  them,  and  come  back  a nd  tell  them 
to  the  rest.  It'll  be  a  day  of  happy  memo 
ories  and  pleasant  reminiscences]  and  wl1l 
add  about  ten  yea rs  to  life  for  those  who 
are  present. 

And  this  will  be  a  good  day.  We  are 
fair1 y  sure  of  that,  because  the  weather 
man  at  East  Lansing  is  an  alumnus  of  '98, 
and,  take  it  from  us,  he  is  one  of  the  best 
little  weather  producers  in  this  part  of  the 
country.  Ask  anybody.  He  is  deeply  in· 
terested  in  the  s uccess  of  the  reun ion,  and 
the 
wouldn't  do  anything 
chances  fo r  a  big  day,  so  we  think  the 
weather  is  apt  to  be  abo ut  perfect. 

to  endanger 

Dr.  Beal  will  be  here.  There's  one  grand 
old  man  that  all  t he  classes  know.  He  is 
j ust  as  young  as  he  ever  was,  and  as  close 
to  the affairs of his  erstwh ile  students.  An· 
other  man  who  was  quite  well  known,  in 
his  class,  at  least,  as  <I Ring  of  Egypt,"  says 
he  is  comi ng.  Do  you  know  who  he  is? 

Figure  it  out  for  yourself.  A  host  of 
people  whom  you  once  knew,  and  probably 
ha ven't  seen  for  years;  a  progl'am  planned 
to  meet  the  needs  of  such  a  gathering; 
plenty  of  time  for  visiting;  a  reunion  ban 
quet;  music  by  the  best  band  in  the  middle 
west;  a  chance  to  see  the  campus  and  the 
new  buildings.  We  ha ven't  room  to  men  
tioll  more,  but if you  know  of a  place  where 
you  can  get  a  bigger  ret urn  for  t he  price  of 
getting  back  to  t he  old  College  for  a  da y, 
we'd  like  t o  kno w  where  it  is. 
It would  be 
"some  barga in." 

Make  your  plans  now.  Plan  to  in vest  a 
little  time  and  money,  and  get  returns  in 

the  way  of  renewed  friend ships,  awakened 
memories  of  the  best  days  of  life.  The 
value  of  the  warm  handclasp  from 
t he 
friends  of  yesteryear  cannot  be  estimated 
in  dollars  and  cents. 
•  •  • 
A  FABLE. 

(With  profuse  apologies  to  Mr.  Ade.) 
T here  was  Once  a  Man  who  went  to  Col· 
lege and Stuck  Around  until  he  succeeded  in 
An nexing  a  piece  of  Sheep's  Hide.  Where 
upon  he  at once  Di sappeared. 

For  a  few  Years  hi s  erstwhile  classmates 
were  Wont  to  inquire  "What  has  Become · 
of  the  Pride  of  Our  Class?"  b ut  after  a 
Time  they  stopped  asking.  Nobody  knew 
Much  about  the  Man. 

l'Vl eantime  the  Pride  was  busy,  digging 
for Success.  He  was  so  Eager  in  his  Search 
t hat  he  failed  to  Notice  that  he  was  settling 
into  th e  Pit  of  his  own  Digging.  At  last  he 
could  see  Nothing  but  his  Work. 

One  day  a  T raveler  stopped  to  see  What 
the  man  was  Doing.  He  recognized  the 
Pride, and  Lifted  him  out of t he  Rut.  When 
our  Hero  got  up  a nd  looked  around  He  di s· 
covered  that  there  were  man y  Things  out 
si de  of  his  own  Work.  All  at  once  he  Be· 
thought  him  of  his  College,  a nd  decided  to 
like  after 
r eturn  and  See  what  It  looked 
many  years. 

Cu riously  enough,  it  chanced  that  Many 
of  his  old  companions  had  the  same  Hunch, 
and  when  they  all  got  Together  they  had 
the  best  Time  si nce  their  Grad uation. 

Mond-It  someti mes 

requires  a  strong 
pull  to  get  a  man  aw ay  from  hi s  work.  but 
he  will  thank  yo u  for  it  afterward. 

SENIOR  "SWING· OUT." 

Last  Wednesday  evening  was  the  date 
set  apart  by  the  senior  class  fo r  the  annual 
time  the  members 
Hswi ng-out,'1  at  which 
who  are  to  step  f orward  and  r eceive  their 
diplomas  on  June  23  made  thei,.  first  ap· 
pearance  in  caps  and  gowns.  There  are 
nearly  200  of  the  " near  grads." 

The  evening  was  also  the  occasi on  of  the 
first  spr ing term  band  concert,  and  the  long 
line  of  somberly  clad  men  and  women  ad  
vanci ng  to  the  rneasured  strains  of  a  march 
was  a  most  impressive  s ight,  and  was  wit 
nessed  by  several  hundred  students  and 
vi s itors  from  Lansing. 

After  passing  Faculty  Row J  the  long  line 
t urn ed  and  came  back  to  the  band  platform 
and  Alma  Mater  was  sung  by  al l.  The 
seniors  then  di spersed  to 
l'ecei ve  t he  con 
gratulations  of  the  friends,  while  the  band 
rende red  an  excellent  concert  program. 

• 

• 

r 
"  , 

THE  M.  A.  C.  RECORD. 

5 

REUNION  DOPE. 

The  following  are  letters  and  extracts 
fro m  letters  received  by  the  Secretary,  re 
garding  the  coming  reun ion .  Now  is  the 
time  to  speak  yo ur  little  piece,  and  let  t he 
others  know  where  you  li ve. 

"I  shall  not  only  be  there,  if  possible,  but 
will.do  all  in  my  power  to  get  as  many  of 
the  others  there  as  possible. 
I  would  like 
to  meet  Frank  Gully,  'Rus'  Clark,  of  a 
later  class,  and  James  Gordon,  who  was  at 
Battle  Creek,  Mich ., 
last  I  knew  of 
him. 

the 

"Yours  for  June  23,  1914, 

HM.  T.  RAI NIER,  '74." 

" Hurrah!  for  the  reun ion!! 

I  intend  to 
be  there  if  nothing  goes  upside  down  be 
tween  that  t ime  and  now. 
I'll  poke  every 
body  I  can,  and  put  them  in  remembrance, 
'lest  we  forget'  how  much  we  would  lose  by 
'On  to  M.  A.  C.  June  23, 
not  being  there. 
shall  be  our slogan.' 

"H.  N.  HORNBECK,  '04." 

"Will  do  all  I  can  to  forward  the  success 
of  the  reun ion  in  June.  Doubtful  if  I  can 
get  there,  but  Dr.  Beal  will  probably  be 
t hel'e  to  r epresent  t he  family. 

"RAY  STANNARD  BAKER,  '89." 

C.  G.  Ryther, 

'12a ,  has  expressed  a 
good  idea.  He  suggests  that  all  alumni  of 
New  Engla nd,  New  York,  and  Pennsyl 
va ni a  arrange  to  have  a  special  party  to 
t r avel  together  from  Buffalo  to  East  Lan 
sing,  and  return.  Wh y  not?  It doesn't 
take  many  to  get  a  car,  and  think  of  the 
FUN! 

" I  win  be  present  if  possible.  The  re 
union  occurs  at  my  busiest  time,  a nd  it  is 
something  of  a  sacrifice  to  absent  myself 
from  home  at  that  time.  However,  it  is 
worth  considerable  sacrifice  to  see  the  dear 
old  place  a nd  the  boys  and  girls,  and  I'll  be 
t here  if I  can  see  my way  clear. 

/lO.  L.  HERSH ISER,  '84, 

"KenmOl'e,  N.  Y." 

TO  THE  CLASS  OF  '80. 

Dear  - - -

Do  you  rem ember  th e  Dromeos,  Billy  Rumm Ier. 
and  P ete  \Voodworth?  Well.  we  want  to  see  you 
again  at  the  old  stamping  ground  on  Ju ne  23 d  of 
this  yea r.  Come  with  us  and  see  how  tbe  old  place 
bas  changed.  To  be  sure,  the  old  buildings  are 
older,  and  th e '  new  ones  are  strangers,  but  we  are 
just  as  young  as  we  used  to  be.  Frank  Kedzi e  says 
that  Frank 
we  have  not  changed,  and  w e  know 
knows. 

Th e  class  of  '86  can  all  be  there  on  June  23 d.  Of 

course,  t hat  means  you .  Did  you  e ve r  stop  to  tb ink 
that of  the  thirty-four  of  the  class  list.  onl y  five  got 
west  of  Ch icago,  th e  five  being  Cotton  and  Soangier 
at  Duluth ,  Lilln  in  Wasbington  state,  an d  Gammon 
and  Dav is 
in  California.  Chicago  gO l  about  on e· 
t hird  of 
those  who  gradua ted:  Dixon,  Edling. 
Eldridge,  E ve r hart.  RummI er,  J e nnie  Tow er  Wood· 
ward ,  and  Woodworth  have  all  been  living  h e r e  re 
cently. 

Our  Ch icago  office  has  for  years  been  known  as 
the  Ch icago  M.  A.  C.  h f;'adQuane rs.  We- are  locat ed 
practically  in  the  ce nte r  of  the  CilY.  CalIon  li S 
and  we  will  g-ive  YOll  (lie  glad  hand. 

Be  su r e  to  go  to  the  re union.  Th ere  will  be  lots 
rt'ce iv e 
forgpt  Ih e 

of  side  sh ow s.  and  yo u  will  undoubtedl y 
numerous  not ices  of  th e m.  But  dODlt 
main  att raction- we  want  to  see  you. 

Yours. 

"Per sonally, 

lIThis  letter  is  to  jog  your  memory  in  re 
gard  to  the  1914  reunion  at  the  M.  A.  C. 
The  class  of  '86  is  over  a  quarter  of  a  cen  
tu r y  old,  and  we  propose  to  s ho w  some  of 
the  younger  children  that  we  can  sti ll  kick 
up  some  acres  of  dust  when  we  get  started . 
The  reun ion  is  to  be  held  on  June  23 rd . 
shall  practice  wha t 

I 
preach.  The  distance  from  La  Park,  Pa., 
to  Lansing  is  nearly  700  miles,  but  I  s hall 
travel  those  700  m iles  with  a  happy  heal"t, 
assured  that  when  I  r each  the  old  campus 
my  small  efforts  will  be  amply  repaid  by 
the  pleasures  and  amenities  of  t he  joyous 
season  of  reunion.  Those  college  days  were 
t he halcyon  days  of  our  li ves. 

I 

"GEORGE  W.  PARK,  '86, 

"La  Park,  Pa." 

RUMORS- DO  THEY  SOUND  FAMILIAR? 

Just  as  an  example  of  the  way  rumors 
s pread,  and  to  show  that  human  Ilature  on 
the  campus  changes  but  little  as  the  years 
go  by,  we  cite  the  following  rumors,  wh ich 
have  cil"culated  for  a  time  during  the  past 
few  weeks.  No  one  is  more  cr edible  of such 
things  than  the  student  body,  and  perhaps 
some  who  read  this can  recall  rumors  which 
prevailed  at  some  time  in  their  college  life. 
"Somebody  said  the  College  would  have 

to  close  down  at the  end  of  this  week." 

" I  understand  that  the  ins tructors  in  the 
to  hold 

department  have 

refused 

"They  say  we  won't  have  any  Final s  thi s 

classes," 

term." 

"College is  going  to  close  two  weeks  early 
t hi s  year.  It must  be,  for  we  had  our  mid 
terms  a  week  early." 

And  so  on,  et  cetera,  [La  infinitum.  That 
doesn't include the  numerous  times  they  had 
the  M.  A .  C.  cadets  ordered  to  Mexico. 

6 

THE  M .  A.  C.  RECORD. 

ANNUAL  MAY·  FESTIVAL  TO  BE  HELD 
FRIDAY,  MAY  22. 

M.  A.  C.  ALUMNI ,  ATTENTION I 

The  date  for 

the  eleventh  annual  May 
Festival  of  the  Michigan  Agricultu ral  Col  
lege  has  been  set  for  Friday,  May  22.  Fol 
lowing the custom of t he  past two years,  the 
concerts  will  be  g iven  in  the  pavilion  of  the 
Agricultural  bui lding,  which  accommodates 
a  larger  aud ience  than  the  Armory. 

Musicians  of  national  prominence  h ave 
to  assist  the  efforts  of  the 
been  engaged 
College  chorus.  The  latter  body  has  been 
working  faithf ully  all  the  year,  under  the 
direction  of  Mr.  Fred  Killeen,  who  has  had 
charge  of  the  work  for  t he  past  five  years, 
and  an  excellent  rendition  of  Haydn's  ora 
torio  "Creationl l   is  assured . 

The  special  talent  engaged  includes  Miss 
Lucille  Stevenson,  one  of  the  leading  lyric 
sopranos  of  Chicago,  and  who  has  scored 
signal  successes  in  the  East  and  middle 
West.  She  was  for  four  years  soloist  with 
the  Minneapolis  Symphony  Orchestra,  and 
spent  last  yea r  in  stud y  in  Europe. 

Mr.  Fl'ank  Ormsby, 

tenor  robusto,  for 
eight  yea rs  has  been  soloi st  in  the  Rocke 
feller  Church,  of  New  York  City,  and  has 
appearea  with  t he  Ru ssian  Symphony  Or 
chestra  and  other  famous  musical  organizll 
tions. 

Mr.  AIthur  Middleton  has  sung  with  sev· 
eral  well-known  musical  organizations,  and 
has  received  naught  but  favorable  notices 
wherever  he  has  appeared.  Hi s  basso-bari 
tone  voice  is said  to  excel  in  power and l'ich 
ness  of  tone. 

One  of  t he  soloists  will  not  be  a  stranger 
to  Michigan  audiences,  Miss  Vera  Poppe, 
the  South  African  'cellist,  havi ng  appeared 
before  the  Michigan  Music  Teachers'  Asso 
ciation  in  Lansing  in  June,  1913.  Rousing 
applause  greeted  her  at  that  time.  and  she 
comes  to  M.  A.  C.  direct  from  the  Royal 
Academy  of  Music  in  London . 

Mr.  Llewellyn  Renwick,  accompani st,  is 
head  of  the  Organ  depa rtment  in  the  De· 
troit  Conservatory  of  Music,  and 
is  well 
known  to  Lansing  people. 

Two  concerts  will  be  given, 

the  after 
noon  at  3  o'clock  and  the  evening  at  8 
o'clock.  The  oratorio  will  be  rendered  in 
the  evening. 

No  time  like  NOW to  plan  for  June 23. 

The  class  of  '67  is  not  large  in  numbers, 
but  shows  a  spirit  worthy  of  emu lation  by 
all  others.  A  letter  recently  received  from 
Daniel  Strange,  of  Grand  Rapids,  states 
that all  but one  member  have  signified  their 
intention s  of being  at East Lansing on  June 
23rd. 

Once  again  the  enterprising  graduates  of 
the  Mich igan  Agr icult ural  College  who  are 
in  New  England  are  to  meet  in  annual  ses 
I  have  been  in  communication  with 
sion. 
President  Baker  and,  following  the  sugges 
tion  made  at our  last ann ual  session  in  Bos 
ton,  it  has  been  decided  to  change  the  base 
of operations  for  191 4  to  Springfield,  Mass. 
Arrangements  a re  well 
in  hand,  and  the 
date is Friday evening,  May  15,  at 7  o'clock. 
The  Hotel  Worthy,  comer  of  Main  and 
Worthington  Sts.,  is  t o  get  us  up  a  corking 
good  dinner  at  $1.50  a  plate. 

We  are anxious  to have an  especially  good 
turnout,  so  please  drop  me  a  line  saying 
that  you  will  be  with  us.  As  usual,  the 
family  wil l  be  welcomed,  so  please  advise 
the  number  of  covers  you  wish  r.eserved  on 
your  account.  President  Baker  advises  me 
that  he  believes  a 
representati ve  will  be 
with  us  from  Michigan,  possibly  President 
Snyder. 

I  also  enclose a  directory  of  New  England 
alumni  for  1913.  P lease  advise  if yo u  have 
additional  names  to  add  for  1914,  and  to 
whom  an  invitation  may  be  sent.  Accord 
ing  to  the  sentiment  expressed  at  our  last 
meeting,  eastern  New  York  alumni  will  be 
I  have  the  names  of  none  of  the 
welcome. 
New  York  boys  and  girls,  and  will  appre 
ciate  suggestions. 

Yours  cordially, 

Secretary  N.  E.  M.  A.  C.  Alumni. 

GLENN  C.  SEVEY, 

ANNUAL  INSPECTION  OF  CADET  CORPS. 

Unless  contl'ary 

information  is  received 
within  a  few  days,  the  regu lar  government 
inspection  of  the  local  corps  of  cadets  will 
be  held  on  the  d rill  grounds,  Tuesday,  May 
13,  While  the  date  is  certain,  t he  military 
authorities  at  the  Coll ege  are  not  sure 
whether  the  inspection  will  take place  in  the 
morning  or afternoon,  but custom  would  in 
dicate  that  the  afternoon  will  be  given  to 
the  matter. 

Capt.  J.  P.  Robinson,  General  Staff,  U.  S. 
inspection  of  the 

the 

A.,  will  conduct 
cadet s. 

Under  the  direction  of  Lieut.  J.  B.  De 
Lancey,  Sergt.  P.  J.  Cross,  and  Cadet  Col. 
F.  R.  Mueller, 
the  companies  have  been 
working  hard,  and  will  endeavor  to  present 
as  good  an  appearance  as  in  former  years. 
Considemble  attention  has  been  given  to 
extended  order  drills  and  battle  problems, 
as  t his  phase  of  the  work  is  particularl y 
emphasized  by  the  War  Department  at 
Washington. 

• 

• 

.. 

i 

THE  M.  A.  C.  RECORD. 

7· 

TRIANGULAR  MEET  EASY  FOR  M.  A.  C. 

M.  A.  C.  made  a  walk-away  of  the  annual  Tri 
angular  meet  with  Alma  and  Olivet  last  Saturday, 
the  final  scores  being,  M.  A.  C.,  87;  Alma,  25,  and 
Olivet,  19. 

None  of  the  marks  made  were  out  of  the  ordi 
nary.  Beatty,  who  was  the  best  performer  for  M. 
A.  C.,  grabbed  three  firsts,  and  his  time  of  26  3-5 
in  the  low  hurdles  was  within  one-fifth  of  a  second 
of  the  local  record.  Rider,  who  is  practically  the 
entire  Olivet  team,  secured  first  in  the  discus  and 
hammer  events,  and  third  in  the  shot  put. 

AGGIES  RETURN TO  FORM.-BEAT ALMA. 

With  Dodge  in  the  box,  M.  A.  C.  resumed  her 
winning  habit  early  last  week,  Alma  proving  the 
victim.  Ability  to  hit  when  hits  meant  runs  tells 
the  story  of  the  game,  which  ended  4  to  1,  M.  A.  C. 
up. 

Two  times  M.  A.  C.  had  the  bases  full,  and  each 
time  the  batter  delivered  a  ~imely blow  which  count 
ed  two  tallies.  Bibbins  singled  in  the  fifth,  scoring 
L.  Chilton  and  Mogge,  and  Frimodig's .bingle  in  the 
seventh,  put  the  same  runners  across  for  the  second 
pair  of  markers.  Alma  lost  its  big  chance  to  score 
heavily  in  the  fifth.  With  three  men  on  and  none 
out,  Dodge  caught  Peacock  off  third,  and  forced 
the  next  two  batters  to  hit  weak  rollers,  which  he 
fielded  himself. 

Pitcher  Johnson,  for  Alma,  had  the  local  batters 
helpless  in  the  first  four  frames,  only  twelve  men 
facing  him.  Eight  hits  were  gathered  off  his  de 
livery  in  the  last  four  rounds.  Green  and  White 
fa.ns  witnessed  a  much  shifted  line-up,  Griggs  being 
back  at  first  base,  with  Hood,  a  new  man,  filling  E. 
Chilton's  shoes  at  third.  Both  men  looked  good  on 
their  first  appearance. 

Score  by  "innings: 

R.  H.  E. 
M.  A.  C ................ 0  0  0  0  2  0  2  0  *- 4  8  1 
Alma  .................. 0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0- 1  7  2 

Batteries:  M.  A.  C.-Dodge,  Miller  and  Bibbins. 

Alma-Johnston  and  Vogt. 

AGGIES  NOSE  OUT  AKRON  IN  NINTH. 

The  University  of  Akron,  formerly  known  as 
Buchtel  College,  visited  East  Lansing  last  Wednes 
day. 
Incidentally,  they  assisted  the  locals  in  stag 
ing  one  of  the  most  exciting  games  of  the  spring, 
though  the  quality  of  the  playing  left  something  to 
be  "desired.  Assisted  by  the  visitors'  errors  and 
twelve  timely  hits,  M.  A.  C.  won  by  a  score  of  7 
to  6. 

Peterson  started  the  game  for  M.  A.  C.,  but  was 
hit  freely,  which,  coupled  with  his  generosity  in  the 
was  of  passes,  enabled 
to  amass  a 
four-run  lead  early  in  the  game.  He  gave  way  to 
the 
Weeder  in  the  fifth,  and  the  youngster  held 
'runs 
visitors  while  his 
around  to  win. 

teammates  hit  enough 

the  Ohioans 

The  home  team  came  to  bat  in  the  ninth,  one  run 
to  the  bad.  Hits,  and  some  speedy  work  on  the 
bases  put  the  necessary  runs  across  after  two  were 
out.  With  Griggs  waiting  on  third,  Fick,  the  fresh 
man  shortstop,  put  a  single  where  it  couldn't  be 
reached,  and  Griggs  came  home. 

Score  by  innings: 

R.  H.  E. 
M.  A.  C ................ 0  0  2  2  1  0  0  0  2- 7  12  2 
Akron  ................. 3  1  0  2  0  0  0  0  0- 6  9  5 

Batteries:  M.  A.  C.-Peterson,  Weeder  and  Bib 

bins.  Akron-Sidnell  and  Palmer. 

SYRACUSE  GOES  USUAL  ROUTE. 

For  the  fourth  time  in  as  many  years,  Syracuse 
crossed  bats  with  the  M.  A.  C.  nine,  and  departed 
lost.  The  game  had  many 
with  another  game 
familiar  features,  one  especially  being 
the  close 
ness  of  the  score.  The  final  score  was  5  to  4,  in 
favor  of  Macklin's  sluggers,  but  it  was  not  until  the 
eighth  inning  that  the  Green  and  White  annexed 
the  run  that  won  the  garpe. 

Blake  Miller  did 

the  hurling  for  M.  A.  C.,  op 
posing  Nichols  and  Adler  fot  the  Methodists.  The 
first  named  got  away  badly,  and  Miller's 
team 
mates  presented  him  with  a  three-run  lead  at  the 
start.  Adler,  who  succeeded  Nichols,  was  wild  at 
times,  but  was  pulled  out  of  the  holes  by  fast  work 
in  the  field. 

Fick,  for  M.  A.  C.,  continued  his  sensational  bat 
ting  streak,  getting  three  healthy  hits  in  four  trips 
to  the  plate,  and  scoring  two  of  the  rJlllS.  Both 
teams  were  well  matched,  the  breaks  in  luck  being 
about  even.  The  game  was 
feature 
plays,  one  of  the  best  being  a  beautiful  throw  from 
Dodge,  in  right,  to  the  plate,  nailing  a  runner  who 
tried  to  score  after  a  caught  fly.  A  double  play, 
Bibbins  to  Griggs,  cut  down  another  run  at  the 
plate,  and  retired  the  visitors  at  a  time  when  there 
were  enough  runs  on  the  bases  to  win  the  game. 

filled  with 

Score  by  innings: 

R.  H.  E. 
M.  A.  C ................ 3  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  *- 5  8  2 
Syracuse  .............. 0  0  0  2  0  1  1  0  0- 4  8·2 

Batteries:  M.  A.  C.-Miller  and  Bibbins.  Syra 

cuse-Nichols,  Adler  and  Farber. 

GIRLS'  GLEE  CLUB  CONCERT. 

The  concert  given  by  the  Girls'  Glee  Club  in  the 
pavilion  of  the  Agricultural  building 
last  Satur 
day  evening  was  well  attended,  and  the  work  of  the 
young  women  received  well-merited  applause.  Lack 
of  space  prevents  the  publishing  of  the  program. 

FOR  A  STUDENT 
Working  his  way  through  college 
A  REMINGTON  TYPEWRITER 
Is the best money maker.  We rent  visible  Remingtons 
at  $2.50  per  month.  $5.00  applies  on  purchase  price. 
REMINGTON  TYPEWRITER  CO. 
\  Bell  873 

211  Prudden  Bldg. 
Lansing,  Mich. 

Phones: i Citizens  9585 

8 

THE  M.  A.  C.  RECORD. 

.. 

PERSONAL  MENTION  FROM 
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 

O . J.  Root, '89,  is g ene r al  Pacifi c 
th e  Moline 
fo r 
Coast  M a nager 
Automobile  Company  and  th e  Mo· 
line  Engine  Company.  He  mak es 
this city  his headquarters, and  ca n b e 
foun d  at  li32-I740  w est  Washing  
ton  street  wh en  here.  H e  has  a  fine 
count r y  home in  the  Eagle  Roc k 
Yall ey·,  a  suburb  o f  L os  Angeles. 
F orm e rl y  h e  was  in  charge  of  the 
plan t at  Molin e  111.,  and  ca me  h e re 
for  a  temporary  rest  and  change  of 
cl imate . 

W.  W.  Smith ,  with  '95  has  been 
with  th e  eng in ee ring 
fi r m  of  Chus. 
C.  M oo re  &  Co"  General  Power 
P lant Co ntractors, fo r the past three 
years.  This  firm  does 90% of  the 
Pacifi c  Coast  business in  their  line. 
.Mr.  Smith has s upe rvision of letting 
the co nt r<1 cts in  Southern Californ ia, 
,,·jt h  his  headquarters  in  the  Van 
Nuys  Building  o f  t hi s  C ity .  H e  is 
married  a nd  li Yes  nt460 cast Adam s 
is  a  mcm ber  of  the 
street.  H e 
AmericHn  Society  of  ~'l ec halli c al 
Engine e rs,  a  highly  hon o rary  asso 
in str uille nta I 
ciation, and  has  bee n 
loca l  section 
in  recen tly starting  a 
of  that Society  here.  Thro ugh  hi s 
kin dness 1 quote th e  follo win g  from 
him  as  give n  me : 

"A fter  leaving  M.  A .  C.  at  the 
end  o f J lInior  year,  w e nt  to  Purdu e 
U nive r sity,  ta kin g  up  s pec ial  work 
in  Civ il  Enginee r in g. 
\,Vas  for 
seve r al  yea rs  identi fi ed  with  the d e· 
velo pm ent  of  the steel  fr eight  car , 
being  loca ted  at  D etroit  and  New 
York.  In  1905 wentto Mexico  Ci ty 
as chief eng ine er  of a  large  iron  allll 
in  1911 
s teel  works,  lea ving  the re 
on  <lccount  of  revolutionary 
t roub 
le s,  moving  to  Los  Ange les,  Cali 
fornia ,  where  !JOW  located," 

GAGER  C .  DA \'I S ,  Secy, 

\ ¥illgert R eiley , '1 3, who has been 
teaching'  in  an  ag ri cultu r al  sch ool <It 
:M e nomin ce,  l\1ichigan , h<ls  r ecently 
res igned  to  beco,me the superintend  
ent o f  an  extensive  cherry  orchard 
at  Egg  Harbor,  \-Visconsin, 

Fred  Schuler's  Silo,  D undee,  Mich, 

A BETTER  SILO  FOR  YOUR  MICHIGAN  FARM 

Exper ience has  pro 'l"'ed  th6t a  si lo  wall  must  be  airtight  and  weather  prco f  t o 
I nvestigate  the  many  s u 

keep  contents  fr om  b ecom ing  sour,  moldy  or  rotten , 
perior features of the 

Natco  hnperishable  Silo 

'ril e ~1I0 t hat II»s  n)lse:d  the  ft'ec!lnjZ  QUllllty 
o f  t'!ns!1 n ge  by  kC(' pi nJ,::  it I; w ('('t6 J\  fI' ('~ IH' r 
amI  JJlor(' pnlal ubh: ,  'I'he N a tco hnperish· 
a ble  Silo  Is  hull~ of  vltrlfietl  d ny  hoHO\I' 
block s  relnforccd  betwel'n  t'1l l:h  lAyC"  with 
t w o  co n t !n\lO\I ;':  st eel  bl\nds .  T hO.!se  bloek\; 
n r (o  n o n-porousun d  their glnzeo  slrl e,~  n l!lke 
tIJ('m  Impl'n'i ou!;  to alt' Roll  m o l s turc , 

~flt('O  Impl'rishulile  Silo  Willis  w il l  1101 
rl'eezl' fwd  c rnck -th(,  ensilllJ,::t'  I s  prot('cted 
f l'Oli1  extl'cllH'S  of  tempe l'ut uI'e,  T hel eliI'''' 
nu  Slfl\'CS  10  ;;; h r l nk,  wal'p  01'  splinter,  r\ o 
hoop ,~  10  til(btE'J1 .  N o  Pllln t.lnj2;  OJ'  r(' p llir 
hills,  T hl!  Natco  hnperishabl e  Silo  I s 
nltruct.i,'c III a pp(-,llrltliCe  II1 Ht  lns ts  fo r  !,!f'n 
era tions. 

Weatherproof- Decayproof- fireproof- Verminproof 

.H er"·s~ 1I0 Insu r ance  o f  th('  ,'c r y  II\',.;t  kind 
-nmi  no pl" ~ ll1hlln " 10 po),.  Y ou  \'{'UP  twnc· 
ttts  III  ht~j2;('r  pI'o nts  CroUl  YOU!'  (" a ttIc  ttS It 
J'cs u lt of [ ('edinll hettel' e n silage, 

The  N'nLCO  Impel'i s ha b!('  Sil o  is  ell~lly 
(' r e eted  loy  1\1 1.1'  Illason and  wllt'l]  c om pleter! 
your  si lo  troublps  a r e  ended  (01'(" '1.' 1', 
Its 
III'SL  (' os t  i s  pl'acll('ully t,be in.st  cos t, 

Write for Free Silo Book. 
'VI"  luwe  I\n  n t, tl'lj.(~t I Y('ly  IlIus\,l"fl\ N I 
hook  whlt'h  d (>s,'rlbes  thi S hetter silo, 
)Iu )'  we  s('IlII,\'otl a  copy  nnd  th('  names  o f  0 "'11(01';;  of  Xut co  I mperi s hable  Silos  In  yOlll' 
locullty~  WRITE  To nA y, 

• 

NATIONAL  FIRE  PROOFING  COMPANY 

Lansing 

- Michigan 

FOUNTAIN  PENS 
Wa.terman's,  Parker's,  Mercanlile,  "c 
$ \.00  to  $6,00,  all  guaranteed 
AT 
College  Drug &  Grocery Store. 
Full  lint  of  EU"'1lhi"rI, 

Arllnf. j o,  S t",.  Laun'}.'" 

fl.etFic  Supp/lu, 

J. A.  BISSINGER 
FLORIST 
Our C ut  Flowers  are  the  best  to  be  had, 
- - -
616-624  N, Oapltol  A,'e, 

B o th  Phon es. 

ROBERT  SMITH  PRINTING  CO. 

LANSING.  MICHIGAN 

-

. 

Lawrence & VanBuren 
Printing  Company 

OUR  FACI L IT IES  AR E  COMP LETE  FOR 
DESICNINC - ENCRAV IN C - PRINTINC - BINDINC 
CLASS  PUBLICATIONS  'NO  COLLECE  ANNUALS 

210. 212  Orand  Ave.  North 

Announcements,  In vitations,  Pro~rams,  etc.,  given  special allention. 

• 

• 

;