TME M A C' RECORD VOL. XX TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1915. NO. 17 S E V E N TH ANNUAL F R U IT AND F L O W ER SHOW. Published by We MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE ASSOCIATION East Lansing, Michigan 2 THE M. A. C. RECORD. DI R E C T O RY Alumni Business and Professional Directory Lansing Business and Professional Men T HE names in this Directory, as well as those of all our -L other advertisers, are of reliable parties. We hope the faculty and students will patronize those who patronize us. A. M. EMERY lit! Washington Ave. 1ST. Books, Fine Stationery, Engraved Calling Gards, Fountain Pens, Pictures, Frames. Fine Framing a Specialty. Calling Cards printed promptly, $1.00 per 100. CROTTY BROS. 206 No. Washington Ave. Stationery, Books, Bibles, Fountain Pens, Diaries for 1915, I. P. Note Books. BLIDEAU & SIEBERT Bookbinders, Account Book Makers, Paper Ruling, Library and Fine Art Bindings, File Boxes, Map Mountings, Albums, Pocket Books, Etc. Citizens' phone No. 489. In City National Bank Building. Geo. G. Bludeau and Henry H.Siebert. LOUIS BECK COMPANY 112 No. Washington Ave. Correct Clothes, Up-to-date Hats and Caps, Classy Furnishings. H. H. LARNED C H I N A, GLASS AND LAMPS 105 Washington Ave. S. J. E. STOFFER, D. D. S. Office 203-5 City National Bank Bldg. Automatic Phone 2361 Bell Phone 61 NORTON'S HARDWARE General Hardware, Tinware. Graniteware, Cutlery, Stoves, Etc. Ill Washington Ave. S. See ad. MRS. O. T. CASE Manufacturing all styles of Hair Goods to order, and Hair Goods Shop. Old switches enlarged, colored and renovated to look a« good as new. The Franco-American Hygienic Toilet Requisites a specialty Automatic phone, No. 3151. 214l 2 Washington Ave S. PA GEL SEN & SPENCER PATENTS, PATENT LAW, TRADEMARKS 1107-10 Chamber of Commerce Bldg., Detroit, Michigan E. N. Pagelsen, '89 L. M. Spencer, '06 Formerly Examiners U. S. Patent Office. DR. E. A. SEELYE, '04, Osteopathic Physician 300 Prudden Bldg., Lansing. Hours: 9 to 11:30 and 1 -.30 to 5. Special attention given to rectal diseases. KUMBOSS! KUMBOSS! Hblsteins, of course. KUMBOSS KOLSTELN FARM, Howell, Michigan J. G. HAY'S, '11, Proprietor. Every time you call your cows you advertise my farm ! KUMBOSS! GOODELL, ZELIN C. (Forestry, M. A. C. '11) INSURANCE AND BONDS OP E V E RY K I ND If you haven't insured your salary, better see or write Goodell about a good proposition. LANSING INSURANCE AGENCY, Inc., liO W. Michigan Ave., Lansing, Mich. ORNAMENTAL NURSERY Our nursery stock is " Made in America." We handle hardy trees, shrubs, evergreens, vines, and perennials. No war prices on landscape plans. R. J. CORYELL, '84 R A L PH I. CORYELL, If Birmingham, Mich. BETTER PAINT — DIRECT TO YOU W E ST CHEMICAL & P A I NT CO., Springport. Mich. R. J. WEST, ex-'05 W. H. W E ST West pays the freight ; .l,li]lll!IIH1llllll| DR. OSCAR H. BRUEGEL Cor. Michigan Ave. and Grand River Ave., East Lansing. Hours: 7 to 8:80 a. m.; 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p. m. 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" Always a selection of t he latest styles and t he new est features conforming to c o r r e ct s o c i al u s a ge Orders sent in by mail receive our most careful attention R o b e rt S m i th P r i n t i ng C o. Lansing, Michigan FfriLi[]Mil[inJiiiiu[iiii;isiiiiiiTiiiriiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiii]E]rii:iri[iMiiiiiL!iu!iiiiiMi:>iiii[iri[iiiT[iMMiiiii!ii]i^iiiiTiii;i!r!iiiiiirMri[i]i]ii)iLB;[iLit!iiiiiiii!Miiiijiiiiii r^S TME, M - A / C- RECORD E A ST LANSING, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1915. NO. 17 VOL. XX. HORT. SHOW DRAWS LARGE CROWDS. the Ag. Pavilion The seventh a n n u al fruit and flower show, held in last F r i d ay and Saturday, un der the auspices of the Hort. Club, can be accurately described in the much used phrase, "bigger and bet ter t h an ever." As one watches the development of is these exhibitions from year how long the quality can keep increasing. Certainly the hort. boys m e r it the large a m o u nt of praise t h at them, both from E a st L a n s i ng was bestowed upon folk and also from m a ny who journeyed out from Lansing. to year, the wonder '13, of the kumquat, interest. A r t h ur Mason, A good deal of the success of the affair, however, is due to the loyal a l u m ni from all over the U. S., who t a ke much pride and interest in sending back for exhibit the choice fruits of t h e ir locality. This increases lends a cosmopolitan air to the show, and the t he F l o r i da Exp. Sta., sent several s t r a n ge fruits, a m o ng which tangerines, a nd guava. U. S. were '14, of Fennville, Crane, had a large exhibit of fine fruit. Others to exhibit '12, Wenatchee, Wash.; Dan w e r e: D. F. Fisher, Mather, '10, Har '13, Charlevoix; G. W. Lindsley, bor Springs; H. S. Bird, '14, N o r th Yakima, Wash.; '14, South Haven; Mary Brennan, C. D. Leisenring, '13, Manassas, Va.; '13, E m p i r e, Mich.; W. S. Fields, '13, and Hartley Truax, '12, of Fayetteville, Ark., and D. M. Purmell, Woodbine, N. J. '11, and Blakeslee Crane, I. T. Pickford, stations The following experiment the U. S., m a ny of which are in charge of M. A. C. men, also co-operated P u r d u e, Geneva, samples: New Jersey, Syracuse, Cornell, Ohio, Missouri, Washington, and Connecticut. sending in in farms and The exhibit of flowers was very complete and artistically arranged. Model landscape effects were presented. F r u it packages were demon strated, as were p r u n i ng tools, fruit diseases, and examples of plant breeding. A set of lectures, com interest prising almost every conceivable subject of to fruit growers, were presented by different mem bers of the club. The M. A. C. orchestra furnished music on S a t u r d ay afternoon. On F r i d ay evening and S a t u r d ay afternoon new frozen fruits and their science uses were demonstrated at booth, a nd a g r a nd auction sale of pies at 4 o'clock inter capped first esting department. Miss Grace McKinley won the work of this very the climax of the domestic prize for F r a n c es Spencer third. the best pie, E va B r i t t en second, a nd took the ribbon. The The prize for the best individual exhibit of fruit was awarded to Dan Mather, of Charlevoix. F or the exhibit w i n n i ng most points, Wesley Hawley, of Ludington, first, second and t h i rd state exhibits were as follows: Washington, New York, a nd Connecticut. Of the counties, Mason ranked and Kent, third. In the new variety contest, D. F. F i s h er took first prize, with Delicious, a nd U. S. Crane second, with Ontario. first; Grand Traverse, second, THE PORTRAIT FUND. RECORD E d i t o r: Please add in little college students incident. introduced course. The first evening on the College grounds as Dr. Miles. He at once to give an entrance examination t he proceeds of the inclosed draft to It was my good the Miles-Fairchild p o r t r a it fund. to be under the teaching of these two able fortune men d u r i ng my whole first official act, in connection with the College, of Prof. Fairchild, was to and myself. My two other prospective first meeting with Dr. Miles was also firmly fixed in I was spending my memory by a my t he room of Prof. P r e n t i s s, when a m an entered who said, was "Boys, I have something to show you," and unrolled from a package the body of a small two-headed pig t h at some one had sent him. Nearly the 30 years later in museum, the doctor charge of con the College. My class was associated nected with with Dr. Miles very much during our whole time in College. We all respected a nd loved h i m, even if some jokes were played upon him, as described by to Tracy a short these know t h at in the n e ar future two m en will be placed along side of the other "giants of those days." t h at pig was still a resident of a nd may be yet. The m u s e um was I am much gratified the p o r t r a i ts of long as he was in his h a n ds time ago. those of as Yours very truly, A. G. GULLEY, '68. (Prof, of Horticulture, Connecticut Agricultural College, Storrs, Conn.) Contributions to the p o r t r a it fund '95; W. C. Hall, this last week '87; P. G. '68, and J a m es Satter- a r e: J. S. Mitchel, Sehroye^, *08; A. G. Gulley, lee, '69. 4 THE M. A. C. RECORD. T HE M. A. C. RECORD GLEE AND MANDOLIN CLUBS PLAN TOUR. P U B L I S H ED EVERY TUESDAY DURING T HE COLLEGE YEAR BY T HE M I C H I G AN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE ASSOCIATION. E n t e r ed as second-class mail m a t t er Office in Lansing, Mich. at the Post C. S. LANGDON, ' il - - - Managing Editor. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $1.00 P ER YEAR. Subscriptions may be paid for by P. 0. Money Order, Draft, or Registered Letter. Stamps will not be accepted. Business Office with Lawrence & Van B u r en Print ing Co., 210-212 Grand Ave. No., Lansing, Mich. Address all subscriptions and advertising m a t t er to the M. A. C. RECORD, E a st Lansing, Mich. Address all contributions to the Managing Editor, E a st Lan sing, Mich. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 2, 1915. SPECIAL HO A I,'I) MEET1XO. this session. On account of The State Board of Agriculture held a special meet ing in Detroit last Friday, for the purpose of set tling upon the amount to be asked for from the leg islature the Supreme Court decision. M. A. C. has been deprived of some the one-snxth mill tax would have $339,200 which brought, to her. This amount was asked for in a special appropriation for a library and auditorium, and the mill tax will be raised to one-fifth mill, if to In regard the request of the Board the need of M. A. C. for an auditorium, one of the Board members has said t h at there isn't a town of 1,000 in Michigan but what has better facilities for taking care of a crowd t h an M. A. C. farmers' This meeting held at The College. is especially apparent at any of the i n h a b i t a n ts is granted. THOSE LOCAL MEETINGS. * * * time two of are apt remaining, when meetings We have reports of meetings of M. A. C. people in associations outside of Michigan, but little has yet been heard from within the borders, and at this in Michigan are particular the associations the winter very important. There are but to be months most largely attended, and besides the large amount of satisfaction t h at can be obtained from greeting friends at these meetings, there is work to do, and the sooner it is gotten at, the better. M. A. C. needs former the organized support of her students at large number t h at m i g ht become of centers centers of associations take if hold of the proposition. This cannot be accomplish the alumni office alone but we will co ed from operate these organizations started, and the secretary will be glad to h e ar from any who believe it possible to stir up interest this in Michigan now to the best of our ability time. There are a the alumni would friends and in getting locality. their in trip for to be out on Manager J. M. Moore is planning a very exten the Glee and Mandolin Clubs during sive t he spring vacation. There will be an effort made two to obtain permission the weeks, next their states of i t i n e r a ry will Ohio a nd Indiana. As soon as the trip is thoroughly mapped out the route will be given, so t h at alumni at t he various points can assist in the e n t e r t a i n m e nt and into and the neighboring thereby cutting somewhat, include the the boys hope the road first week of the advertising. term in is as Joliffe, Straight, Plymouth. The personnel of follows: the Glee Club First tenors—A. C. Paulson, of Marquette; Trezise, Ironwood; E. K. Chamberlain, Grand Rapids; Knud- Second 111.; son, Rockford, Holland; L a u r i u m; tenors — Kivela, Nicholls, Osceola; R. D. White, Lapeer; Leon Bishop, Almont; Boman, Flushing. F i r st bass—M. R. Brundage, Lansing; E. M. Hough, Detroit; G. R. Warren, New. Carlisle, Ind.; McClure, Ludington; Danforth, Detroit. Second bass—E. R. Smith, H a r t; A. L. T u r n e r, Cairo, 111.; M R. Hengst, Adrian; H a r m a n, Geneva, N. Y.; J. M. Moore, Chicago, 111. T u r n er and Dillman, violins; Webber, King, Warren, White, and Danforth mandolins; Quigley, flute; Dan Henry and Ward, guitars. the Mandolin Club a r e: Those in Musical Director Hartsuch is very well pleased the showing of the club, and predicts a satis with factory season. A VALUABLE ADDENDUM. E d i t or M. A. C. RECORD: The call f o r . p o r t r a it I have funds results in a rich by just been reading Guy Johnson's product. "The Good Old Days" with keen relish. We all knew in his college days t h at he went loaded, but thought it was brains and not bullets. Guy was so facile with his pen t h at it won him the position of "student in h is senior year. l a b r a r i a n" Yes, Gunn, the old, one-armed soldier carried the mail to and from Lansing, on foot, each day, Sun days excepted, a nd he assorted it on his r e t u rn upon the Dr. Miles' porch—the first college house upon his r e t u rn route. Several years after Gunn's day, there was occasion the porch, and you to repair should have seen the old unopened letters t h at were upon the the ground. There was a space between floor of the porch and the brick wall of the house, and when no one was looking, from time to time, a the dark tender epistle found room below. How can we measure the h e a rt throbs and yearnings losses of mail caused among the boys—and their sisters at home and elsewhere? its resting place these in The present postoffice at the College doubtless h as I saw some of the old finds, but did no such leaks. not read a word of them. Yours cordially, BYRON D. HALSTED, '71, New Brunswick, N. J. THE M. A. C. RECORD. 5 NEWS AND COMMENT. Prof. A. C. Anderson gave the F a r m e r s' Club a a talk last week on " D a i r y i ng in Switzerland." Don't forget jj "The Captain of comic opera, k Plymouth," which will be presented March 19th and 20th. the Prof. Huston spoke at t he Veterinary Club meet ing last week on "Physiological Chemistry, and Its Relation to Veterinary Medicine." t- s Last week Wednesday the band played Sportmen's Show at T h u r s d ay night the College orchestra furnished music. the Armory, at e the n in Lansing. On t he e Mr. F a r r a n d, of E a t on Rapids, gave I the Hort. '_ Club a talk on- r e n t i ng orchards last week. His ex J. periences led him to believe t h at the r e n t i ng propo sition was not always as good as it looked. Mr. Far r a nd only cultivated one of and said he lost money , these rented orchards, thereby. the second on F o ur sacred concerts for this term have been an '* nounced. The first one will be given Feb. 7, by the e band; the e t h i rd on Mar. 7, by the orchestra, a nd the last on 1 Soloists will assist at each Mar. 21, by the band. 1 final ar of these, a nd will be announced later, as them. r a n g e m e n ts have not been completed with the 22d, by the chorus; j Lieut. DeLancey and Sergeant Cross have evolved 5 a scheme for promoting a desire for m a r k s m a n s h ip among the students, which will be: at the same time a means of developing the best possible material for the rifle in in each com volves pany. The two best m a r k s m en in each company will compete with each other, and in this way a crack rifle squad will be developed. team. The first p a rt of the hew plan for every m an rifle practice tables were spring Mrs. J. L. Snyder entertained 36 L a n s i ng and E a st Lansing ladies at a six course luncheon at 1 o'clock centered with S a t u r d a y. The small small crystal baskets of flowers. Violets formed the motive in not only the color scheme and decoration, but also in the guessing contest, at which prizes were won by Mrs. D. A. Seelye a nd Mrs. A. C. Anderson. Two violet songs were sung by Mrs. George A. Robson, accompanied by Mrs. Philp. Mrs. W. L. Carpenter, of Detroit, was town guest. the out of The new well was put down 385 feet, and has proven very satisfactory, - Miss Northrop, of the bac the w a t er teriology department, has pronounced the bacteriological standpoint. The very good from for 20 hours with no per well h as been pumped In order to m a ke use of the en ceptible lowering. in tire depth, a deep well pump will have to be stalled, but the 12-inch well will allow done very satisfactorily. The rest of the wells on the use of deep Well the campus are too small for pumps. to be t h is in t h at t h at will the class of this big annual p a r ty will be fit is on foot at M. A. C. to abolish the list as a cotton p a r ty was not enough, for on the found of dances at but a half dozen the " n e w" dances. This seems to be typical of the move m e nt these term "actions" which have been classed u n d er dances. The two step and waltz c a n . " c o me back." the Incidently a good m a ny of like alumni of three, four and five years ago, who to dance as well as ever, a nd who have refrained from coming back their society parties, either to because they were disgusted with the new dances or they have been so busy e a r n i ng a living t h at they have had no time to learn t h is will please them. in In from the Weekly Neics Letter the U. S. De p a r t m e nt of Agriculture comes the news t h at Michi- gan was the foremost state in the efficiency of eradi- cation of the dread hoof and mouth disease. Fifteen the clutches of t he disease, and counties were the first herd was slaughtered, within 60 days after all herds were disposed of and premises cleaned up. This efficiency was made possible by the willing co-operation of the people in the string- in the jus- ent q u a r a n t i ne tice of the values put upon the animals by the ap- praiser ( L, Whitney W a t k i n s, M. A. C. '93.) imposed, and their faith infected In the shoot against Minnesota last week, the rifle team totaled 971 points. The individual scores are as follows: F r e e m a n, 197; Pennington, 195; Kean, 194; Berridge, 193; R. F. Giffels, 192. Minnesota's score of score was 952. The the Massachusetts that of M. A. C. "Aggies" equalled ALUMNI NOTES. I. J. Clizbe. '11m, is draftsman with the American Bridge Co., Gary, Ind., 801 Jefferson' St. I. D. Smith, ex-'07, is now in s t a t e ' w o rk on orch ards, w*ith residence at Skaneateles, N. Y. ** F r ed L. Chappell, '85, is a m e m b er of t he firm of Chappell & Earl, lawyers, Chase block, Kalamazoo. G. W. Williams, '96, is m a n a g er of the C h a p m an E n g i ne a nd Manufacturing Co., of Dundas, Ontario, Canada. A. M. Vatz, '14, and Miss Bess Lillian Palley, of P i t t s b u r g a, Pa., were m a r r i ed on Dec. 27th. They will live in St. Louis, Mich. E. C. Sanford, the dis trict office at Ogden, Utah, w o r k i ng up a timber re port on a portion of the W a s a t ch Forest. is now stationed '12f, in The Union L i t e r a ry Society will hold the a n n u al t h at alumni night on Friday, Feb. 5th, and desire all alumni who possibly can to be on hand. P. F. Amery, ex-'95a, secretary of P a rk F a r m e r s' Club, delivered an address at J a n u a ry meeting, Amery lives in St. Croix, Wis. I n t e r s t a te t h e ir in Taylors Falls, Minn. held the The following clinic program h as been prepared by Dr. H u t t on for t he session of t he State Veterin a r i a ns t h at will be held at the new v e t e r i n a ry build ing next Wednesday m o r n i ng at 8 o'clock: Opera- roaring, digital neurotomy, radical opera- lion for lion for for bone spavin, firing fistulous withers, median neurotomy, operation for stringhalt, cather- terization of sinuses, ovariotomy, m a re and bitch, cryptorchid castration. There will also be a pathological exhibit of speci mens of hog cholera, tuberculosis, foot and m o u th disease, etc. trephing facial the stomach, The present j u n i or class will go down in history as one of those classes t h at a r e n 't afraid of break their J. Hop ing precedent. The establishment of '12, was back F. H. MacDermid, -the Hort. show last wreek. Mac h as been p u t t i ng some of t he theories he learned at school into practice. Along with his other farm work, he has set out 20 acres of peach a nd apple orchard, and h as been r e n t i ng neighbor orchards with good success. He brought several plates of apples for exhibit. for J a m es Satterlee, '69, of Lansing, was a visitor at the Hort. show last week. He was also present at t h is one better the one last year, and pronounced arranged, with a better class of fruit as well. Mr. Satterlee, while one of the old boys who holds the "good old d a y s" very dear, is also enthusiastic about the present generation and t he present day spirit of M. A. C. 6 THE M. A. C. RECORD. AGGIES TAKE TWO OUT OF THREE. Tool Grinders F or F a m i ly a nd M e c h a n i c 's U se $1.50 $2.00 $2.50 $3.50 $4.50 $5.00 We have the size you need. FOUNTAIN PENS Waterman's. Parker's, Mercantile, Etc. $ 1 . 00 to $ 6 . 0 0, all g u a r a n t e ed AT COLLEGE D R UG & GROCERY STORE Electric Supplies. Full line of Everything. Agents for Star Laundry. ANDY'S BARBER S H OP Same old Cut-ups—and then some (shoes shined) Basement of College Drug & Grocery Co. LOOK FOR T HE SIGN — Close at 6:15. H. A. SIAS H O T EL W E N T W O R TH 250 ROOMS European Plan — $1.00 up. Special rates to M. A. C. Students on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.- If Experience and Equipment Count We have both — In business since 1891 FRENCH DRY CLEANERS, DYERS AND TAILORS A. G. B I S H OP 114-16 W a s h t e n aw W. Both Phones THE REMINGTON TYPEWRITER COMPANY 211 PRUDDEN BU1DLING. LANSING. MICHIGAN Now offers REBUILT Remington, Smith-Premier and Monarch typewriters. Prices $25.00 to 865.00. These ma chines are guaranteed by the Company. Rentals $2.;>o per month. $5.00 applies on purchase price. P>ell "Phone S7:S. Citizens !»585. Patronize o ur Candy Sales 2 9c PER LB. One kind or assorted. Regular 50c values. E v e ry S a t u r d ay a nd S u n d a y. C . J. R O U S ER D R UG C O. 123 S. Wash. Ave. The Aggies' five went down into Ohio last week determined to even up the score with t he Buckeyes, but t he P a i n t e rs were too much for them. An early the game lead which was m a i n t a i n ed made possible the final score of 31-27. The game tactics. was roughness and sprained Blake Miller was very badly floor. Shef ankle—and h ad to be carried from t he for field was Hewitt. for Blake and Ricker replete with throughout substituted injured—a football The game with Ohio N o r t h e rn proved to be an easy one, the score being 41-15 in our favor. M. A. C .again defeated Defiance and this time on her own floor, but by no means w i th as much ease floor. T he final sore— as at t he game on the home 30-21—was very gratifying the Aggies as De to fiance was in t he lead at the end of t he first half, 12-8. The injury to Blake Miller will be felt especially this week Tuesday when Notre Dame will be m et at t he Armory. E i t h er Ricker or Sheffield will get a chance. DRAMATIC CLUB PRESENTS ISBEN'S " PILLARS OF SOCIETY." The efforts of the Dramatic Club, after a term and a half of labor under t he direction of Prof. King, were very much appreciated last S a t u r d ay night, when t he following cast presented Isben's "Pillars of Society:" Consul Bernick Olaf J o h an Tonnesen Rector Rolund Hilmar Tonnesen Rummel Yigland Sandstad Krap Aune . Mrs. Bernick Martha Bernick Lona Hessel . . . Dina Dorf Mrs. Rummel Mrs. Holt Mrs. Lynge E. M. Harvey. H. G. Cooper. E. J. Smith. E. R. VanLeewen. C. R. Oviatt. C. N. Richards. F. A. Hagedorn. .. .C. F. Barnett. F. L. Williams. T. A. Bladden. • • . E d na Frazier. E m ma Zieska. Grace Pennington. Arda Strong. Louise Halladay. • • • -Addie Gladden. .Mae Hamilton. • • • - -...••' • • • • • The Delphic party last Saturday n i g ht was chaperoned by Prof, and Mrs. French and Mr. and Mrs. Loree. in t he Agricultural Hall Prof. C. W. Chapman, of t he physics department, attended the auto show at Detroit. Report h as it t h at Mr. Chapman has bought a Hudson 33. The E u n o m i an winter term party, held in t he Ag ricultural Hall J a n u a ry 29th, was a very enjoyable affair. President and Mrs. Snyder and Mr. and Mrs. R. A. T u r n er were scheduled as patrons. The "Tic" party last Saturday night was a dinner dance, from 5 to 11. Mrs. Osband, Prof, and Mrs. Vedde'r, a nd Prof, and Mrs. Tower were p a t r o ns for the Bowerman, Chicago; Lynn, Whiting, Ind., and Huegner, De troit. Out of town girls were Misses Smith, Crosby, Cowlishaw, Neuchterlein, and Crozier. evening. Alumni present w e r e: THE M. A. C. RECORD. ALUMNI NOTES. R. J. Robb, ex-'97, a prominent farmer of Ingham county, is now president of State Farmers' Clubs. T. Glenn Phillips, '02a, announces the organization, on Jan. 1, 1915, of the firm of Phillips, Wilcox & Krause, landscape architects, 1601-2 Kresge Bldg., Detroit. Bliss S. Brown, '03a, is professor of horticulture at the University of Maine, at Orono. Harold S. Osier, '13, is assistant professor of agronomy at this university. J. S. Mitchell, '95, is secretary and treasurer of the Holly Produce & Milling Co., Holly, Mich. He writes that he expects to be back for the reunion in June. (Those '95ers surely are alive.) V. C. Pickford, '14a, writes from the Chase Plan tation, Corona, Cal.: library on the ranch, so I expect to place my copies of the RECORD and Holcad on file so that the boys may get a still more favorable opinion of the Michigan Aggies." "We have a Joseph F. Jonas, '12e, is in the central heating division of the Edison Illuminating Co., and is now in the office, figuring cost on the work done in the field last season, part of which was done under the supervision of "Beany" Merz, '11. Jonas lives at 2422 W. Brand Boulevard. A. E. Kocher, '02a, writes from Abilene, Texas: "For the past eighteen months I have been loaned by the Bureau of Soils.to the Forest Service, and during that time have traveled over practically every state in the W e s t, I am back now, however, in the regular work of my own bureau, and will be sta tioned in Texas until it warms up in the North." Start the New Year Right Trade at— The Mills Store We HEART OF LANSING Special bargains offered W o m e n 's and Misses' Suits, Coats, Skirts and Waists. in Our styles are the very latest. Our qualities are the very best obtainable. the J u st come in and let us show you highest grade Ready-to-wear offered for sale in Lansing. W i s h i ng you success during the entire year of 1915, we are Y o u rs truly, We MILLS DRY GOODS CO. "M. A. C. RECORD: "Enclosed please find one dollar to pay my sub scription, which is long past due, and I suppose you will say better late than never. But I find so much of interest in the RECORD that I can hardly do with out it. Although there are few of my old classmates of '61 and '62 alive, yet I am interested in every stu dent that has ever been connected with M. A. C. "In your last edition, under the head of Civil War Notes, I notice that my old classmates, Gunnison and Kilborn, speak of Dickey, Skinner, Green, and Humphrey, that were killed in the war. All friends of mine. There were many others of our numbers, but one in particular I wish to mention, and that was one of my roommates, Lieut. Buhl, of the 24th, a brave officer, whose sword can now be seen in the state house at Lansing. My roommates at that time were Buhl, Canfield, Doty, and Torrey. My own reason for not going the boys would doubtless be of little interest to the readers of the age of 77, I find myself as loyal as ever to my country and old M. A. C. "I have only one complaint to make, and that is: At every gathering we have, our good President Snyder points me out as one of the boys that helped put the steward's buggy on the top of the old brick barn, and as I seriously doubt of his being able to bring the proof, I shall plead 'not guilty.' the RECORD. But now, at to the front with "Yours truly, Let Us Feather Your Nest We Hoover-Bond Company FURNITURE "GEORGE G. TORREY, "68 Hague Ave., Detroit." C A R P E TS S T O V ES NORTHWESTERN TEACHERS' AGENCY We are greatly in need of teachers of all kinds, especially teachers of Agriculture, Manual Training and other special lines. Write immediately for free circular. BOISE, I D A H O. Makers of Happy Homes ALUMNI NOTES. liichard Colgan, '13, is with the Ml. at Mill Tamalpias F i re Association, Valley, Cal. Will Curtis, '89, is editor and pub lisher of the St. -lame* Plaindcaler, James, Minn. St. G. B. Fuller, '00m, is working the Hudson Motor Car Co., and at 551 Montclair Ave., Detroit. for lives H. E. Harrison, '8Sa, is chemist for the Liquid Carbonic Co., of Chicago, and lives at 4427 West E nd Ave. "Have been so busy, milking my Jerseys, that I almost forgot to send the $1."—W. C. Sanson, '87, Kingston, Mich. J a m es E. Shaw. '10e. is draftsman with the McCord Mfg. Co., of Detroit, with residence at 358 Glendale Ave., Highland Park. H. S. Kneeland, '02m, has been man ager of the canned goods department of C. L. Jones & Co., of Chicago, since 1912. He lives at 1221 E. 62d St., Chi cago. '13e, writes from Los D. D. Stone. traveling is that he Auiigeles, Cal.. through the service department of the Dayton E n g i n e e r i ng Laboratories Co. that country in Lorena Fuller, of Holland; F r a n c es Kirk, of Adrian; Marian Sly, of F l i n t: Edna Watkins. of Detroit, all of '14. and Hazel Powell, of Toledo, were back for the week-end last week. Grover Secord, ex-'ll, is now work ing in the chemistry department. For the past several years Secord has been with the Terrebonne Sugar Co., of Montegut. La., as sugar chemist. He lias also had some experience, on the island of Cuba, '.'where they raise some sugar." Lawrence &. Van Buren Printing Company 210=212 Grand Ave. North They're not short-lived The Jerseys In 1913 eighteen Jersey Cows w e re officially t e s t ed w h i ch a v e r a g ed 12 years a nd 7 m o n t hs of age. T h e ir average milk production w as 8617 p o u n d s. Average b a t t er fat, 387 p o u n d s. O ne of t h e se c o ws w as o v er 18 y e a rs old. Constitution a re Jersey characteristics. and Economic Longevity, Production THE AMERICAN JERSEY CATTLE CLUB 324 W. 23d St., New York City THE M. A. C. RECORD. E. M. Shelton, '71, 2904 F r a n k l in Ave., Seattle, Wash., writes, in regard to the Miles-Fairchild p o r t r a it m a t t e r: "Am greatly pleased to learn t h at this work is to be undertaken, and if fur ther help is needed shall hope to be called upon again. To those great men and teachers, Kedzie, Miles, and Fair- child, my h e a rt w a r ms w i th g r a t i t u de and I breathe." love, and will,, as long as EL C. Potts, '06, head of the dairy department of the Oklahoma Agricul in Oklahoma, not only resigned, and will tural College, has take up work with the Federal Bureau of Markets, at Washington, Feb. 1st. This closes nine very successful years of work in building up the dairy department, but the College in general and the dairy and other agricultural interests in the state. He has fitted himself particu larly for this position, as m a r k e t i ng has been his hobby in the b u t t er busi ness, and it is said t h at he has sent more butter by parcel post t h an any other m an in the United States. O'CONNOR Sells the Famous Kuppenheimer and Steinbloch Smart Clothes cTHanhattan Shirts, and Stetson H a ts m THE BEST IN EVERYTHING TOGGERY 40* A Permanent Silo Is Better Than Permanent Pasturage Y e s, r e c e nt E x p e r i m e nt S t a t i on t e s ts h a ve p r o v en t h at MS l a n d s, silage-feeding- p a ys ^ Lg on m e d i um or h i g h - p r i c ed ^Ak b e t t er h an p a s t u r i ng on b l ue g r a s s. Hut t he silo m u st be d u r a b l e — it m u st n ot e n t a il e x p e n se for r e p a i r s, for p a i n t- ^ j! i ng a nd a d j u s t i n g. S u ch is t he N a t eo I m p e r i s h a b le Silo— it will defy s t o r m s, d e c a y, fire a nd v e r m i n. g e n e r a t i o n s. T h o u s a n ds of o w n e rs h a ve f o u nd i J j^ It will l a st for w ft t h at t he SPA Natco Imperishable Silo The Silo That Lasts for Generations " \ It is Bg in 9 g| is a t t r a c t i v e. A Eg m e a s u r es up to e v e ry r e q u i r e m e nt of t he p e r f e ct silo. d u r a b l e, c o n v e n i e n t, k e e ps e n s i l a ge s w e et a nd s u c c u l e nt all p a r t s, is free f r om u p k e ep e x p e n s e s, a nd list of N a t co O w n e rs in y o ur S t a te will be s e nt on r e q u e s t .. * L e a rn f r om t h em t h at durability means economy, b e s i d es free d om f r om w o r ry a nd f e ar of a c t u al c o l l a p s e. T he N a t co for- is b u i lt of vitrified h o l l ow c l ay tile w h i ch will e n d u re a nd b e i ng a i r, m o i s t u re a nd frost-proof, p r e s e r ve S t e el r e i n f o r c i ng b a n d s, l a id in t he e n s i l a ge p e r f e c t l y. t he m o r t ar b e t w e en e a ch tier of tile, r e s i st all p r e s s u re f r om w i t h in or w i t h o u t. W r i te o ur n e a r e st b r a n ch for C a t a l og 43. National Fire Proofing Company ^§P Organized iss9 Pittsburgh, Pa. Bloomington, 111. Lansing, Mich. Syracuse, N. T. Madison, Wis. ^ ^ S s a s B s s s s^ m Fhiladplphia, Pa. Huntington, In<^ llllieiBSZESIIlii %>MHillGI|||V, 4iAifeB8iBiaaiRii iiiBBisBeiiniiii lllilBBSEBBIBlUn IIBESflSHBlllBBli IIHBKatBBlHHBfS I I I I I B I I B B B f l l B B I I i^ I11ISB&3IHI3SMII! %.' fciHgllMtl&Hfji