THE MAC RECORD VOL. XX TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1915. NO. 19 Published by We MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE ASSOCIATION East Lansing, Michigan 2 THE M. A. C. RECORD. D I R E C T O RY Alumni Business and Professional Directory Lansing Business and Professional Men " " P HE n a m es in t h is d i r e c t o r y, as weH as t h o se of all o ur JL o t h er a d v e r t i s e r s, a re of reliable p a r t i e s. We hope t he faculty a nd s t u d e n ts will p a t r o n i ze th P who p a t r o n i ze u s. A. M. E M E RY 116 W a s h i n g t on A v e. X. P A G E L S EN & S P E N C ER P A T K N T S, P A T K NT L A W, T R A D E M A R KS 1107-10 c h a m b er of C o m m e r ce Bldg., D e t r o i t, M i c h i g an K. N. Pagelseni v.i L. M. S p e n c e r , ' 06 F o r m e r ly E x a m i n e rs U. S. P a t e nt Office. Books. F i ne S t a t i o n e r y. E n g r a v ed C a l l i ng C a r d s. P e n s, P i c t u r e s, F r a m e s. F i ne F r a m i ng a Spec Calling: C a r ds p r i n t ed p r o m p t l y, $1.IHI per li F o u n t a in D R. E. A. S E E L Y E, ' 0 4, O s t e o p a t h ic P h y s i c i an 300 P r u d d en Bldg., L a n s i n g. H o u r s: 9 to 11:30 a nd 1:30 to 5. Special a t t e n t i on g i v en to r e c t al diseases. C R O T TY B R O S. 206 N o. W a s h i n g t on A v e. S t a t i o n e r y, Books, Bibles, F o u n t a in Pens, Diaries for MM? I. P. N o te Books. B L U D E AU & S I E B E RT B o o k b i n d e r s. A c c o u nt Book Makers, P a p er R u l i n g, L i b r a ry a nd F i ne A rt B i n d i n g s, File Boxes. M ap M o u n t i n g s, A l b u m s. P o c k et Books. E t c. C i t i z e n s' p h o ne N o. isj>. In City N a t i o n al B a nk B u i l d i n g. Geo. G. B l u d e au a nd H e n ry H . S i e b e r t. L O U IS B E CK C O M P A NY 112 No. W a s h i n g t on A v e. C o r r e ct Clothes, U p - t o - d a te H a ts a nd Caps, Classy F u r n i s h i n g s. H. H. L A R N ED C H I N A, G L A SS A ND L A M PS 105 W a s h i n g t on A v e. S. J. E. S T O F F E R, D. D. S. Office 203-5 C i ty N a t i o n al Bank Bldg. K U M B O S S! K U M B O S S! n o l s t e i n s, of c o u r s e. EnMBOSS H O I . S I K IN F A R M, H o w e l l, M i c h i g an J. G. H A Y S , ' J l, P r o p r i e t o r. K U M B O S S! E v e ry t i me you call y o ur cows you a d v e r t i se my farm ! G O O D E L L, Z E L IN C. ( F o r e s t r y, M. A. C. ' 1 1) I N S U R A N CE A MI B O N DS OF K V F RY K I NU If y ou h a v e n 't i n s u r ed y o ur s a l a r y, b e t t er see or w r i te Goodell a b o ut a good p r o p o s i t i o n. L A N S I NG I N ST RANCH A G E N C Y, I n c ., 110 W. M i c h i g an A v e ., Lansing, Mich. O R N A M E N T AL N U R S E RY Our n u r s e ry stock is " Made in A m e r i c a ." We h a n d le h a r dy t r e e s, s h r u b s, e v e r g r e e n s, vines, a nd p e r e n n i a l s. No w ar p r i c es on l a n d s c a pe p l a n s. R. J. O O K Y E L L, '84 R A L PH I. C O R Y E L L, 14 B i r m i n g h a m, Mich. B E T T ER P A I NT — D I R E CT TO Y OU A u t o m a t ic P h o ne 2361 1V11 P h o ne 61 W K ST C H E M I C AL & P A I NT CO., S p r i n g p o r t, M i c h. N O R T O N 'S H A R D W A RE G e n e r al H a r d w a r e, T i n w a r e. G r a n i t e w a r e, C u t l e r y, S t o v e s, E t c. Ill W a s h i n g t on A v e. S. See a d. R. J. W K S T, ex-'o.", W. H. W E ST W e st pays t he f r e i g ht M R S. O. T. C A SE M a n u f a c t u r i ng all styles of H a ir Goods to o r d e r, a nd H a ir Goods S h o p. Old s w i t c h es e n l a r g e d, colored a nd r e n o v a t ed to look as good as n e w. T he F r a n c o - A m e r i c an H y g i e n ic Toilet Requisites a s p e c i a l ty A u t o m a t ic p h o n e, N o. 3451. 2141; W a s h i n g t on A ve S. D R. O S C AR H. B R U E G EL Cor. Michigan A v e. a nd G r a nd R i v er Ave* Basl L a n s i n g. H o u r s: 7 to 8:80 a. m .: 2 to 1 a nd 7 to 8 p. m. S u n d a y s. 12 to ] and 5 to 6 p. m. C i t i z e n s' p h o ne 1344; Bell 685. D R. H. W. L A N D ON Basl Lansing, Mich. Office h o u r ^: 7 to 8:30 a . m ., I fco'i and 7 U. 12 to 1 p. in. < V I S W . A l l e g ai K V K. K. ST. Lane v. D R. J. S. O W EN A L L EN & DE K L E L VK P R I N T I NG C O M P A NY P r i n t i n g, T y p e w r i t e r -. A< P r o g r a m s, E n g r av Special can- given to " '. A B'-ll 1094 - SI idetita. A. E. O W E N, M. D. 128 W. Allegan Si., Lansing, Mk-b, E Y E, E A R. NO.-K ASI, TISJBOAT. D R. C. A. G R I F F I N ", O s t e o p a th 424 T u s s i ng Bldg., L a n s i ng 828 CJrVOe St., East L a n s i ng A u t o m a t ic p h o n e. S t u d e nt r a t e s. C A P I T OL E L E C T R IC S U P P LY C O M P A NY ElcEGTarc S I ' P P L I KS OF A nn K I N DS L a t e st I m p r o v e m e n ts in R e a d i ng L a m p s, T u n g s t en Lamps S h a d e s, e t c .- M o t o rs a nd G e n e r a t o r s. 117 M i c h i g an A v e. E. k^Qtad* LillIUOllUC>2DT.v2Jl['5' U 4i t do 11 a [ <•• Q) [ a f i o n s % a i y C7~ pritttefr Always a selection of the latest styles and the new est features conforming to correct social usage O r d e rs sent in by m a il r e c e i ve o ur m o st careful a t t e n t i on Robert Smith Printing Co. Lansing, Michigan I !iii!'iM!iMiii:i!!i!ii: !i:raiiii:i:iiiiii= T HE M AC RECORD E A ST LANSING, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1915. NO. 19 VOL. XX. ALUMNI MEETINGS. MONTHLY LUNCHEONS . SUCCESS ix NORTHERN CALI the N o r t h e rn California Association, FORNIA. According to the report of George H. Freear, sec r e t a ry of the monthly luncheon has come to stay with them. The one held at the Hotel Sutter, San Francisco, on Jan uary 30th, was a success beyond their expectations. Prof. A. J. Cook came down from Sacramento to attend, and others in attendance w e r e: B. Clark, '11; R. A. Colgan, '13; H. M. Goss, '93; E. B. Hulett, '10; Mrs. E. B. Hulett, '13; Andrew Park, '84; A. C. '05; C. W. Stewart, Redding, '13. Luncheon meetings will he continued at the Hotel Sutter the last S a t u r d ay in every month, and t i me any a l u m n us happening will receive a h e a r ty welcome. H. Arnold White, '92, ( P r e s i d e nt of the W h i te H o u s e ), contemplates divorcing the Southern California Association and becoming a member of the Northern, as his address is now 2425 Grove St., Oakland, Cal. '84; Ralph Stevens, in California at t h at N. E. MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION BANQUET. ' The M. A. C. Association of Northeast Michigan will hold their annual banquet Friday, March 5th. Details will be given later. W A S H I N G T ON A L U I I NI A N N U AL MEETING. The a n n u al dinner of the M. A. C. Association of Washington, D. C, will be held at t he Ebbitt Hotel, invitation Wednesday, Feb. 24th, at 6:30 p. m. An to all out of town alumni who expect is extended to be in W a s h i n g t on to the secretary, Cora L. Feldkamp, 1335 12th St., N. in Washing W. M. A. C. a l u m ni of recent arrival to to send ton are urged the secretary, in order t h at they may receive proper notification of all alumni meetings. their n a me a nd address t h at evening. Send word '81 W I LL BE REPRESENTED AT THE R E U N I O N. W H AT . ABOUT '80, 82, AND "I shall endeavor the Rochester meeting, '83? to come to E a st Lansing next '81 to m a ke plans now summer, a nd I urge every I 'never realized before, so much as to meet there. at t h at we of the class of '81 a re getting old. There are fathers and grand There are not m a ny years fathers among ahead for the class of '81 at the most, and therefore I urge each to come back to the reunion t h is year." —A. E. S M I T H, Olean, N. Y. them. the rocks. "About a t h i rd of a century ago, Prof. A. J. Cook and his geology class took a trip to Grand Ledge to view three Some went by accompanied the professor in his carriage d r a wn by the sorrel ponies. On the way it was necessary, or otherwise, to drive over some rough roads, a nd one the professor about up of setting, but he replied, "Not as long as my wife's husband is driving."—W. T. L., '82. the students cautioned train, and THIRD COUNTRY LIFE CONFERENCE. in r u r al life problems sanitation, agricultural the Michigan Country Life Association The p r o g r am of the t h i rd country life conference of lists as speakers some of the foremost a u t h o r i t i es on mar co-operation keting, and country the United States to day. Last year this conference came d u r i ng F a r m ers' Week, but on account of the conflict it has been scheduled this year. for Feb. 26th, 27th and 28th these Another very pointed meetings out is the lack of an auditorium to handle those the crowds. Under the present schedule, only will come to this conference who are really inter ested, and from the advance notices the attendance will be all t h at can possibly be accommodated. One h u n d r ed Grange to be on h a nd to get the m e at of the discussions. lecturers have promised spreading reason for the they have accomplished George W. Woodruff, president of Illinois the F i r st National Bank of Mortgage Bank a nd Joliet, will speak of " R u r al Credit in Operation." This bank h as gone at the subject of r u r al credits with a determination to get at a working formula, and their aims. E. Percy Miller, of the Miller Potato Marketing Co., of Chi cago, will speak on "Marketing the P o t a to Crop." T h is company is the largest of its kind in existence. C. E. Bassett, government specialist in co-operative organization, will also be here to address the meet ing. These are a few of the m a ny good things on the program. The Sunday afternoon meeting will be given over to a special conference on the r u r al church. to c h a i r m a n s h ip list of the the men who have been following The the various of take induced meetings a u g u rs much for the success of this con ference: Dr. Victor C. Vaughan, of the University; Senator H. E. Powell, of Ionia; Senator C. W. Fos ter, of L a n s i ng and P r e s i d e nt J. L. Snyder. 4 THE M. A. C. RECORD. T HE M. A. C. RECORD P U B L I S H ED EVERY TUESDAY DURING T HE BY T HE M I C H I G AN AGRICULTURAL i COLLEGE YEAR COLLEGE ASSOCIATION. E n t e r ed as second-class mail at the Post Office in Lansing, m a t t er Mich. C. S. LANGDON, '11 - 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 a d v e r t i s i ng 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, F E B R U A RY 16, 1915. THE ALUMNI OFFICE AN EMPLOYMENT BUREAU. The suggestion in the letter, published elsewhere in this issue, r e g a r d i ng the alumni office acting as a clearing house for M. A. C. g r a d u a t es is not the first one of this kind t h at has come to our atten ideas have come t h at tion. The mere fact from various p a r ts of the country, and from vari ous occupations, there m u st be much food for thought in the suggestions. is evidence these t h at If such a d e p a r t m e nt as We will be very glad to hear from others on this this should be subject. contemplated, we would want to know if men who employ m en would use t h is agency, and if g r a d u a t es seeking jobs would freely come to us. There would have to be some small charges, but the idea looks good. What do you t h i nk about it? DO OUR GRADUATES GET BROAD ENOUGH TRAINING? No one will deny that is a there tendency t h i nk and speak on his feet, which in technical schools like M. A. G. for students to s h un courses in English, such as literature, public speak ing, and debate. Every graduate feels, after being out of school for some time, that he did not grasp the splendid opportunity to do work in public speak ing and debate. He feels the need of greater ability to this work would have jdven him. One choice bit of advice of the graduate to the u n d e r g r a d u a te is, "make full use the of j o ur opportunities in public shouting." And advice, often given, What we need for work the only at work along is now being <-mjmasiz<-d, viz., debate, branch tbe line" and spend j u st as much time on "backing There team. " s i g n a l s" as do men on any athletic the monogram should be a reward comparable and It has been suggested t h at this should be given in the inducement in is as often unheeded. is special Students 'varsity position for the football men. l i ne t h at this t he to In order to finance this m a t t e r, we form of a fob. need a sum of money of sufficient size so t h at the interest can be used every year for t he purchase of is an excellent chance for some these fobs. Here graduate, group of graduates, or local association to do something for our alma m a t er t h at will result in excellent advertising for M. A. C, as well as give much value to the work of the English depart m e nt and to the individual participants. * * * FARMERS' WEEK, MARCH i TO 6. the the F or farmers, is vastly different the above six days the classes, scheduled farmers' wives and would-be farmers will have the oppor t u n i ty of a t t e n d i ng College at M. A. C. The organ from ization of F a r m e r s' Week present the old-fashioned Round-Up. Under system the in the people attending actually enroll courses they wish to pursue, and are expected to at regularly, with note tend book and pencil, and be prepared to receive instruc the College, tion by augmented by outside assistance. to the and lectures, Special programs have been pre demonstrations. pared for to all. A Woman's Congress is scheduled for Wednes day a nd T h u r s d a y, with special "Ladies' N i g h t" Wednesday night. the evenings, and will be of interest teaching force of laboratory work there will be In addition the regular The courses offered will be: Soils and Crops, Dairying, Animal Husbandry, Poultry, Horticulture, F a rm and Household Mechanics, and Home Eco nomics. Some of the courses will occupy only, p a rt of each day, but will be a r r a n g ed so t h at the re mainder of the time can be put in in other courses of related n a t u r e. Alumni a nd former students of M. A. C. can as sist in m a k i ng this F a r m e r s' Week the largest one in the history of the College by impressing on their taken neighbors advantage of. More detailed regard ing special features will be given next week. Pro g r a ms will be mailed on application to L. R. Taft, E a st Lansing, Mich. is an opportunity information to be t h at this letter, from Newt. Bates' R. P. Holdsworth, 'llf, of Stoughton, Mass., w r i t e s: " T he extract r e g a r d i ng sophomore Ags. chasing butterflies, caused a great deal of m e r r i m e nt when I remember t h at he made a very fine butterfly once out of a little pine cone and some h a nd painted wings. He then poised his in one of the lilac bushes at the west end butterfly a while absent mindedly of Williams, and after called the attention of a few ags. to it. (Bates, be ing an engineer, could make butterflies very well.) The ags. were very much excited to see who could net the creature. I am now clerk of the corporation of St.owne & Downer Co., of Boston, with offices at 131 State St., in t he Board of Trade Bldg., r i g ht from across from the custom house. Any old friend M. A. C. will get t he glad h a nd from me at t h at ad dress. He is with the General Electric, at Lynn." Joe Van Kerchove, '13, and I meet quite often. PORTRAIT PAINTERS SELECTED. NEWS AND COMMENT. THE M. A. C. RECORD. 5 tained at Snyder t he p o r t r a it of Prof. F a i r c h i ld it Percy Ives, of Detroit, h as been engaged to paint e. the p o r t r a it of Dr. Manly Miles. While arrange are not m e n ts for jl definitely made, negotiations are u n d er way, and it is hoped to announce the painter at an early date. e" Mr. Ives has already painted a p o r t r a it of Dr. Beal a-1 University. in for the L_e the Uni State Capitol, and he h as painted 14 for i- '. in is versity of Michigan. The quality of is w t h us assured. He desires to h a ve anyone who knew Dr. Miles come to his studio, criticise the work, and d m a ke suggestions. the College, m a ny of his p o r t r a i ts are the work The Y. M. and Y. W. C. A. cabinets were enter- the home of President and Mrs. J. L. last F r i d ay night. Carl Head, for in drawing at M. A. C, has received an appointment as head the engineering department of J a m es Milliken of two years instructor The T r i m o i ra Society w i n t er term party occurred last F r i d ay night, with the Agricultural Hall Dean and Mrs. G. W. Bissell and Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Corey as patrons. The a n n u al " J" Hop will bs held in the Masonic temple, Feb. 26th. Gov. and Mrs. F e r r i s, P r e s i d e nt and Mrs. Snyder, Dean Georgia White, and Coach J. F. Macklin have been honored as patrons. The p o r t r a it fund is slowly growing. We hope to 0 > h e ar from everyone w ho intends to m a ke a subscrip tion to t h is fund at an early date, so t h at we can n know j u st where we stand in r e g a rd to t he amounts. s- Subscribers since last published a r e: R. A. T u r n e r, r, my m o t h e r 's health. We are glad to know of '79; '09; the various • C. L. Bemis, 7 4; Ray S t a n n a rd Baker, '89. former dean of women, "I am on leave of this year on account of the im continued success of M. A. C. and provements made from time to time." writes from Pocahontas, Iowa: absence '89; E va Coryell McBain, Miss Maude Gilchrist, (from Wellesley) J. W. Tourney, FARMERS' CLUB HOLD MOCK AUCTION. According to the opinion of m en who have seen a :- Michigan." Col. Morrell them all, the excitement at New York Stock Ex n change and the Chicago W h e at P it had nothing on t h at which prevailed at the auction sale of College e r animals held, in the pavilion last Saturday. Under the v e t e r i n a ry the able auctioneer, Dr. Hutton, of division, 11 p u re bred percherons were p ut up for r sale, six grade horses, and a dark horse, William i f J e n n i n gs Bryan, sired by Freesilver. In the list of cattle, seven p u re bred Shorthorns, t h r ee Guernseys a nd ten Holsteins were knocked off to t he highest bidder. It was a very commendable movement on the p a rt of the F a r m e r s' Club to give the students a chance to see w h at animals were really worth, to get experience w i th an auction sale. The a nd animals were all appraised by experts of the differ for variance ent breeds, and from fines of one cent for every $5 over t he value given, were imposed, a nd for underbidding the real value a fine was imposed on the person m a k i ng the last bid be fore the buying bid. The lunch of coffee and pork sandwiches would lunches to p ut served at real auctions. imposed F or overbidding, the appraised value. *- i 3 '. , 3 t r a c t o rs from s h a me m a ny fines were 3 S i ; Colonel Morrell, of Benton Harbor, an extensive fruit grower in t h at region, and a m an who has in vestigated fruit conditions in all p a r ts of the United States, gave a splendid talk to the Hort. boys last week. Much good advice was dispensed, chief of in w h i ch was, "If you're going into business, stay experience, spoke from especially when the latter advice was given. two in California, gave Paul G. Redington, supervisor of the Sierra Na- tional F o r e st lectures be fore the forestry d e p a r t m e nt last week, on the work the National F o r e s ts a nd of a forest assistant on w o r k i ng timber a nd logging in California. T h is is the second of such series of lectures given by out- side men—men who are the service, and t he students take a great deal of inter these est and place much faith practical men. T h is fresh from the field is a very commendable movement. the words of talent actually at work introduction of on in The farm mechanics d e p a r t m e nt has j u st received the I n t e r n a t i o n al H a r v e s t er two gas light work, Co., one of them an 8-16, designed for such as plowing, and also to take the place of the small stationary gas engine on the farm. The other is a 12-25, and is capable of doing the heaviest work t h at would come up. These engines will be used j u n i o r s, seniors, a nd for class room w o rk by demonstrated short course men, a nd will also be this in d u r i ng F a r m e r s' Week. work will be given by H. H. Musselman and Sam Hagenbuch, '10, will assist. This d e p a r t m e nt h as also received a hoist from the Brown Clutch Co., of Sandusky, Ohio, which will be used for demonstra tion purposes. instruction The t he Do you the others as filled out, and remember w h at Dean Shaw used to say in his lectures, t h at he could pick a m an who specialized in beef cattle every time out of a bunch of dairymen? One would be broad, deep, short, and long, and well lanky. There were two of his students in the class of '11, sitting side by side, who took this informa tion very much to heart. As a result you will now find H e r m an Knoblauch at Blissfield, specializing in the same ad "prime beef," and Carl Knopf, with dress, all the "black and white." In keeping w i th his diagnosis, we u n d e r s t a nd t h at the dean has also started a small herd of t he l a t t er on his newly purchased farm. fitted out with m i l k i ng machine and lean, G. E. Tower, '01, is an o r c h a r d i st at Salem, Oregon, R. F. D. 5. "We enjoy t he RECORD very much, and, in the way of a suggestion, will suggest t h at you add a weekly or monthly calendar, giving dates of parties, basket I received a promotion last week, ball games, etc. t h i r ty and am now boys—and real boys—good plus a lot of they a re bad."—E. F. HOCK, teaching an ungraded room of '12, Detroit, Mich. a We have t h i s: letterhead which "Lawnenge Lodge, Grand Ledge, Michigan, home rf George S. McMullen ('04), breeder of Registered Yorkshire Swine and P u re Bred a nd High Grade Holstein Cattle." reads like R. A. Goodell, '12, is building inspector a nd r a te m a k er for Michigan Inspection Bureau, Grand Rap ids, Mich. Goodell lives at 449 Livingston Ave., N. E. 6 THE M. A. C. RECORD. 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 DRUG & GROCERY STORE Full line of Euerything. Agents for Star Laundry, Electric Supplies. A N D Y '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 — H. A. SIAS Close at 6:15. 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 b o t h — 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 BUIDL1NG, LANSING, MICHIGAN Xow Offers REBUILT Remington, Smith-Premier and Monarch typewriters. Prices $25.00 to $05.00. These ma chines are guaranteed by the Company. Rentals $2.50 per month. $5.00 applies on purchase price. Bell "Phone 873. Citizens 9585. Patronize o ur C a n dy S a l es 2 9c PER LB. One kind or assorted. Regular 50c values. Every 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. BASKETBALL TEAM HAS DISASTROUS TRIP. t h an last T h u r s d ay were more The fears of t he crippled team t h at left for Napier- realized, for ville losing t he game with Northwestern, 21-42, besides both Blake Miller a nd Deprato twisted ankles on t he sticky floor. J e r ry played t h r o u gh t he game with a brace, b ut Hood went in for Miller. Dutch Miller captained t he team in t he absence of H. Miller, who, report h as it, h as quit basketball. suffered In t he clash with Mercury Athletic Club at Cri- cago, F r i d ay night, McClelland, Dutch Miller, Hood, Riker a nd F r i m o d ig were in t he line-up. With three regulars out t he Mercury boys were held on their own floor, 20-24. The same line-up was used against Notre Dame S a t u r d ay n i g h t ' a n d, considering t he small m a r g in by which Notre Dame w as beaten in t he M. A. C. Armory, t he score of" 19-23, in favor of Notre Dame, was not at all bad. • ALUMNI NOTES. F. W. Barnett, Mich. ,'14e, is teaching at Wakefield, E. R. Bender, '12, is teaching m a n u al t r a i n i ng at Worthington, Minn. H a r ry W. Rowley, '12e, a nd Miss Leno O. Shat- tuck, of Fenton, Mich., were married, Dec. 30, 1914. They Alberta, live at 728 F o u r t h e e n th Ave. W., Calgary, H. L. Chamberlin, '00m, is at t he Quincy mine, Hancock, Mich., in charge of t he d e p a r t m e nt of inspection. This department h as been built safety up as a result of t he employers' liability law, a nd has a very i m p o r t a nt mission in t he protection of the employees. R. S. Campbell, '94, of Port Huron, w r i t e s: " F or twelve years I have been connected with t he Massa chusetts Mutual Life general agent for that company for t he T h u mb dis trict of Michigan. I have a good business, a pleas ant home a nd a daughter soon to enter high school." Insurance Co., a nd am now Word h as been received from Dr. A. E. Bessey, at Lincoln, Neb., t h at h is father C. E. Bessey, '69, is in a very critical condition. Dr. Bessey was call ed to Lincoln week before last, a nd r e t u r n ed to M. A. C\ t h i n k i ng t h at all danger was past, only to receive, upon h is return, word to come back to Lincoln immediately. George C. Humphrey, '01, professor of animal husbandry at t he University of Wisconsin, writes as follows: "Last week I was invited to take p a rt in t he program of t he North Dakota Live Stock Breeders' Association, at Grand F o r k s, N. Dak., a nd h ad t he pleasure of meeting Stebbins, '95, a nd Van- derhoof, '96, t he former principal of t he Grand F o r ks high school, a nd t he latter, one of Grand F o r k s' staid a nd successful business men." associated with A. B. Rogers, '04, is a v e t e r i n a r i an at Sioux City, Iowa, t he National Association Bureau of Animal I n d u s t ry Employees. ' He w r i t e s: from "Our Bureau Sioux City, to handle t he foot a nd mouth disease reduced our force, so t h at we have there. This had h a rd work tasks here. Receipts of live stock at this point a re heaviest in years." sent some m en to Michigan in doing our regular THE M. A. C. RECORD. 7 I. J. Woodin, '13, formerly with the North Ameri can F r u it E x c h a n ge at K a n s as City, Mo., h as been at Traverse City, Mich., for the past two weeks, and will be for some time, assisting in the organization of the Grand Traverse F r u it a nd Produce Exchange. Woodin w r i t e s: "Came h e re expecting to find my instead know nearly self an absolute s t r a n g e r, but as m a ny people as I do in the best town in the state —Owosso. Met Leon Gardner and first night '14, Beany in Bennett, town, also Howard Thurtell, '12, and Exelby, '12." frau the in "While I see more names of graduates since my find t i me t h an of those I knew when at College, I the great pleasure looking over the columns of the RECORD upon its weekly visit, and l e a r n i ng what boys are doing. I suppose now-a-days one would hardly be excused for not including the girls also, when speaking of tne graduates, but back in '87 the girls, as far as n u m b e rs were concerned, were hardly t h at w o r th mentioning. I will say they fully made up in quality w h at they in quantity. For, as I remember them, they were j u st about the finest lot of young ladies t h at I ever knew, the a nd they h ad plenty of other a d m i r e rs among young men. Yours for continued success of old M. A. C . " — F R A XK R. S M I T H, '87, Oak Hill F a r m, Som erset, Mich. this, however, lacked 446 62d St., Oakland, Cal., Feb. 7, 1915. Dear E d i t o r: Enclosed is a money order for my subscription. is one: You m i g ht You w a nt suggestions. Here invite your readers to send you inquiries for help or situations wanted, and w h e t h er you published them or not, you could be at least a clearing house for t h is sort of demand. The extent to which you to become an employment b u r e au would, of wish in course, govern t h is the scope of your activities line, but the alumni will n a t u r a l ly wish to employ M. A. C. m en or women, and there is a chance for you to help. if F or the country, You can also "feel t h r o u g h o ut t he pulse" of business condi the alumni who tions know will give you the information. instance, in S an F r a n c i s co there appears to be a decided re vival of business in general machinery lines d u r i ng t he p a st t h r ee or four weeks. This uplift h as not yet reached the construction works, a nd engineer finds ing little demand. I am an a s s i s t a nt engineer is varied, and for the Exposition, a nd we a re w o r k i ng day a nd n i g ht to be ready on time, Feb. 20th, The work the interesting, and sometimes unique. most p a rt very ("Tillie") was a caller at the office L. H. Taylor a few days ago. He and Mr. and Mrs. J. Alfred Mitchell were guests of at Christmas time. Mrs. Mitchell was R u th E d w a r ds at M. A. C. We h ad an M. A. C. r e u n i on on a small scale. The to Quincy, Cal., w h e re J. Mitchells have r e t u r n ed Alfred h as charge of the forestry experiment sta tion. Reese Taylor is also stationed at Quincy, but in a different b r a n ch of the forestry service. the Pipers for Start the New Year Right Trade at The Mills Store We HEART OF LANSING S p e c i al b a r g a i ns offered W o m e n 's a nd M i s s e s' Suits, Coats, SKirts and Waists. in O ur s t y l es a re t he v e ry l a t e s t. O ur q u a l i t i es a re t he v e ry b e st o b t a i n a b l e. t he J u st c o me for let us s h ow y ou h i g h e st g r a de R e a d y - t o - w e ar offered s a le in L a n s i n g. in a nd W i s h i ng y ou s u c c e ss d u r i ng t he e n t i re y e ar of 1 9 1 5, we a re Y o u rs t r u l y, T j e M I L LS DRY GOODS CO. Let Us Feather Your Nest We Hoover-Bond Company Our girl, one year old today, can say Rah, Rah, Rah, but cannot get the M. A. C. yet. FURNITURE Yours truly, W M. E. P I P E R, '07. 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. B O I S E, I D A H O. Makers of Happy Homes ALUMNI NOTES. P. H. Shuttleworth, '07a, is mana ger of t he F. W. Woolworth Co., Lin coln, 111. A. A. Fisk, '05a, is superintendent of Racine Parks, Racine, Wis. Resi dence, 1842 P a rk St. William DeLange, '07e, is president of t he Gabriel Reinforcing Co., Penob- scott Bldg., Detroit. Residence, 330 F a ir view Ave. F. C. Rork, '03, is mine superin tendent of t he Moose Mountain, Ltd., Sellwood, Ontario. Mrs. R o rk w as Jessie Palmer, '04. F r ed L. Radford, '01m, is chief t r e a s u r er of t he Gifford Engine draftsman for t he Reo Motor Car Co., and Co., Lansing, Mich. Residence at 225 East Lenawee St. Dr. C. B. Lundy, ex-'Ol, a nd Miss Stella Marie O'Neill, of Detroit, were m a r r i ed F e b r u a ry 9th. They will be at home after May 1st at 52 Woodlawn Ave., Detroit. Tuesday, "I am very much interested in t he work of t he College, a nd t h i nk my family will have a representative t h e re in 1916."—MRS. E. D. M C B A I X. '79. 435 Crescent Ave., N. E., Grand Rapids, Mich. R. Morley Reynolds, '09, Rapid City, Mich., is interested in county reforestation, a nd h as w r i t t en t he for estry department for plans for re- county. He festation for Kalkaska says: counties a re "Our n o r t h e rn much more interested in reforestation t h an is t he state at large. T he state lands at present a re a detriment to us, for we have to build roads a nd travel across them. They a re a men ace from fire, and, owing to their bad appearance, detract from t he value of our agricultural lands j u st as a badly Lawrence & Van Buren Printing Company 210=212 Grand A v e. North They're not short-live J The Jerseys Jersey In 1913 eighteen tested Cows were officially which averaged 12 years and 7 months of asre. Their average milk production v.'as 8617 pounds. Average batter fat, 3S7 pounds. One of these cows was over 18 years old. Longevity, Constitution and Economic Production are Jersey characteristics. THE AMERICAN JERSEY CATTIE CLUB 324 W. 23d St., New York City THE M. A. C. RECORD. kept farm detracts from t he value of a good residence." about K. D. Van Wagenen, '11, m a n a g er of t he Palmer Stock F a r m, Palmer, Minn., w r i t e s: "Our farm is j u st in its beginnings, b ut I am most enthus i ts possibilities. T he iastic soil is a heavy clay, with no rocks, and works up in a few years into a good loam. We plan to do consider able p a s t u r i ng at first, especially with sheep, a nd then it will be better fitted for t he plow. 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