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VOL.  XIX 

TUESDAY,  JUNE  16,  1914. 

NO. 35 

President Snyder Tenders Resignation 

To the  H onorable State  Board  of Agriculture, 

Gentlemen: 

The class  of  ov er 200  to  whom  1 shall  have 
the  honor  to  hand  diplo mas  in  a  few  days is 
the  nineteenth  class  to  graduate  under  my 
administration . 

F or some  time  M rs.  Snyder  a n d  I  have felt 
that  we  would  wish  to  retire  from  this strenu 
ous  life  upon  the  com pletion  of  20  years  of 
s ervice.  As  this is  the  last  Board  meeting of 
the Co llege year,  I  therefore  tender  my  resig 
na tion  thus  far  i n  advance that you  may  have 
ample  time  to  sel ect  my  successor  to  take 
c harge at  the  beginning  of  the  Co llege  year. 
September  1.  1915. 

J une  10,  1914. 

Very  respectfully. 

J.  L.  S N YDER. 

Presid em 

J .  L.  Snyder  of 

lhe  Michigan 
Agricultural  College  t end er ed  h is  reSig nation 
to  the  Stale  Doal'd  of  Agriculture  Wednes day 
afternoon,  with  the  req uest  that  it  ta ke  eff ect 
at  th e  close  of  the  sch ool  yea r  in  Ju ne,  1915. 
The  reSignatio n  of  J .  L.  Sny der  as  president 
of  the  East  La nSing  institution  will  probably 
be  a ccepte d.  and  when  he  lays  down  t he  reins 
the  next  scb ool  yea r  it  will 
at  the  close  of 
mark  tbe  pass ing  of  the  edu cator  ' .... ho.  during 
the  20  years  of  h is  incumbency,  has  wa tched 
th e  Michigan  Agricultural  Coll ege  grow  from 
a  stru ggling  littl e 
instituti on  to  one  of  th e 
greatest  schools  of  its  kind 
the  Un ited 
in 
States. 

RE SW,.. .\TIO:-O  CO:\lF:S 

.'5  SUItPBlSt:. 

The  acti on  of  Pres id ent  Snyder  in  tender 
ing  his  r es ignation  to  take  effect  in  one  yea r 

came  as  a  decided  s urpr·ise  to  the  members 
of  the  Boar d  and  to  his  many  fri ends  among 
{he  faculty  and  stu dent  bod y.  Howeve r,  his 
letter  of  r es ignation  sho,"s  that  he  has  had 
the  matter  und er  advisement  for  some  time, 
and  that  it  has  been  b is  ambition  t o  gradua te 
20  classes  and  then  turn  the  work  over  to 
another. 
By 

the  State 
Board  of  Agr icul t ure  of  his  intentions,  Presi 
dent  Snyder  says  they  wil l  be  give n  plenty 
of  time  in  wh ich  to  select  his  successo r. 

the  members  of 

info r m ing 

When  President  J.  L.  S nyder  took  charge 
of  the  college 
tbere  were  220  stu dents  en 
rolled.  At  the  present  t ime  th e  enrollm ent  is 
more  than  2,000.  an d  the  graduati ng  class  th is 
yea r,  including 
those  who  bave  been  do ing 
post  graduate  work,  is  la r ge r  than  the  entire 
student  body  when  Pres id ent  Snyder  fir st  as 
sumed  h is  duti es  at  East  Lansing. 

B t:T  Two  DEP.\ltT:\JEX'f S  IX  1895. 

I n  1895 

the  faculty  and  sta tion  workers 
numbered  less  than  40,  while  at  the  present 
time  they  n umber  about  175. 
Just  25  g radu 
ates  received  diplomas  in  Pres ident  Snyder 's 
first  class  in  1895.  At  t hat  time  ther e  were 
two  depar tments,  agriculture  a nd  engineer 
ing,  but  s in ce 
there  have  heen 
a dded  th e  department  of  home  econom ics  for 
In  ad· 
gir ls,  forest r y  and  veter inary  s cience. 
ditl on ,  the  agr icultural  department  bas  ex 
panded  to  Include 
farm  mechanics,  poultry, 
soils,  fa r m  crops,  ag ricul tu ral  education  a nd 
exte nsion. 

tim e 

that 

Th e  twelve  best  buildings 

tbat  have  been 

IOontl nued  Oil  pugc  >1.\ 

Pu b1ished  by 
'1jie  MICHIGAN  AGRICULTURAL  COLLEGE  ASSOCIATION 
East  Lansing,  Michigan 

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E AST  LA NS ING,  MI CHIG AN.  T U ESDA Y,  J UNE  16,  1914. 

NO.  35 

EX-GOVERNOR  OSBORN  TALKS  TO  STU-
DENTS  AT  THE  COL LEGE . 

Amalgamation  of  the  Michigan  Agricultural  Col 
lege,  the  University  of  Michigan  and  th e  Michigan 
College  of  !\'lines  at  Houghton  in  one  great  univer 
sity,  is  a  hope  cherished  by  ex-G ov.  Chase  S.  Osborn. 
He  gave  voice  to  his  "dream,"  as  he  called  it,  in  an 
address  to  1\'1.  A.  C.  students  la st  Friday  evening. 

"This  is  the  age  of  combination ,"  declared  tbe  ex 
governor,  "here  and  abroad  in  the  business  world 
,and  in  the  world  of  education. 
I  would  like  t9  see 
th is  work  of  comb in ation  made  use  of  in  Michigan. 
I  wou ld  li ke  to  see  M.  A.  C.,  the  Unive rs ity  of  Mich i 
gan,  and  the  Mich igan  College  of  lI.'lines  united  as 
one  great  institution,  under  whose  wings  the  work 
of  hi gher  education  might  be  made  more  potent  and 
more  powerful.  This  has  bee n  don e  with  gran d  s uc 
cess  at  Wisconsin  a nd  CornelL 

"Such  a  combination  need  not  change  the  present 
locations  of  the  colleges  or  the  un ive rsity,  unless  it 
would  be  to  bring  them  all  to  i\'T.  A.  C.,  which  has 
the  acrt's  and  the  natural  beauty  su ited  to  such  a 
purpose.  Bringin g  about  of  th is  union  would  be 
an  achievement  fo r  Michigan. 

" 1  have  no  ill  thought  towards  M.  A .  C.  in  this 
Indeed,  it  probably  would  no t  be  neces 
suggesti on . 
sary 
to  make  a ny  cha nges  in  administration  othf'fl" 
than  that  the  insti tutions  woul d  be  made  to  work 
more  in  harmony." 

Mr.  Osborn  expressed  regret  that  President  Sny 
der  had  tendered  his  resignation  to  the  board  of 
agri culture. 

"The  board  will  be  compell ed  to  seek  far  before 
it  w ill  find  such  a  capable  man  fo r  the  position  as 
President  Snyder,"  he  declared,  " and 
I  sincerely 
trust  that  it  will  be  slow  to  accept  the  preside nt's 
Droposal  to  retire." 

Jay  D.  Stannard,  ' 76,  who  has  long  been  con 
nected  with  e nginee r ing  projects  in  th e  Southwest, 
has  aga in  changed  his  addr ess,  this  time  goi ng  to 
Alamosa,  Col.  He  regrets  his  inabili ty  to  attend 
t h e  Reunion,  but  remarks  that  he  will  be  with  us 
in  spirit  on  June  23. 

Lots  of  the  ol d  boys  are  coming  back.  See  the 
list  on  another  page.  There'll  be  some  one  whom 
you  used  to  know. 

PROGRAM  FOR COMMENCEMENT  WEEK . 

T hursday  evening- Cap  Night. 
Friday  eye ning~ Society  Reunions. 

S.\TCHD .. \\'. 
4:00  p.  m.~Open air  conce r t,  I\"lili ta ry  band. 
8:00  p.  m.- FacuJty  reception  to  se niors. 

'<;LX'D.\\'. 

~:(l0  p. 

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F.  Ander son  of  Cincinna ti. 

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_"O X'D.\\' . 

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m.- Reception  by  President  and  Mrs.  J. 

L.  Snyder. 

Tl'ES OA Y. 
10:00  a.  m.·-Commencemen t 

by  Han.  Thos. 
bUI'Il,  l'\' .  Y. 

exerci ses .  Address 
:\ Iott  Osborne.  Au· 

12:30  p.  m.-College  luncheon. 

3:00  p.  m.- Alumni  business  meeting. 
-4: 30  p.  m.- Open  air  concert,  Military  band. 
8:00  p.  m.-Society  reunions. 

Alumni  Ball  and  Reception. 

BIBBINS  AND  BEATTY  RECEIVE  CAP 
TAINCIES . 

At  meetings  of  the  baseball  and  track  teams  last 
week  A.  L eal  Bibbins  and  Howard  Beatty,  both  '15, 
were  elected  captains  of  the  ] 915  baseball  and  t r ack 
tea ms,  r espectively. 

Bibbins  is  easily  the  brainiest  ball  player  on  this 
year"s  team,  and  has  played  consistent  ball  at  all 
ti mes,  in  spite  of  injuries.  With  an .ullusually  large 
number  of  good  players  left  over  for  next  year.  he 
should  be  able  to  lead  in  a  winning  team. 

Beatty  is  deserv ing  of  the  honor  confe r red  upon 
him  by  h is  mates.  Entered  in  a  large  number  of 
events,  he  bas  been  a  consistent  point  winne r  for 
M.  A.  C. ,  seldom  fa iling  to  get  h is  name  mentioned 
in  the  list  of  in dividu al  stars. 
'rhe  RECOIlO  wishes 
both  men  all  poss ible  success. 

G.  C.  Dav is,  secr etary  and  treasu r er  of  the  South 
ern  Cali forni a  M.  A.  C.  Association,  has  j ust  sent  in 
a  fine  picture  taken  at t h e  picnic  of  that  bo dy.  This 
picture  will  appea r  in  one  of  the  remaining  iss ues 
of  the  RECORD. 

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r UBUSHEO  E\' ERY  TUESDAY  DURING  THE  COLLEGE  YEAII 
BY  THE  MICH1GAN  AGRICULTURAL  COLLEGE 
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CO.llME .VT  OP  THE  ST.4TE  PTU;S,s. 
Presldenl  Roben  C.  Graham ,  of 

the  board,' dE"'" 
elared  that  Snyde r's  action  look  tbe  board  e ntirely 
off  its  guard. 

"This  is  a  serious  malter  [or  the  college  and  one 
deserving  of  careful  conSideration ,"  sa id  Pres ide nt 
Gr aham. 
"1  can not  state  at  th is  tim e  if  the  r e-s ig 
nation  will  be  acce-pted. 
J  wish  to  say,  however. 
that  President  Snyder  reSigned  entirely  of  his  own 
free  will  and  tbat  no  action  of  the  board  had  any· 
th ing  to  do  with  his  action." 

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l ' IIt.:  Ht:SHlXNl"IO:"  OF  PI:t.:SIOt.:="T  !':=" YIJEI:. 
J .  L ,  Snyd er  bas  written  his  resignation  as  presi 

de nt  at  Michigan  Agricultura l  College. 

The  r eSig nation  Is  to  take'  effect  in  Jun e  of  1915, 
and  th e  class  wh ich  will  g raduate  during  that  mon t ll 
\\'111  be  the  twentieth  which  bas  gone  out  from  the 
lea rning  at  East  LanSing 
splendid  institution  of 
since  Mr.  Snyder  assumed  office. 

It goes  without  saying  that  a  man  wbo  bas  s pent 
20  years  of  his  life  g uiding  the  destinies  of  a  g reat 
is 
college  has  pe rformed  a  public  ser vice  wbl eh 
worthy  of  comme nt.  During  Mr.  Snyder's  term  j)J, 
A.  C.  has  grow n  from  a  little  school  with  200  stu 
den t s  to  one  with  ove r  2,000.  There  were  fewer 
s tudents  in  tbe  enti re  college  than  a re  being  g r adu 
ated  th is  month  in  the  seni or  cla ss.  Tbe  fam e  of 
the  institution  has  sp r ead  to  every  cor ner  of  the 
United  States  and  it ranks  today  at  the  head  of  a ll 
schools  of  its  k ind . 

Th er e  must  be  g r eat  satisfaction 

for  Pres ident 
Snyder  when  this  r eco rd  is  contemplated, 
It  has 
bee n  accompli shed  through  hard,  untiring  and  often 
unappreciated  work.  But  whatever  personal  cr iti cs 
of  the 'president  may  say,  their  attacks  cannot  tear 
down  or  belitUe  tbe  magnificent  institution  which 
has  grown  up  under  his  hand. 

M.  A.  C.  and  a U  citi zens  of  Michigan  who  helieve 
in  the  college  can  feel  that  a  chapter  in  the  history 

of  t he  school  bas  been  closed  with  the  dignil.y  Le 
coming  an  institution  of  its  s ize  and  importance. 
A.nd  P r esident  Snyder ,  at  the  end  of  ~O  yea r s  of 
labor,  can  re ti re  from  the  fi eld  where  he  has  SDe nt 
the  best  years  of  his  life  witll  the  knowle dge  tbat 
lh e  tests  of  th e  futur e  will  prOve  that  the  founda· 
lions  upon whi ch  he  has  worked  have  been  well  laid . 
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!"1It.:  WORK  01- T\\" EX1'Y  1 t!.\II:oj, 
Th e  te rminatio n  of  ft  public  se rvice  mu st  be  view 
E"d  with  r egr et  when  it  has  bee n  accompa nied  by  r e 
s ult.s  s uch  as  bave  com e  wi tb  PreSident  J.  L.  Sny 
der's  a ssociation  with 
th e  Michigan  Ag ri cultura l 
Coll ege. 

fAII/Silllj  Stale  JIJllrltol,  June  n,  19H . 

Th e  institution  bas  growlI  from  a  sma ll  school, 
with  bu rely  200  students,  two  branch es  of  Ins truc 
lion  a nd  buildings  few  and  inadequa tely  eq uipped, 
Into  an  agricultura l  college  that  is  we ll  abr east  of 
its 
The  t imes,  that  gather s  ~,OOO  or  more  with in 
ha ll s  eve ry  YE'ar,  that  teaelles  a  wide  range  of  s ub 
j ects  and  has  a  plan t  well  adapted  for  its  work. 
Add  to  this  the  new  ~ xte n s i on work  that  is  directly 
to  farm ers  e,'er ywbe re  in  th e  Slate, 
ad vamageous 
a nd  the  progress  of  )J.  A.  C.  whil e  Dr.  Snyde r  has 
been  at  its  head  has  bee n  diSLincLly  credll3lJle 
to 
all  who  have  bee n  con cerned  in  iis  management  and 
especiall y  to  its  execu ti ve  head. 

A  college  presidenl's  fitness  for  his  work  may  be 
gauged  by  three  standards, 
If  t he  college  dental'S 
unde r  hi s  direction  it  is  presumptive  ev id e nce  th at 
he  is  possessed  of  the  executi ve  ability  wh ich  is  a 
prim e  r equisite  fo r  the  place, 
If  its  hi sto ry  Is  fr ee 
from  Ihose  faculty  quarrels  that  t oo  ofte n  c rop  ou t 
to  th e  public  attenti on  and  mar  the  ins tltution's 
prestige  it  may  be  cre dite d  wilh  n.n  eq uil1m en t  of 
tact  that 
indispen sable.  And  he  mu st  at  the 
sa m e  tim e  be  a  disciplinarian.  fo r  man y  a  promi s ing 
e duca tional 
th rou gh 
the  yo uth  that  at 
the  uncont.rolled  ex ube rance  of 
tend  fl .  Il  is  not  often  t ba t  one  man  can  be  found 
in  whom  combine  these  qualities  of  e xecutive  cal)a 
blllty,  tact  and  firmness,  a nd 
those  fortUIlRte  col 
to  find  th em  reflect  their  good 
leges  tb at  mana ge 
luck 
the  advance  tbey  mak e  wh ile  they  e njoy 
lhe  advantage  of  h is  se rvice. 

in stiLUtion  has  come  to  g ri ef 

in 

is 

)1.  A.  C.  bas  stood  high  in  a ll  r e~pects  during  tbe 
last  20  years ,  and  tbe  s ta t.e  will  not  g rud ge  filII 
recognition  of  Dr.  Snyde r·s  va lue  in  building  up  an 
institution  of  which  we  a re  all  proud.- Df'tro it  Fn·/" 
Press. 

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NAUGHTY-NINE  BULLETIN  SOON . 
'fhe  members  of  the  class  of  '09.  wh o  haYe  cha'·ge 
of  the  publication  of-Ule.  annual  bull etin,  expect  to 
send  the  copy  to  the  printe r  at  an  earl y  datt'o 

For  several  weeks  past  an  attem pt  has  been  made 
to  gel  in  touch  wi t h  every  m e mber  of  th e  class,  and 
It is 
r eplies  have  been  rece ive d  from  all  but  a  fe w. 
hope d  that  even  these  may  be  located  be fore  t he 
time  to  go  to  press. 

Cha rles  H.  Spu rway  has  been  handling  a  g r eat 
deal  of  th e  correspondence,  assisted  by  oth er  '0gers 
who  live  near  Ea st  LanSing. 

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Gerald  F.  Cook,  '13f,  who  has  been  doinK 
some  watchful  waiti ng  since  his  graduation 
last June,  has  been  amply  rewarded  for  hi s 
patience  by  a  fine  position  with  the  White 
Lumber  Co.,  of  Boyne  City.  Cook  passed 
number one  in  the civil service  examinations 
a  year  ago,  but fOJ'  several  reasons  did  not 
accept  an  appoi ntment  to  the  service.  His 
present  work  carries  wit h  it a  fi ne  salary, 
and  hi s  duties  are  t hose  of  scaler  and  camp 
cler k. 

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DELINQUENT  SUBSCRIBERS-A.TTEN 
TION. 

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There  are  still  a  good  many  readers  of  the  RLCOIW 
who  have  not  r ene wed 
!;i ince 
they  have  not  requested  us  to  discontinue  the  paper, 
we  take  it  for  gr anted  that  they  like  it  and  want 
it  t o  come  t9  them  each  week. 

their  subscriptions. 

Feeling  tbat  everyone  is  enjoying  the  paper,  we 
hesitate  to  drop  the  name  of  anyone  from  the  list. 
i t  takes  more  than  goo d  wishes  to  pro 
Hovl'ever, 
duce  r esul ts.  L ook  at  the  date  on  your  address 
slip  and  see  jf you  are  paid  up.  This  is  a  suggestion 
wh ich  we  are  optimistic  enough  to  hope  will  oe  acted 
upon. 

WHO'S  COMING  BACK? 

No  doubt  some,  who  haven' t  as  yet  made  up  their 
minds,  will  be  interested  to  know  wh o  are  some  of 
the  folks  they  will  meet  at  the  ColIege  on  June  23. 
Below  is  give n  a  list  of  those  who  have  been  heard 
from: 

George  G.  Torrey. 

Daniel  Str ange. 

'61. 

'67. 

'70. 

Charles  W.  Garfi eld,  A.  H.  Phinney. 

'74. 

Henry  Haigh,  John  K.  Gailey,  Jay  Sessions. 

R.  E.  Caine. 

'76. 

'is. 

F.  E.  Robson. 

'81. 
A.  H.  Voigt,  A.  B.  Turner. 

John  W.  Beaumont. 

Frank  F.  Rogers. 

E.  E.  Vance. 

'82. 

'83. 

'84 . 

'85. 

E.  R.  Lake,  H.  E.  Thomas. 

'86. 

J.  J.  Jakway,  J.  W.  Clemons. 

'87. 

Frank  R.  Smith. 

A.  B.  Goodwin. 

'88. 

'8~. 

W.  L.  Rossman,  Thea .  l\lacC l u re,  E.  N.  Pagelsen, 
E.  A.  Holden,  A.  D.  Baker,  Woo.  L.  Lightbod y.  J.  J. 
Howard,  George  J.  J en ks.  J.  W.  Tourney,  P.  G.  H ol 
den. 

1890  to  1900. 

D.  \Y.  Bradford,  '90;  J.  R.  McColl,  '90;  H.  Arnold 
Wh i te,  '92:  B.  W.  Peel.  '92;  J.  E.  Hink so n,  '92;  B.  F. 
Ba i n,  '93;  E,  C.  Pete rs,  '93;  H.  R.  Parish ,  '95;  N.  C. 
Johnson,  '96;  \y,  D.  Hurd,  '99;  R.  J .  Crawford,  '91; 
A.  B.  Cook,  '93. 

1901  to  1913. 

l\'lax  Gardnel' ,  ']2; 

1'1.  L.  Kingsley,  '05:  Walier 
Rawson ,  '04;  O.  H.  Sk inner.  '02;  T.  G.  Phillips,  '02; 
W.  O.  Thompson,  '04:  J.  P.  Tallmadge,  '05:  Inez  K, 
Tallmadge,  '0 7;  E.  P.  Rohinson,  '07;  F.  W.  S ind 
linger,  '11;  T.  H.  Cald well.  ')2;  D.  L.  Porter ,  '04: 
S.  H.  Brewer,  '05;  E.  O.  Elmer ,  '03;  Charles  Tuber 
gen,  '11;  W.  L.  Nies,  '13:  Lillian  Taft.  '05:  RusseJi 
MurdOCk,  ' 09:  D.  W.  Stillson,  R.  W.  Sloss,  '11:  S id 
ney  Smith,  ' )2 ;  A.  A.  Martin i,  'OS;  E.  E.  Kurtz.  '10; __ 
J.  G.  Hay s,  G.  A.  Krau s,  'IL  E.  B.  Gaffney,  '13;.6L. 
A.  Wiledon ,  ')3;  G.  W.  Gutelmnst,  '01;  H.  B.  !\lc 
Dermid.  '06:  Karl  B.  Bru cker, 
'0 7;  Grace  Owen 
Kantz.  '08;  J.  Allen  Miller,  '12;  H.  H.  Curtis,  '08; 
D.  B.  Button,  '04;  G.  S.  McMullen,  '04;  H.  J.  Hulett, 
'05;  Edilh  Roby,  '07 :  J.  R.  Campbell,  '08;  O.  W. 
Stephenson,  'O S;  Hay  Turner.  '0 9;  C.  N.  Frey,  '11 ; 
C.  E.  Webb,  '12;  1.  T.  P ickford,  '13;  K.  K.  Vining. 
'13. 

MIX-UP  IN  CLA.SS  OF  1903. 

Owing  lo  the  adoption  of  the  new  reunion  plan. 
the re  appears  to  be  a  sligh t  confusion  with  rega r d  to 
the  meeting  of  the  class  of  1903. 

At  the  r ecent  trienn ial  the  class  of  1903  voted  to 
hold  a  r e union  of  the  class  at  the  tim e  of  th e  next 
trienn ial,  as  nearly  five  yea r s  late r  as  possible. 

According  to  the  recently  adopted  plan.  1903 
is 
due  to  mee t  with  '04 ,  ' 05  and  '06  on  JUDe  23d  of  this 
year_ 

The  Secretary  was  not  aware  of  the  motion  of  the 
class,  and  plans  have  been  made 
to  have  the  re 
It is  hoped 
unions  this  year  according  to  the  plan. 
that  a  large  number  of  ]903  people  can  arrange  t~ 
be  with  us  at  this  time. 

A  lelter  has  been  r ece ived 'from  G,  Verne  Branch , 
']2  Hort.,  who  is  in  the  Office  of  Ma r kets,  in  Was h 
in gton,  D_  C.  Among  other  things  he  mentions  the 
fact  that  he  is  using  a  refrigerator  made  by  Ellis  W_ 
Ranney,  'OOa,  who,  as  Branch  says,  is  th e  man  that 
put  the  "gr eenness" 
in  Greenyille.  Mich.  Branch 
also  says  that  the  refrigerator  can  consume  more 
coin  than  a  Ford  a u tomobile.  The  more  ice  you  p u t 
in  at the  top,  the  mor e  b ea t  comes  out  at the  bottom. 
Branch  hopes  to  m eet  the class  of  1912  this  year,  but 
has  some  doubts  about  it.  H e  sends  his  regards  to 
all  the  old  boys. 

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SORRY  HE  CAN'T  COME. 

JUNE  MEETING  OF  THE  STATE  BOARD. 

l 'be  follow i n g  lelte r  bas  been  recei ved  {rom  Ed 
w in  n.  Hulett,  '09 ,  until  r ecently  with  the  John  T . 
Lewis  Co.,  of  Philadelpll ia : 

Philadelphia,  June  fJ. 

Aside  from 

the  reSignation  of  Presiden t  J.  L. 
Sny der ,  which  was  t he  feature  of  the  r eg ular  meet 
ing  of  the  State  Board  of  Agriculture,  seve l'Dl  mat 
te rs  of  importance  wer e  taken  up. 

Deal'  RECQI:I:l: 

I  am  sorry  to  sar  tbat,  as  usual ,  Mrs.  Hul ett  and 
the  Re 

myself  will  be  preve nte d  from  attending 
union,  although  we  will  s pend  July  near  ther e. 

I  am  leaving  John  T.  Lewis  &  Co.,  where  I  ha ve 
been  employed  as  chemist and  s uperinten den t  of  th e 
to  take  charge  of  th e  dry 
d ry  color  depa r tm e nt, 
color  laboratory  of  tbe  Stauffer  Chemical  Co.,  of 
San  Francisco,  CaL  We  ex pect  to  be  on  hand  for 
the  Exposit.ion.  and  hove  to  see  many  M.  A.  C.  peo-
p Ie  th ere. 

Very  t rul y, 

E.  B.  H F U;TT,  '09. 

In  the  competi ti ve  d rills  h el d  last  week  Co.  H, 
Capt.  H.  E .  Aldri ch,  won  first  place.  Co.  G,  Capt. 
P .  S.  Armst ron g.  and  Co.  D,  Cavt.  C .  ~.  )JcA rd le. 
won  second  and  tb ird  respectively.  As  in  form er 
years,  tbe  prizf!  compani es  will  be  r ewarded  by  be· 
Ing  excused  from  drill  during  the  last  days  of  t he 
term . 

.... Ia ny  of  the  se niors  have  finisbed  the ir  work  and 
dellarted  for  tbe  paternal  roof  to  r est  up  ror  the 
Commencement  activ ities. 

Edmund  H.  Gibson.  '12  Hort. ,  A.  W.  Gibson,  (lX 
'123,  and  th eir  parents  have  been  visiting  fr ie nds  in 
L a ns in g  and  at  the  Col lege.  E.  H .  Gibson  has  been 
actively  en gage d  in  work  for  the  U.  S.  Departm e nL 
of  Agr iculture,  chiefly  in  the  south,  whil e  his  brot)}PT 
bas  been  on  the  farm  at  Asheville,  N.  C. 

]f  any  of  our  r ea de r s  know  of  the  address  of  H . 
B.  Elliott,  Jr.,  forme rl )'  a  member  of  the  class  of 
'84,  who  left  college  in  his  sophomore  yea r ,  they  wi11 
confe r  a  favor  by 
informing  Clarence  E.  Smith. 
president  of  the  P eopl es  Bank.  of  Waukegan,  Ill. 
Mr.  Smi th  has  signlfl ed  hi s  in te ntion  of  coming'  hack 
for  the  Reunion . 

R.  \\'.  Powell ,  ' He,  will  r ecei .... e  his  C . . E.  degre p 
from  Cornell 
th is  yea r.  a nd  will  then  ente l'  Yal e 
Uni ver s ity.  There  he  will  teach  part  of  the  time 
and  take work  in  the  Divinity  school.  wllh  t.he  Objf-c l 
of  going  to  Ch ina  as  a  missionary  teacher  in  on e 
of  the  colleges  th e l'e. 

E.  E.  Ga llup,  fo r  severa l  years  prinCipal  of  Adrian 
High  School ,  leaves  hi s  pos ition  at.  t.h e  end  of  this 
year  to  accept  the  s upe rintendency  of  th e  Monroe, 
Mich .,  sch ool s . 

The  RECORD  has  just  received  a  note  from 
Miss Flora Campbell,  '06,  giving her present 
address  as  460  North  Serrano  Ave.,  Los 
Angeles,  Cal. 

L. 

in 

Tb e 

largest  single  piece  of  bus im'ss  was 

th e 
salary  budget  for  the  comi ng  yea r. 
In  spite  of  the 
to  sal a ri es,  th e  li st  was 
apprehension 
given  a  g r eat  deal  of  consideration,  and  many  in· 
c rea ses  we r e  made  all  alon g  the  line. 
']'h e  salar y 
budget  as  estimated  unt il  December  30.  1914,  stands 
at  $11 2,000. 

regard 

Import.ant.  from  n.  department  sta ndpoln,  was  the 
:ro."I.  McCool  as  h ead  of  the  de, 
selection  of  Mr .  .11.1. 
i\Ir.  McCool  will 
par tment  of  soils  and  soil  phys ics. 
take  th e  pla ce  left  vacant  by  the  r esignation  of  Prof. 
J.  A.  J e ffr ey.  a nd  will  head  the  depa r tme nt  wh ich 
has  been  unde r  l h e  directi on  of  Cha rles  H.  Sp urway. 
'09a,  s ince  last  Septem ber. 

).1.  E .  Duckl f's,  a  speciali st  in  ch a rge  of  boys'  and 
gi rl s'  club  work.  has  bee n  engaged  by  the  farm  man 
agement  departm enl  fol'  a  period  of  th r ee  mon th s 
during  the  summe r,  to  promo te  th is  kind  of  work 
in  Michigan. 
,'h e  governm e nt  pays  his  salary, 
while  traveling  an d  sustenan ce  exp('nses  are  met  by 
the  Agri cultural  College. 

Th e  m eeting  authorized 

the  er ect ion  of  a  new 
g reenh ou se.  ~5  br  65  feel.  to  be  localed  just  east 
of  the  present.  range  of  greenhouses. 

The  infe r ence  made  during'  the  recent  stri ngency 
appea rs  10  be  hold ing  true.  1t  was  though t  t hat 
som e  phases  or  e xte nsion  work  wo uld  need  to  be 
curtaile d  fol'  the  present,  and  the  fi rst  move  in  th is 
direcl.ioll 
is  seen  in  the  fa ct  that  no  in crea ses  fOI" 
insti tute  worke rs  wer e  a llowed  at  th is  tim e. 

Th e  list  of  names  of  fhe  se niors  was  prese nted, 
and  the  pres id ent  author ized  to  hand  diplomas  to 
those  whose  names  appeared.  Lack  of  space  pre 
\' ents  the  RECOIl I)  from  publishing  th is  li st  complete. 
Th e  followin g  peopl e  were  r ecommended  fo r  a d· 
vanced  degrees.  Cu riou sly  eno ugh,  e veryone  is  a 
graduat e  of  the  Co ll ege.  Th ey  ar(>: 

:\Iaste r  of  Sc lence--J .  W.  F isher.  'J1:  Paul  Tha y, 

P l'.  'no. 

~ I aster  of  Agri cultu r e-Charles  H .  S purway,  '09. 
"){aster  of  Horti cult un:>- J .  G.  Boy le.  '08;  H.  M. 

Connolly .  '08. 

-"Iechanical  En gin ee r-

:\'IYI'on  H.  Bowerman,  '09: 

Edward  Balbach,  '(14. 

Cil'il  Enginpc r- Howa rd  H.  Barne tt,  '06:  John  R. 
'Oi :  Haroln  C. 

La mbert.  'Ofi;  Fletcher  A.  Gould, 
Shprm:tn,  'OR,  nnrl  Hoy  H.  L yon.  '09. 

)'f eet  your  fr ie nd s  in  the  bi g  te nt  Jun e  23 . 

FOR  A  STUDENT 
W orking  his  way  through  college 
A  REMINGTON  TYPEWRITER 
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at  $2.50  per  m o nth.  $5. 00  applies  on  purc hase  price. 
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"MIDSUMMER  NIGHT' S  DREAM"  ABLY 
GIVEN  BY  COLLEGE  DRAMATIC  CLUB . 

Before  som e  1.500  appreciative  auditor s  Sbakes 
pea re's  classic,  "A  Midsummer  Night's  Dr eam,"  was 
r ender ed  in  a  praiseworthy  ma!lDef  by  the  members 
of  the  l\I.  A.  C.  Dramati c  Club  last  We dnesday  n ight. 
Th e  play  was  staged  in  the  open  ai r,  after  the 
man ner  of  the  famous  Ben  Greet  players,  the  POf 
tion  of  th e  lawn  nor th  of  College  Hall  being  used  for 
t he  presentati on.  The  natural  slope  of  the  ground 
and  the  somber  backgr ound  of  massed  t rees  made 
the  s pot  an  ideal  one  for  such  a  purpose. 

Prof.  E.  S.  King  and  C.  B.  Mi tchell ,  together  with 
each  member  of  the  cast  and  th e  orchestr a.  dese r ve 
unlimi te.d  praise  for  the  success  of  th e  play.  For 
weeks  r ehearsals  ba ve  been  hel d,  and  the  directors 
have  s uccessfully  over come  s ituation s  which  m ight 
well  be  cons idere d  disheartening.  Th e  variou s  pa rts 
wer e  given  out  only  after  much  deliberation,  and 
each  member  fitte d  ad m ir ably  the  part  which  he  or 
she  was  chosen  to  portray. 

, 

is 

in 

to  marry  Lysander,  who 

Theseus,  Duke  of  Athens, 

love  with  Hip 
polyta,  and  their  nuptials  are  soon  to  be  celebrated. 
Demetrius,  beloved  of  H elena,  is  in  turn  in  love  with 
Hermi a,  daughter  of  Egeus.  H ermia,  on  the  other 
l oves  her. 
hand  wi shes 
E geus  r efuses  to  consent,  so  by  th e  law  of  Athens, 
she  must  marry  Demetriu s,  vow  h erself  to  spinster  
h ood ,  or  di e. 
Lysander, 

t he  unfavored  SUi to r,  decides  to  run 
away  with  H erm ia,  t o  a  point  outs id e  Athens,  wh er e 
they  can  be  ha ppily  marri ed.  Thinking  to  win  th e 
love  of  Dem etriu s,  Helena  tell s  him  of  tbe  plan,  and 
he  pursues  the  tovers.  All  become  lost  in  a  dense 
wood.  and  the  fair ies mingle  in  the  affa irs  of  mortals 
with  bewil dering  r esults. 

An  amus in g  counterplot  is  here  offel'e d  by  th e  a p 
pearance  of  t he  six  t radesmen ,  wh o  are  reh ea rSin g 
a  play  to  be  g iven  befo r e  th e  Duk e.  One  of  them 
fa Us  a  victim  to  th e  whim  of  P uck ,  who  changes  hi s 
head  t o  the  likeness  of  an  ass.  H is  companions  fl ee 
from  him  in  fea r. 

Through  the  good  agenCies  of  Ober on .  K in g  of  the 
Fa iries,  the  lovers'  ta ngle  is  clea r ed  up ,  and  Deme 
t rius  r etu r ns  H elena's  love.  T h is  leaves  E geus  with 
no  alternative  but  to  accept  Lysander  as  his  son-in 
law,  which  he  does,  e nding  the  play  qu ite  happily. 

The  cas t: 

Th eseus,  Duk e  of  Athens ... _ . ... ........ Mr.  Adams 
Egeus,  father  to  H ermia .... .. . , ....... 1\-[r.  Bill ings 
Ly sander  ... . ....... . ... ....... ... ... Mr.  Francisco 
Dem etri us  .. . ... ..... . ... . .. . ........... Mr.  Smith 
Philustrate,  Master  of  the  Revels  to  T heseus ... 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ .. . ... . . . . .. .. Mr.  K eati ng 
Qu in ce,  a  carpenter ... . ............... Mr.  Reynolds 
Snug,  a  joiner . ............... ' ...... Mr.  Van  Aken 
Bottom ,  a  weaver ...... . ..... . _ ........ . Mr.  Lacey 
Flute,  a  bellows  mender .....•. . ... . .... Mr.  Pinney 
Snout  a  tinker .... . ..................... Mr.  Ov iatt 
Starveling,  a  tailor .................. _ ... Mr_  PIerce 
Hippol yta,  Qu een  of  the  Amazon s ......... Miss  Gray 
( Bethrothe d  to  T heseus.) 

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Herm ia,  daughter  of  Egeus,  in  love  with  Lysan-

del' ... . .... . ..... .. ........ _ ..... _ .1\1i5S  Vedde r 
Helena,  in  love  with  Dem et r ius ......... Miss  Loewe 
Oberon  King  of  the  Fairies . . . ... .... . .. . MI'.  Miller 
Titani~,  Queen  of  th e  F a iries . ...... ...... Miss  Kirk 
Puck,  or  Robin  Goodfello w,  a  fa i l·Y ... . .. i\'li ss  Beebe 
Fairi es~ 

Pease  Blossom  .. _ .... . .... . ..... Miss  Erickson 
Cobweb  .. . ...... . ...• . .............. Miss  Brohl 
Moth  .. . .. _ ....................... Mi ss  Bryant 
Mus tard  Seed  ....... 
. . _ ...... Mi ss  Cowles 
Char acte rs  in  the  In terlu de-

Pyr am us  ....... _ ............. _ ........  Bottom 
Thi sbe  ........ .. . .........  _ ...... .... .  Flute 
'Val l  .... _ ..... .. _ .. . . . ..... . ...........  Snout 
Moonshine  ... _ .. ......... ..........  Sta r ve ling 
Lion  ... _ ...... . ... _ ........ "  _ .........  S nug 
Pages ....... ... ...... 1\'lr.  Gungr ich  an d  Mr.  Cooper 
Oth er  F airies  attendin g  their  King  and  Queen  at 
tendants  on  Th eseus  and  Hi ppolyta. 
Sce ne-Ath ens,  and  a  wood  near  it. 
It had  been  hoped  that  the  play  might  be  repeated 
for  the  benefit  of  alumni  vi s itors  and  their  fr iends, 
but  circum sta nces  combined  to  pr event  thi s.  Next 
year  the  club  plans  to_ produce  " I ngomar,"  and,  judg 
ing  by  past~ attempts, its  success  is  al r eady  assured. 

1914  WOLVERINE  A  MASTERPIECE . 

'l'he  1914  Wolverine  ma de  its  appearance  on  the 
ca m pus  last  Wednf's day  eveni ng,  a nd  the  first  cop ies 
wer e  greed il y  snatched  up  by  ea rl y  comers.  There 
wer e  enough  books  for  all,  however .  and  in  a  short 
time  one  could  see  students  anx iously  sca nning  the 
pages  for  some  mention  of  themselves  or  fri ends. 

Th e  book  is  a  work  of  art  from  cater  to  cover, 
and  the  board  of  ed.itors  dese r ve  wa rm  commenda 
tion  for  th e  r es ults  of  their  effort s.  No  labor  nor 
expense  has  been  spared  to  make  the  book  worth  the 
pri ce  asked  for  It ,  and  for  once  the  s tuden ts  agree 
that  they  a r e  getting  their  money 's  worth. 

Th e  cl ass  colors,  blue  a nd  white,  are  ~ffectivelY 
used  in  tbe  cover,  these  bein g  of  blue  board  bound 
in  wh ite  leather .  T he  title  is  uniqu e,  be ing  a  bronze 
plate  firmly  pressed  to  the  cover.  Something  of  the 
same  color  schem e  prevail s  th rou gh ou t  the  book,  all 
the  cuts  being  of  a  blue  ti n t,  on  wh ite  paper. 

Dean  Geor ge  Welton  Bissell , ' of  the  Engineering 
department,  is  honored  i n  havIng  this  year 's  volume 
dedicated  to  h im .  An  excell ent  li keness  of  Mr.  Bi s 
sell  appea rs  in  th e  fron t  of  the  work. 

Each  of  the  eampus  organizations  is  well  repre 
sented  in  th e  book,  and  a  s pl endid  feat ure  is  th e 
indi vidu al  photog ra phs  of  the  two  un der 
idea  of 
classes. 

Alumni  can  secure  copies  of  th is  valuable  souve nir 
of  tbe  Coll ege  by  wriitng  to  th ei r  secr eta r y,  G.  C. 
Sheffi eld,  or  to  the  r ep r esentatives  of  the junior  class. 
D.  A.  St roh  or  A.  D.  Billings.  Th e  price  is  $2.00. 

The  campus  will  be  at  the  height  of  its  beauty 

- June  23 d. 

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PRESIDENT  SNYDER  TENf> 
ERS  RESIGNATION. 

(Conllnued  from  puge L) 
added  during  President  Snyder's  ad 
ministration  are  the  Woman's  build 
ing,  the  old  and  new  Engtneering 
buildings,  Dairy  buildings,  Agricul 
tural  building,  Bacteriology  building, 
bath  house  and  power  bouse,  Wells 
hall,  Chemical  aod  Botany  buildings 
the  Weather  Bureau  building. 
and 
Four  detention  hospitals  have  been 
added  and  the  enUre  systems  of  barns 
reconstructed.  A 
new  Veterinary 
building  is  now  in  the  process  of  con 
strucUon. 

Nineteen  )'ears  ago  students  were 
admitted  to  the  regular  courses  from 
the  eighth  grade.  Now  [our  years  of 
high  school  work  is  required  before 
entrance,  the  "prep"  course,  so-called, 
ha.ving  been  abolisbed  on  t be  recom 
Presi dent  Snyder. 
mendation 
Short courses  in  agriculture  and  bome 
economics  have  been  added  in  which 
during  the  past  winter,  more  than  400 
st ud ents  were  enrolled. 

of 

the 

recently 

The  extension  department  of 
Michigan  Agricultural  College,  whi 
inaugurated,  employs 
was 
eight  men  and  also  fifteen  additional 
men  in  co-operation  with  the  F ederal 
government.  This  extension  depart· 
to  a  large 
ment  has  brought  help 
number  of  people  in  every  county  of 
tbe  State.  This  number  will  be 
in 
creased  to  more  than  40  next  year, 
according  to  President  Snyder.  As  a 
result  of  the  extension  department 
more  than  100  Boys'  and  Girls'  clubs 
were  organized  and  the  college  now 
conducts  a  reading  course  which  is 
open  to  all  t.he  farmers  in  the  State. 

, 

ACREAGE  OF  F .-un[  Ii'\CREASED. 
During  the  past  few  years  the  col 
lege  has  added  335  acres  to  the  col 
lege  farm.  When  President  Snyder 
was  appointed 
the  college  had  no 
fixed  income  but  was  r eceiving  about 
$16,000  per  annum  for  special  pur 
poses. 
It now  receives  one-tenth  of  a 
mill  tax  each  year  or  about  $230,000. 
The  Federal  appropriations  have  al 
most  doubled  during  President  Sny 
der's 
incumbency  and  now  amount 
to  about  $160,000  per  annum. 

For  eight  years  President  Snyder 
was  a  member  of  the  executive  com 
mittee  of  the  National  Association  of 
Agricultural  Colleges  and  Experiment 
Stations  and  during  that  time  he  as 
the  passage  of  the  Adams 
sisted  in 

THE  M.  A .  C.  RECORD. 

in  Congr ess 
experiment  station  bill 
and 
the  Nelson  amendment  which 
added  to  the  college  resources  $40,000 
per  annum.  The  original  extension 
just  been  passed  by 
bill  which  has 
Congress  and  which  will  bring  even 
tually  to  the  college  $133,000  per  an 
num ,  was  drawn  by 
the  executive 
committee  wbile  PreSident  Snyder 
was  a  member  and  was  introduced  in 
Congress  by  Congr essman  McLaugh 
lin  at  President  Snyder's  r equest.  Th e 
weather  building  was  also  erected  on 
the  campus  la r gely 
through  the  ef· 
forts  of  President  Snyder. 

The  semi-centennial,  wh ich  was  so 
fitti ngly  celebrated  in  1907,  brought 
the  institution  before  the  people  of 
the  entire  country.  Th ere  were  dele· 
gates  present  from  ever y  state  in  the 
Union,  Canada,  and  a  number  of  for 
eign  countries, 
together  with  Theo 
dore  Roosevelt,  at  that  tim e  president 
of  the  United  States,  who  presented 
the  diplomas  to  the  graduating  class. 

HOLDS  L\rPOIlT.-U'T  OFFICES. 

Outside  of  Michigan  President  Sny 
der  is  well  and  favorably  known.  H e 
served  as  president  of  the  National 
Association  of  Colleges  and  Experi 
ment  Stations  and  is  now  a  m ember 
of  the  National  Council  of  Education 
which  is  considered  one  of  the  most 
select  educational  organizations 
in 
the  country-the  m embersbip  being 
limi ted 
In  Michigan  President  Sny-
der  bas  been  the  recipient  of  many 
those  bestowed 
honors  aside  from 
upon  him  at  M_  A.  C.  H e  has  been 
the  Michigan  School 
president  of 
Masters'  Club  and  in  recognition  of 
bis  work  as  president  of  the  Michi-
gan  Agricultural  College,  t he  Unjver-
. 

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FOUNTAIN  PENS 
Waterman's.  Parker's,  Mercantile.  <Ie 
$ \.00  to  $6.00,  all  guaranteed 
AT 
College  Drug &.  Grocery Store . 
FilII  /i".  of  £~.,~thinl/. 

AI/ut. for 8t .. r  L~II"d"J. 

ElerJrric  8~po/iu. 

sity  of  Michigan  conferred  on  him  in 
1908  its  highest  honorary  degr ee,  that 
of  L.L.  D. 

Mrs.  J.  L.  Snyder,  who  is  a  gradu 
ate  of  Lake  E ri e  college,  has  taken  a 
very  active  part  in  the  life  of  the  col 
lege  and  the  community.  For  three 
years  she  was  a  member  of  the  execu 
tive  board  of  Kin g's  Daughters,  and 
frequently  appear ed  on  the  program 
of 
the  state  convention.  The  Woo 
man's  Club  of  the  college  was  organ 
ized  largely  through  he r  efforts  and 
she  was  one  of  toe  prominent  officials 
in  that  organization  for  sever al  years. 
large 
Mrs.  Snyder  has  also 
Su nday  school  classes  of  college  girls. 
President  Snyder's  eldest  son  grad u 
ates  from  the  college  this  year.  Two 
othe.r  sons  are  students  at  LanSing 
high  schooi.- Lansing  Sta.te  Journal. 

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and  grade  up.  Work 
towards  the  400- pounds-
of-butler  cow. 
It  costs 
no  more  to  produce  400 
lbs.  of butter with a good 
cow  than  200  lbs.  with 

some Jersey facts. 

II a  poor  one.  Let  us  send  you 

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