THE, MAC RECORD VOL. XX TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1915. NO. 20 CHEMISTRY LECTURE ROOM. Published by" «®e 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 I^ HE n a m es in t h is D i r e c t o r y, as well as t h o se of a ll o ur 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 h o pe t he f a c u l ty a nd s t u d e n ts will p a t r o n i ze t h o se 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. N. Books, F i ne S t a t i o n e r y, E n g r a v ed Calling Cards, F o u n t a in 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 S p e c i a l t y. Calling C a r ds p r i n t ed p r o m p t l y, $1.00 p er 100. CROTTY 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 P e n s, Diaries for 1915, 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 M a k e r s, 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. 489. In C i ty 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. LOUIS B E CK COMPANY 112 N o. 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 B a nk Bldg. P A G E L S EN & S P E N C ER P A T E N T S, P A T E 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 E. N. Pagelsen, '89 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. D R. E. A. S E E L Y E, '04, 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. 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. K U M B O SS H O L S T E IN F A R M, H o w e l l, M i c h i g an J. G. H A Y S , ' 1 1, P r o p r i e t o r. K U M B O S S! E v e ry t i me y ou c a ll y o ur cows y ou a d v e r t i se my f a rm ! GOODELL, Z E L IN C. ( F o r e s t r y, M. A. C. M l) I N S U R A N CE A ND B O N DS OF E V E RY K I ND 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 S U R A N CE A G E N C Y, I n c ., 110 W. M i c h i g an A v e ., L a n s i n g, M i c h. O R N A M E N T AL N U R S E RY Our n u r s e ry s t o ck is " M a de 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, v i n e s, a nd p e r e n n i a l s. 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E a st L a n s i n g. H o u r s: 7 to 8:30 a. m .; 2 to 4 a nd 7 to 8 p. m. S u n d a y s. 12 to 1 a nd 5 to 6 p. m. C i t i z e n s' p h o ne 1344: Bel) 825. D R, H. W. LANDON E a st L a n s i n g, Mich. Office h o u r s: 7 to 8:30 a. m., 1 to 3 a nd 7 to B p. m. S u n d a y s, 12 to 1 p . m. C i t i z e n s' p h o ne 9228. D R. J. S. O W ES E Y E, E A R, N O SE A S II T H R O AT 15 W. A l l e g an St., L a n s i n g. C i t i z e n s' p h o ne 2724. A L L EN & DE K L E I NE P R I N T I NG COMPANY ' 128-130 I o n ia S t. west P r i n t i n g, T y p e w r i t e r s, A d d i ng M a c h i n e s, Office Supplies, P r o g r a m s, E n g r a v ed Cards, F i l i ng C a b i n e t s, S e c t i o n al Book Cases. Bell 1094 A u t o m a t ic 3136. Special c a re g i v en to M. A. ('. a nd i ts s t u d e n t s. A. E. O W E N, M. D. 128 W. A l l e g an St., L a n s i n g, M i c h. E T E, E A K, N O SE A ND T H R O A T, 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 328 G r v oe St., E a st 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. CAPITOL E L E C T R IC S U P P LY COMPANY E L E C T R IC S U P P L I ES OF A LL 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 L a m p s, 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. U11 v 11'ci Mo ]\ d • «J taci xa,m6/ >meti :J- priittfcfr 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 O r d e rs s e nt 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 ^iiiiJiirinriutitiriiiTiririt'iiiiiiitiHiirifitiHnniiiniirijMMMritMiriiiJiiHriTiiiifiiiJiiirriiirtiEirixiiijtjFirif iTiiFiiiiiiiiiiMiiMiiiriiiiiiiiBiiiiiif uriMijiiiiiiiiiDHjf^ siiliNliiiiillllNliNi .i.i niiii :i i'i 1.1:1.1 . 1 :; •::;.! n:::i: .:.. 11.1:::.; •.:. i •.:, i:i:i;:i:i;iiiiiB THE: M - A / C- RECORD E A ST LANSING, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1915. NO. 20 VOL. XX. " FARMERS' WEEK" NEXT WEEK. One of the special features of F a r m e r s' Week, which begins March 1st, will be t he song and lecture recital, entitled "Songs T h at Live," by Mrs. Morgan, of New York City. She is a woman of strong and pleasing personality who h as not only given much time to t he cultivation of h er voice, but in traveling into m a ny countries t he songs t h at live. Those who h e a rd h er at Washing ton last fall are most enthusiastic in h er praise, and it is certain t h at t he audience will be interested in the e n t e r t a i n i ng way in which she presents h er sub ject. to search out and study Another feature of t he general evening p r o g r a ms will be the presentation, on T h u r s d ay night, of t he comedy, "Captain Hackett," by the M. A. C. Dramatic Club, u n d er t he directorship of Prof. E. S. King. Other subjects of wide i n t e r e st t h at will be t r e a t ed in these general p r o g r a ms a re " E r a d i c a t i on of Dis ease," by Dean Vaughn, of the University; "Good Roads," by Hon. P. T. Colgrove, of H a s t i n g s; "Con venient Kitchens," by Mrs. C. W. Foulk, Columbus, Ohio; "Foot a nd Mouth Disease," by Dr. W a rd Gilt- ner; "Boys' and Girls' Club W o rk in Michigan," by State Leader E. C. Lindemann. There will be music by the various college musical organizations which have been finding so much favor of late. Some very instructive exhibits are being prepared in home economics, poultry methods, fruit market ing, farm a nd home engineering, crop insects, farm crops, and soils. A record attendance is confidently expected t h is year. ENGLISH DEPARTMENT GIVES DRILL IN FUNDAMENTALS. in g r a m m ar and spelling. E i g h ty On account of t he very poor preparation t h at h as been received in some lines by t he students enter ing M. A. C, t he English d e p a r t m e nt h as been forced to devote special time to i n s t r u c t i on of t he fresh freshmen men have been in g r a m m a r, and hence extra work this In spelling, t he s t a n d a rd was lower twice a week. in still, so t h at 100 have qualified for extra work this once a week. The i n s t r u c t o rs a re doing this work besides their regular routine, and get no extra pay. T h us they a re t r y i ng to correct a fault orig i n a t i ng lower in our system of education. This is, to be particularly poor is given found in revival, especially no doubt, due to the fact t h at in t he readjustment of courses which has t a k en place in late years, some of these fundamentals have received less emphasis, is need of a nd according to Prof. Johnston, a spelling school. T h at t he a t t e n t i on of educators is being di j u st rected in this recently Battle Creek p ut in an old-fashioned course in spelling. Other schools a re interest along this line. line is shown by t he fact t he old-fashioned showing t h e re t h at in to the t h is year t h an at present." t he eight m en on the team C. B. Mitchell, coach of the debating team, will be limit pushing the debate will from now until March 12th, when occur. T he question for debate is, "Re solved, T h at t he U. S. should a u g m e nt its navy more It is understood by t he rapidly three teams m a k i ng up t h is Tri-State Debate, viz., Ames, P u d r u e, a nd M. A. O, t h at t he " at p r e s e n t" two battleships a year a nd $21,000,000 for means auxiliary craft. The following list of eight men who have been w o r k i ng for some time on t h is question, a nd from which t he six m en to represent the two teams will be chosen and t he a l t e r n a te for '18e; C. G. Nobles, each '16a; L. S. Wells, '16a; G. A. Newlon, '17a; A. L. Maire, '17a; H. A. Furlong, '18a. teams will not be chosen until t he last week T he in F e b r u a r y. Our negative to Ames, while our affirmative team meets P u r d ue here. t e a m: B. W. Bellinger, '16a; H. H. Fuller, team is a goes LANSING M. A. C. ASSOCIATION. immediate The M. A. C. Association of L a n s i ng a nd vicinity will hold their a n n u al m e e t i ng and banquet March 9, 6:15 p. m., in t he Chamber of Commerce rooms. F o r m er students, alumni, and relaitves are invited to attend. Over 250 invitations a re being sent out, to a m a i l i ng list m a de up by F. S. Kedzie, Z. C. Goodell and C. S. Langdon, and a record attend ance a nd exhibition of t he M. A. C. spirit is looked for. T he banquet will be served in t r ue College style, following out the ideas of t he committee, Flor ence Hall, Zella Kimmel, J. D. Tower. T he p r o g r am committee, W. O. Hedrick, C. B. Collingwood a nd F. D. Radford, have promised some good things in this line. Make yourself a committee of one to see'"'that every M. A. C. m an a nd woman of your acquaint ance knows about this banquet. Hail, hail, the gang ; will all be t h e r e. 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 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, '11 - - - Managing Editor. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $1.00 P ER YEAR. Subscriptions may be paid for by P. O. Money Order, Draft, or Registered Letter. S t a m ps 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, F E B R U A RY 23, 1915. PROGRESS IN LEGISLATIVE MATTERS. in for " a u d i t o r i u m" As was fully expected, the bill t h at was introduced into the legislature calling for a special appropria tion of $150,000 for a g y m n a s i um h as not been, nor is likely to be, reported out, but the word gymnasium has been substituted the bill asking for $339,200 for a library and auditorium. If any credence can be given to press notices, it would seem now t h at if for any reason money for li both of these buildings brary would suffer. We can see no weighty argu m e n ts why a g y m n a s i um is needed more at St. A. C. t h an a library. . If there are any, we will be glad to publish the views of any of the readers. In fact, we t h at some comment may take be forthcoming on our attitude this ques tion. is not forthcoming, this stand in hopes towards the . To place the need for a gymnasium ahead of t h at for a library would mean t h at M. A. C. stands for condition athletics first and scholasticism which any t h i n k i ng a l u m n us will not tolerate. last, a the questions Following are some of t h at come to our mind and seem to pertain very closely to this m a t t e r: With a new gymnasium, would a course in gymnasium exercises be elected by the student body to serve every at large? A library could be made student, and every one could be induced to use it (most graduates will acknowledge t h at a little more work in the library while they were in school would not have ended in physical b r e a k d o w n ). Admitting, for discussion's sake, t h at a " g y m" m i g ht be used for an auditorium, would in take account of the accoustic its construction to the gym, the athletes, using properties? Would agree to place seats a nd remove t h em at the occasion of its use as an a u d i t o r i u m? We are not a r g u i ng t he question of a gym versus auditorium, b ut w h en t he need for the l a t t er it cannot help but be mixed up in the discussion as to the relative there be special care is so urgent importance of the library and gym, especially when the gym is to be used for an auditorium. It is sincerely hoped t h at we may get some dis t h at cussion on these points, and in t h at way know editorials are sometimes read and considered, * * * NEWS AND COMMENT. L. S. Fuller, the Fuller White Leghorn F a r m, E a st Lansing, addressed t he class in poultry last week. '08, of President J. L. Snyder a nd Prof. W. H. F r e n ch will attend a national meeting of educators in Cin cinnati, Feb. 26th. National traveling secretary of the Intercollegiate Prohibition Association, Neil D. Cranmer, has organ ized a branch of t h is association at M. A. C. J. W. Nicholson and I. K. Maystead, seniors, who have specialized in corn judging, have been doing some extension work for the College along this line. The seniors held a hop in the Agricultural Hall the Forensics their annual midwinter Saturday night rooms for last F r i d ay night. used party. the same Dr. W a rd Giltner attended live stock meetings in latter Chicago the early p a rt of last week, a nd the p a rt of t he week was spent in institute work in Sagi naw county. The Detroit News last week contained a picture of Roscoe Gilmore Stott, former in English at M. A. C, now at Richmond, Ky., and spoke of Stott as the poet laureate of the South. instructor Dr. deZeeuw h a s. assumed charge of affairs at the botany department in the absence of Dr. Bessey. T he latest word from Lincoln was t h at Dr. Bessey, '69, seemed to gain at times, and t h en the doctors would give him up. The rifle team h as not lost a "shoot" this season and yet are not in the lead. This is m a i n t a i n ed by Washington State. M. A. C. won from California two weeks ago by 969 to 941, and from Naval Academy by 971 to 965. last week Washington's birthday was appropriately observed Monday by vacation from school duties and a lecture in the a u d i t o r i um by Dr. Wishart, of Grand Rapids. In the afternoon a party was held in the gymnasium with the College band furnishing the music. Several specimens of grasshoppers, of the n a me chortophaga viridifasciata, var. infuscata, have been found already this spring. Prof. Pettit, in comment ing upon t he earliness of their "coming out," says t h at he predicts good early fishing. A special meeting of the University of Minnesota. the Veterinary Association was called last F r i d ay to listen to Dr. H. P. Hoskins, P a rt of Dr. Hos of k i n s' mission here was the crystalization of senti m e nt for an honorary branch of the national veter i n a ry fraternity, Alpha Psi. in Amherst, Mass. His Dr. W. J. Beal has been ill for the past ten days and is slowly recovering at the home of his daugh ter illness has not been thought serious enough to call home his son-in-law, R ay S t a n n a rd Baker, who has been spending some time in Virginia, investigating a new phase of the- Negro problem. If any of the readers of the RECORD in E a st Lan sing have rooms t h at they will be able to give Over for the use of out of town people who will be here F a r m e r s' Week, if they will drop a line, or telephone, to Supt. L. R. they will confer a great favor THE M. A. C. RECORD. 5 Taft, giving n u m b er of persons they can accommo date, a nd the price. Dean R. P. L y m an attended, in Chicago last week, m e e t i n gs of t he U. S. Live Stock Association, a nd of the Association of State and Provincial Veterinary Colleges. The Dean is secretary of the latter asso ciation. Chief among t he points of discussion at t he l a t t er meetings were t he standardization of re quirements and t he uniformity of work given. t a l ks before C. H. Burgess, of the chemistry department, h as the poultry class. Mr. given several Burgess had much experience in poultry r a i s i ng in the west before t a k i ng up his work at M. A. C. He was much interested in the Co-operative Egg Circle at G r a nd Junction, Col., a nd h as been able to give t he boys m a ny good pointers on egg m a r k e t i n g. financial Word h as been sent to the various departments of t he College t h at all expenses, not absolutely neces in sary, m u st be curtailed else the College will be worse t h is account nothing definite .can be promised in r e g a rd to the publication of the alumni catalog. In fact not nearly all the necessary data has been collected and if we have not h e a rd from you, drop us a line at once. last year. Gn condition t h an L a st F r i d ay n i g ht was "music n i g h t" at M. A. C, under the title of the " a n n u al m i d w i n t er concert." It saw the initial public appearance of the Boy's Glee Club, t he Girl's Double Quartette, a nd the M. A. C. Chorus. Much praise was heard for the work of the college orchestra also. Mr. Oscar Jackson appeared on the p r o g r am and scored a decided hit. The chorus was assisted by Mrs. Rolland Baker, soprano; Mr. J. L. Morse, baritone, and Miss Mabel Loeffler. ac the a rt companist. of these various organizations was received m a k es plain t h at music is not a neglected feature at M. A. C. Much credit is due the conductors, Miss Louise Freyhofer, F r ed Killeen, A. J. Clark a nd Bruce Hart- such. The excellent way in which P r e s i d e nt H a r r i s, of N o r t h w e s t e rn University, with simple language characteristic of a real m an of letters, carried h is point in his lecture last week before the students on "The Value of Useless Cul t u r e ." The nicety of his a r g u m e n ts seem to win his listeners, almost w i t h o ut it. lectures—al M. A. C. needs more of such kind of most as badly as she needs a place for such to be given in. The following a re some of his somewhat "We m u st get over the no: e p i g r a m m a t ic sayings: tion t h at t he world began when you and I were live born.." into points." the world they are born in." "Do not confine your self to professional in h a v i ng m a ny "Men, to be more cultured, m u st get t h e ir being a w a re of reading." "Culture consists took in four The Alpha Zeta fraternity j u n i o rs at the winter term initiation last week. They w e r e: L. S. Wells, Townley; R. W. Lautner, Traverse City; G. I. Hobbs, Traverse City, and M. E. Bottomley, t he g r a d u a t es of Alpha Charlotte. A s u m m a ry of Zeta since the formation of this chapter in Decem total of 101. Twenty-eight of ber, 1902, shows a from these a re farming, 31 are high school to the earlier heads of departments ones), four a re on experiment station staffs, five a re extension workers, seven a re with t he U. S. Depart m e nt of Agriculture, six are in the U. S. F o r e st Ser vice, t h r ee a re in editorial work, twelve a re in busi ness, three are g r a d u a te students, and two have died. those of recent years for teachers for in colleges ( r a n g i ng t e a c h i ng TARDY FOR CHEM. LECTURE. ALUMNI NOTES. C. -B. Baker, '12f, is in t he U. S. F o r e st Service, located at Kalispell, Mont., in the Blackfeet Forest. 0. M. Elliot, with '11, is with Mason I. Brown & Co., civil engineers and landscape gardeners, of De troit. A girl was born, Feb. 17th, to Mr. a nd Mrs. H. F. Bennett, of Mason. Mrs. Bennett was formerly Olive Graham, '09. March 5th is the date for the banquet of the North It will be held east Michigan M. A. C. Association. in Bay City. O. W. F a i r b a n k s, and m a n u al t r a i n i ng in the township high school at Des Plaines, 111. Coaching the basketball team is a side line. teaching '09e, is science Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Dorland, of Houston, Texas, the birth of Geneva Dibrell Dorland on announce Feb. 10, 1915. Dorland, '07, is state inspector of orch a r ds a nd nurseries. C. H. Spencer, ex-'02, is at present a s s i s t a nt district engineer for the I n t e r s t a te Commerce Commission, division of valuation, with residence at 6808 Sixth St., Takoma P a r k, D. C. '13, with A. C. Mason, t he F l o r i da E x p e r i m e nt t h at he and A. J. Station at Gainesville, writes Strong, with in mechanical engineer ing in the University, constitute the M. A. C. Asso ciation there. '01, i n s t r u c t or R. W. Blake, '90, U. S. Commissioner at Grass Range Montana, has w r i t t en the dairy d e p a r t m e nt to secure information relative to creamery organiza tion. He is going to help boost a creamery for t h at new country. T he card of Cora L. F e l d k a m p, '05, in the next directory will r e a d: L i b r a r i a n, Office of F a rm Man agement, U. S. D e p a r t m e nt of Agriculture. Home address, 1335 Twelfth St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Charles F. H e r r m a n n, 97a, of Minneapolis, Minn., spent some time on the campus last week, getting acquainted with the new order of things. Mr. Herr m a nn said t h at his 13-year-old daughter is already p l a n n i ng on M. A. C. as h er college. 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. ATHLETICS. The last home game in basketball w as lost to t he West Virginia Wesleyans last T h u r s d ay n i g ht by a score of 30 to 42. The r e g u l ar line-up w as out for M. A. C. except H. Miller, but still t he boys seemed to be asleep all the first half and only woke up in time in the last half to find t h at they couldn't over come t he lead. The score at t he end of t he first half stood 27 to 6, with Riker, who was in for Hewitt, t h r o w i ng the only counts. Blake Miller h ad to be t a k en out during the first half on account of h is b um ankle. F r i m o d ig took his place, with Pep- pard at center, but the combination did not work, so Hood went in for. Blake and F r i m o d ig took his old position again. FOUNTAIN PENS *%£££'; $ 1 . 00 to S 6 . 0 0, all g u a r a n t e ed AT COLLEGE DRUG & GROCERY STORE Supplies. Full Agents for Star Laundry. line of Euerything. Electric 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 WENT.WORTH 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 Washtenaw W. Both Phones THE REMINGTON TYPEWRITER COMPANY 211 PRUDDEN B U I D L I N G. LANSING, MICHIGAN Now offers REBUILT Remington, Smith-Premier and Monarch typewriters. Prices $95.00 to $65.00. 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 Candy Sales 2 9c PER LB. One kina 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. games, if possible, w i th This game m a r ks the fifth one lost in succession, a nd t he boys a re determined to w in the only two crippled r e m a i n i ng team. The Ohio N o r t h e rn game for last S a t u r d ay at the Armory was cancelled by t he Ohio boys. M. A. C. plays Hope College at Holland this week Wed nesday, a nd ends the season with t he Detroit "Y" at Detroit on March 2. the Coach Macklin h as started practice for baseball by w a r m i ng up the battery recruits in t he live stock pavilion. The principal job at present seems to be the development of some twirlers. Blake Miller, Patterson, a nd Weeder a re on h a nd from last year's squad, but none show the form of Dodge, who gradu ated. LaFever is also a possibility.. Captain Bib- bins is doing considerable work in t r y i ng to round up some good material. ALUMNI NOTES. Born, to Mr. a nd Mrs. L. O. Gordon, of Muskegon, on J a n. 19, a girl, Mary Phyllis, weight seven a nd one-half pounds. Gordon g r a d u a t ed t he en gineering department in 1906, a nd is now engineer with t he Muskegon Motor Specialties Co. from Gates L. S t a n n a r d, of Phoenix, Ariz., incloses the following note when he sent in his contribution to the p o r t r a it fund: " P e r h a ps some of the alumni will be glad to know t h at S. P. will route tourists to t he there to Phoenix Exposition by way of Globe, from via Roosevelt Dam by auto stage." D. F. Fisher, '12, and Mrs. F i s h er (Alida Dear born, '12), m a de flying calls on M. A. C. people t he early p a rt of last week. They were on their way from Washington, D. C, to Wenatchee, Wash., where F i s h er will continue work on fruit diseases. They do not expect to r e t u rn east for two years. L. R. Himmelberger, '12, h as been doing research work in bacteriology for M. A. C. since graduation. The excellence of his work h as a t t r a c t ed the atten tion of bacteriologists from the University of Ken tucky, so t h at Himmelberger leaves M. A. C. March 1st a nd takes up the position of associate pathologist for the experiment station at the University of Ken tucky, at Lexington. H. R. Smith, '95, professor of animal husbandry at the University F a r m, St. Paul, Minn., begins work March 1st as special lecturer and live stock specialist for the F i r st National Bank of St. Paul, Minn. This promotion comes largely from t he excellence of h is recent book on "Feeds a nd Feeding." J a m es J. Hill, who owns a controlling interest in this bank, secured 5,000 copies of this, and circulated them t h r o u gh the bank. "M. A. C. graduates seem to be a scarce article in this section, but we h a ve some w ho are good when Philip Woodworth, with '07, it comes to loyalty. THE M. A. C. RECORD. 7 the science of fencing at M. A. C. 'on and "Uncle Billy's" real nephew, is a m i n i ng en gineer in this city, and is the proud father of three children. P a u l h a m u s, of about '92, who says he helped to put t he blink, is doing some high grade technical work, along '02, on the city's canal bridges. with J o hn Dunford, Smith, with '92, who tells of h u n t i ng possums in t he good old days when he w a s n 't drawing pictures of Prof. Breckinridge in t he class room, is a contractor in t h is city. Kennedy, with '97, has tired of work ing for others, and is going it for himself now. As he p u ts it, he played baseball when in college. F or my part, I am assistant estimator in the city en gineer's office, and find L. C. BRASS, 2310 F i r st Ave:, Seattle, Wash. the work very pleasant."— "On Tuesday evening, J a n u a ry 26th, the Alumni Association of S o u t h e rn California was to spend a social evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Davis. Between 2b and 30 were present, m a ny of them new faces we had not seen before. All re port a jolly good time, a nd we hope there may be more of a similar kind. We went back to good old reminiscences and college college days with m a ny songs. invited "C. W. Garfield, '70, a nd wife a re again with us for the winter. They a re at t he home of ex-Secre t a ry H. G. Reynolds, '70, in Pasadena. Messrs. Gar field and Reynolds enjoy frequent t r a m ps of several miles a day, a nd often prefer it to a spin in t he auto mobile. "R. E. Caryl, '14, wrote us recently for informa tion r e g a r d i ng the S o u t h e rn California M. A. C. As "Venture sociation. He is on the J a p a n e se county, Cal., a nd h as supervision of lemons lemon pickers. There are over 300 acres of on the ranch. the Sespe Ranch, "A. L. W a t e r s, '90, is temporarily on the old Michi gan homestead, at Spring Lake, owing to t he sud den death of his father last December. As he is the only heir to t he estate, it is left to h im to settle up t r y i ng the affairs as best he can. At present he is h is h a nd at r u n n i ng the farm, but we imagine he it a little a w k w a rd at times, after being a min finds the farm for some 25 ing engineer and away from years. Mrs. W a t e rs a nd t h e ir new home, 146 South Van Ness Ave., Los Angeles. We all hope he m ay soon be with us again. the children are at "Guy Van Alstyn, w i th '96, h as resigned as man ager of t he insurance d e p a r t m e nt of the Auto Club of S o u t h e rn California, and in Salt Lake City, Utah, on a deal which he hopes m ay prove what it appears to be. is at present "Sec.-Treas. Southern California Assn." "G. C. DAVIS, ALUMNI LUNCHEONS. E v e ry S a t u r d ay noon t he M. A. C. Association of Chicago h as luncheon at the New Morrison Hotel, Clark a nd Madison Sts. Any M. A. C. m en who hap pen to be find some in Chicago at friends here and a h e a r ty welcome. t i me will t h is Luncheon meetings of the N o r t h e rn California As sociation are held the last S a t u r d ay in every m o n th at t he Hotel Sutter, San Francisco, Cal. 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. C O ME TO The Mills Store C$b Heart °f Lansing) = FOR T H AT New Spring Suit, Coat, Dress, Skirt or Waist. We sell t he W o o l t e x. = Wonderously Beautiful A re t he N ew S p r i ng S i l ks we a re s h o w i n g. Beautiful Wash Goods F or P a r ty G o w n s. N e v er h a ve we s h o wn s u ch b e a u t i f ul f a b r i c s. T he c o l o rs a re e x q u i s i t e. The Very New Things In W h i te F a b r i cs for G o w n s, W a i s ts a nd S k i r ts a re h e re in b r o ad v a r i e t y. Let Us Feather Your Nest We Hoover-Bond Company FURNITURE C A R P E TS S T O V ES Makers of Happy Homes ALUMNI NOTES. F. L. Granger, American F r u it Exchange, h as up work at Laredo, Texas, company. '13, with t he North taken t h at for O. W: Schleussner, an '12, h as recently accepted the Office of Markets, Washington, D. C, at a handsome salary. appointment with H. A. Haigh, '74, of Detroit, presi dent of the general M. A. C. Associa tion, is spending some time in Florida this winter, meanwhile keeping close " t a b" on Association work. H u n t i n g t on Oliver Allen, weight seven a nd one-half pounds, arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W« B. Allen, Jackson, Mich., on F e b r u a ry 15th. W. B. Allen graduated is now civil engineer with the F a r go En gineering Co. in 1907, and R. C. Graham, '06, of Terry, S. Dak., sent in a mighty good suggestion from Chicago, where he attended the ce m e nt show. The suggestion was to t h at a s t a n d i ng notice of the effect luncheon be r un the Chicago weekly in the RECORD. According to a letter from Leon B. Gardner, '12, instructor of agriculture at Traverse City, there is much proba bility of an M. A. C. Association being- in t he near formed future. The number of M. A. C. peo ple is not large, but loyal. locality in that Born, to Mr. and Mrs. H a r ry L. Kempster, of Columbus. Mo., on Feb. daughter, Eliza 6th. a seven pound Kempster beth graduated with '09, and is now asso ciate professor of poultry h u s b a n d ry at the University of Missouri. Kempster. ' Curts F. E. Skeels, '78, is still with Cobbs & Mitchell, of Cadillac, as surveyor and forest cruiser. He writes t h at he Lawrence & Van Buren Printing Company 210=212 Grand A v e. North They're not short-lived The Jerseys In 1913 eighteen Jersey Cows were officially tested which averaged 12 years and 7 months of age. Their average milk production was 8617 pounds. Average butter fat, 387 pounds. One of these cows was over 18 years old. Longevity, Constitution and Economic Production are Jersey characteristics. THE AMERICAN JERSEY CATTLE CLUB 324 W. 23d St., New York City THE M. A. C. RECORD. been this winter snow-shoeing has over a considerable t r a ct of timber in Cheboygan out county, a nd logging r a i l r o a ds which will connect with the G. II. & I. at Boyne Falls. laying received Word h as been from E. Van Alstine, '07, associate professor of chemistry at the .University of Illi nois, that L. R. Binding, '12, who h as been w i th since he t he University g r a d u a t ed from M. A. C, h as accepted a position as agricultural chemist for the Correspondence I n t e r n a t i o n al school, at Scranton, Pa. of engineering "Prof. H e r m an W. Reynolds, pro at fessor of mechanical Philippines, t he the University Manila, (formerly a s s i s t a nt professor of M. E. at M. A. 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