V O L. XXI. O C T O B ER 12, 1915. No. 4 «tooJ^;Wr WMJoSN' PUBLISHES" BY^T AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE Xs^QCIATION u *'""\r ' M EAST LANDING, M/clrllGANX / 't A • -^ „ .'-J ^ 2* -% "• i 1^7 * ' V -v- ' LANSIN6 ENG.Ct, DESISNEHS, 2 THE M. A. C. RECORD. D I R E C T O RY L A N S I NG B U S I N E SS A ND P R O F E S S I O N AL M EN Y'HE names in this Directory, as well as those of all our other advertisers. are of re- able parties. We hope the faculty and students those who patronize will patronize its. A. M. E M E RY 11C " W a s h i n g t on A v e. N. I l o o k s. F i ne S t a t i o n a r y, E n g r a v ed Call i ng ("aids, 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. leaf n o te b o o ks for a ll p u r p o s e s. L o o se G R O T TY B R O S. 2061 W a s h i n g t on A v e. X. S t a t i o n e r y, 1 l o o k s. B i b l e s, F o u n t a in P e n s, D i a r i es for 1916, 1. P. N o te B o o k s. B L I D E Al & S I E B E RT B o o k b i n d e r s, A c c o u nt B o ok M a k e r s, P a p er P 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, F i le B o x e s, .Map M o u n t i n g s, A l b u m s, P o c k et B o o k s, E t c. C i t i z e n s' p h o ne No. 3019. In C i ty N a t i o n al B a nk B u i l d i n g. reo. <;. l U u d e au a nd H e n ry H. S i e b e r t. L Ol IS B E CK ( O M l ' AM 112 W a s h i n g t on A v e. X. C o r r e ct C l o t h e s, U p - t o - d a te H a ts Gaps, G l a s sy F u r n i s h i n g s. a nd H. II. L A R \ ED C h i n a, ( . k i ss a nd L a m ps 105 W a s h i n g t on A v e. S. .1. E. S T O P F E R, I>. D. S. Office 20.3-5 C i ty N a t i o n al B a nk B l d g. B e ll p h o ne 61 A u t o m a t ic p h o ne 2361 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.are, C u t l e r y, S t o v e s, E t c. i ll W a s h i n g t on A v e. S. . See ad. M P S. O. T. C A SE u f a c t u r i ng all s t y l es of H a ir G o o ds o r d e r; a nd H a ir G o o ds S h o p. Old s w i t c h es e n l a r g e d, c o l o r ed a nd r e r i o v a t ed to l o ok as g o od as n e w. F r a n c o - A m e r i c an H y g i e n ic T o i l et R e q u i s i t es a s p e c i a l t y. A u t o m a t ic p h o ne No. 3451 214% W a s h i n g t on A v e. S. A L L EN „„<, both. Equipment Count g, ln busi"e 1 8 s s French Dry Cleaners, Dyers and Tailors. A. G. B I S H OP 114-76 Washtenaw W. Both Phones We h a ve e v e r y t h i ng n ew a nd u p - t o - d a te in FISHING TACKLE A l so a c o m p l e te line of Tennis Rackets and Balls N O R T O N 'S HARDWARE East Lansing Directory D R. H. W. L A N D ON Office h o u r s: 7 to 8:30 a. m .; 1 to 3 anc 7 to 8 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 3261. D R. O S C AR H. B R U E G EL Cor. M i c h i g an A v e. a nd G r a nd R i v er Ave.) 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 ! p. m. S u n d a ys 12 to 1 p. m. C i t i z e n s' p h o ne 3244. M. C. S A N D E RS E a st L a n s i ng B a k e ry a nd G r o c e r y. M. A. C. B r e ad a s p e c i a l t y. Y o ur b a r b e rs • ' H A N K" A ND " F R A N K" t he t he S t u d e n t s' T r a de S h o p, Cor. five y e a r s. l a st for At G r a nd R i v er a nd M. A. C. A v e s. \ Y I L D W O OD T EA ROOM S e r v i ce a la c a r t e. 318 A b b o tt Ave., E a st L a n s i ng Fountain Pens Waterman's, Mercantile, Parker's, Etc. $1 to $ 6, a ll g u a r a n t e ed AT College D r ug & Grocery Store Full Line g/' Everything. Electric for Star Ldundru Agents Supplies. LOFTUS Good Things to Eat EAST LANSING'S LEADING GROCER^ TI-IE M--A-C- RECORD V O L. x x r. E A ST L A N S I N G, M I C H I G A N, T U E S D A Y. O C T O B ER 12, 1 9 1 5. THE MATHEMATICS DE PARTMENT. t h at close of the to note is i n t e r e s t i ng the It first report ever m a de by a president of t he Michigan Agricultural College, Joseph R. t h at made by P r e s i d e nt Williams, at t he first year's work, April 1, 1858, m e n t i o ns the faculty in employment d u r i ng the next year as consisting of the Presi dent; Calvin Tracy, professor of math ematics; It R. Fisk, professor of chem istry, and T. C. Abbot, professor of English lierature. T h us m a t h e m a t i cs had a place of first r a nk In the curri culum inception. of M. A. C. at its Since t he following have acted in the capacity of professor of m a t h e m a t i c s: R. C. Carpenter, a grad uate of M. A. C. in 1874, held the office from 1878 to 1890. Mr. Carpenter is now professor of experimental engin eering at Cornell University. Major W. L. Simpson, professor of m i l i t a ry tactics at M. A. C. '87-'90, acted as pro '90-'91. H. K. fessor of m a t h e m a t i cs Vedder held the office from 1891 to 1909. W a r r en Babcock, a g r a d u a te of M. A. C. in 1890, held t he office from 1909 until h is death in 1913. H is place was taken by Prof. L. C. Plant, the present head of the department. time t h at Louis Clark P l a nt did h is under g r a d u a te work at t he University of Michigan, received his M. S. at t he University of Chicago in 1904, and h is P h. B. at U. of M. in 1907. He served as an i n s t r u c t or in t he Bradley Poly technic I n s t i t u te of Peoria, 111., from 1898 to 1907, w h en he was elected to be a s s i s t a nt professor of m a t h e m a t i cs at t he University of Montana. One year was spent as a s s i s t a nt professor at t h at place and five years as head of the department, up u n t il the time he came to M. A. C. Besides his admin istration and teaching work, Prof. P l a nt is c h a i r m an of the scholarship committee and also c h a i r m an of the Athletic Board of Control. At t he p r e s e nt time Prof. P l a nt h as eight a s s i s t a n ts in h is department. M. F. Johnson, '07e (C. E. '13), was in structor from '09 to '13 and h as been a s s i s t a nt professor since 1913. L. C. E m m o n s, a g r a d u a te of Central Nor mal College of I n d i a na in 1906 a nd of I n d i a na University in 1909, h as been i n s t r u c t or since 1909 a nd a s s i s t a nt since 1913. Mr. E m m o ns professor h as also been in charge of college dor mitories since 1911. finishing S. E. Crowe, A. B. (Ohio S t a te '09), has done g r a d u a te work d u r i ng sum m e rs at the University of Wisconsin and Chicago University, and has been instructor at M. A. C. since 1909. ft, H. Reece did his u n d e r g r a d u a te work at the K a n s as State Agricultural Col lege, in 1906, a nd has spent three s u m m e rs at U. of M. and one at U. of W. He has also been connecter! with M. A. C. since 1909. G. G. Speek- er both A. B. and A. M. from I n d i a na University, h as had seven y e a r s' ex perience teaching in I n d i a na schools, has spent one s u m m er at Chicago, and h as t a u g ht at M. A. C. since 1912. W. M. Wible, also from I n d i a na Univer sity, at Vincennes University, one year at University of Missouri, and h as been at M. A. C. since 1912. E. C. Kiefer graduated from M. A. C. in 1913 and h as taught m a t h e m a t i cs graduation, since h is spending meanwhile two s u m m e rs at In addition Kiefer is assist U. of M. a nt band director. W. A. Reinert is a University of Wisconsin man, has put in three s u m m e rs at the Univer sity of Chicago, was i n s t r u c t or in Ohio Wesleyan, '11-'12, a nd h as been at M. A. C. since 1914. t a u g ht one year interest in m a t h e m a t i cs The d e p a r t m e nt of m a t h e m a t i cs is an advocate of close personal relation between student and teacher. To this end each i n s t r u c t o r 's p r o g r am of work is a r r a n g ed so t h at h is students mav consult him at his office each day if they so wish. Realizing t h at t he stu dent's is a great factor for success in t he subject, the d e p a r t m e nt is endeavoring to cor relate its courses with t he p a r t i c u l ar line of work in which t he student ex specialize. To this end a pects to course in agricultural m a t h e m a t i cs h as been developed. The courses for en gineering students are sunplemented with problems which have direct bear ing upon the work in engineering. "Mathematics made not easier but m o re a t t r a c t i ve and intelligible" char acterizes the spirit of the department. (This is t he first of a series of ar ticles in which it is aimed to cover the entire work of the College from t he de p a r t m e n t al standpoint. It is believed t h at alumni and former s t u d e n ts can be kept informed and more easily ap- nreciate the Avork of t he College in no better Avay.—ED.) SECURE SEATS FOR MICH IGAN GAME. Assistant Coach Gauthier saw Mich igan wallop Mt. Union lasr Saturday and after the game he telegraphed to E a st L a n s i ng that M. A. C. could held her OAvn on the 23d. G a u t h i e r 's attend ance at the game was purely an inci dental affair hoAvever, the main rea son for the trip being the completion the of Aggies, dents on October 23d. team, band, alumni and stu reception of plans the for According to the a r r a n g e m e n ts made the M. A. C. a l u m ni have reserved for them in the middle section of the new bleachers 1,100 seats at $1 per. These tickets are to be on sale at East Lan sing and will be mailed out F r i d a y, Oc tober 15th, upon of an order accompanied by the cash. Your letter directed to Alumni Secretary C. invlosure, will S. Langdon, with proper receive p r o m pt attention. Get your orders in early as we cannot hold these tickets until t he last m i n u t e. H u r r y. the receipt CHORUS AND GLEE CLUB ORGANIZE. F r ed Killeen, Avho will have charge of both Chorus and Men's Glee and Mandolin Club this year, reports t h at these organizations are"already in mo tion. The Chorus h as elected the fol- lOAving officers: L. E. Buell, treasurer, and Dorothy Thomason, vice president. The Rose Maiden by CoAven Avill be presented in midAvinter and The Sea the sons by H a y dn will be sung at May Festival. The first call for the Glee Club last T h u r s d ay brot out about 50 a s p i r a n t s. T h is n u m b er is expected to be greatly augmented at the meeting this week. to get the Glee Mr. Killeen expects Club work s t a r t ed earlier this year and will do more singing on the cam pus. T h is l a t t er will m e et with h e a r ty approval of the college people. He will carry a larger n u m b er t h an usual up to the time of the spring trip, which is being a r r a n g ed In addition to h is Chorus a nd Glee Club lessons AA'ork, Mr. Killeen gives vocal Tuesdays a nd T h u r s d a ys the top in of the Agricultural Building. for as usual. 4 THE M. A. C. RECORD Published Every Tuesday During CoHeg-e Year the Michigan by Agricultural College Association. the Entered as second-class mail matter at t he Post Office in Lansing-, Mich. C, S. L A N G D O S, Ml. Maiiaj;iiifi Kditor. SUBSCRIPTION PLUCK, $1.00 PEK YKAII. Subscriptions may be paid lor by P. o. Money Order, Draft, or Registered Letter. Business Office with Lawrienee & Van jJiirt-n Printing Co., 210-212 Grand Ave. Mo., Lansing, Mich. Address all subscriptions and adver to the M. A. C. Record, tising matter Kast Lansing, Mich. Address all con tributions the Managing Editor, East Lansing-, Mich. to TI'KSDAY, OCTQB1ER 1-. 1915. .1 MASS MEETING .lr.i.v.v ARBOR. Shall we have a mass meeting al Ann Arbor, before the game Oct 23d'.' The M. A. C. people ought to get to gether before the big event and show the people of the university town that in spirit, and are we are organized pushing one of the best schools in the country. There will be a special t r a in from M. A. G. that will fully three-fourths of the student body. The alumni and former students will t u rn out at least to the number of one thou sand. A big mass meeting of 2,000 students and alumni and a long line of march down to F e r ry Field behind the M. A. C. band would be a most im pressive ceremony. carry In order to make a success of a meeting of this kind we need the en thusiastic co-operation of 0. people of Detroit, as these will con largest number from any stitute the It may be possible to ar one place. the alumni range for a place where can dine together at noon. What do you say, Detroit M .A. C, Association? the M. A. ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS. If the farmer youths a means Shiawassee the plans of County Grange materialize there will be provided for a large number of de serving for s t a r t i ng a college education at M. A. C. The farmers of Shiawassee county are reported to have a fund started now for a boy from that county and their plans are taken up by this work other Granges t h r u o ut the state. The general scholarship plan is under the direction of former Senator A. B. Cook. '93. prominent farmer of Owosso. to have The list of scholarships in the col lege catalog in lacking is woefully n u m b e rs and any move .along this line is a good one. At present the Heinz is the only one industrial fellowship of this character. M. A. C. ought to they not only have many others, for aid the individual students, but show to the outside world t h at we are tak rela the ing our place tions you any the state. Have ideas0 A little help, please. industrial of in THE M. A. C. RECORD. THE MICHIGAN UXIOX. interest, instituted the Union. for to house them are doing more A great m a ny M. A. C. people are intense the watching with the Michigan Union campaign which a million dollar has Some building of than watch as they are going down in their pock ets to help the good cause along. This the great democratic organization at University has appealed not only to members of the Union, but it has re ceived the Fac the commendation of ulty and Board of Regents. We sin cerely hope that the campaign which is on this month will be eminently successful. We want the alumni and learn more students of M. A. C. the this Union about time comes for the M. A. C. Union the blow may be struck with equal force. so that when to * * * FORESTRY DEPARTMENT PROMOTES WILLOW INDUSTRY. .Michigan is one of The growth of willows for furniture the projects in the Forestry Department has which In under consideration for next year. fact the start has already been made, as an acre of land at Ionia and another acre n e ar Grand Rapids has been leas this fall ed and are being cultivated preparatory to setting out the willow cuttings next spring. Until recently the willow manufac t u r e rs of t he United States have de pended largely upon Germany for their willow supply. Now that this is cut sees an off the Forestry Department industry this opportunity in Michigan, where large there are areas of low. swampy land believed to be very well adapted to this work. The work will be started on a small scale the first year and then be considerably enlarged as it gets beyond the experi mental stage. to promote it The peeling of the willows is the big the start, as there are drawback on in Michigan which do factories few their own peeling, but is believed that this number will be added to as industry develops. The willows the are first cut two years after the cut tings a re set out, and every year after that. The cuttings are set about five inches apart in rows two and one-half feet apart. Between one a nd two tons of willows to the acre is a fair crop. The Lemely willow and the purple wil the common low are the ones used, willow being poorly adapted for fur venture, n i t u re making. T h is new which will be under the direct super vision of Comfort A. Tyler, forestry specialist, will be closely extension it seems watched, as large possibilities. Incidentally, it might be mentioned that at present the college does not boast of a very large "willow holt"—this being term by which the the area willow cuttings are obtained from is designated, but plans are un der way for a large extension of this. to hold CORRESPONDENCE. E d i t or of I am interested the M. A. C. RECOKI>: about Prof. Kedzie, and the fact lecturing. he is still doing some in what you say t h at to the in chemistry lectures and Many of us can go further back than remember Prof. these Kedzie's father lecture. I was so impressed with the necessity time when Dr. Kedzie of coming formed t h i ng called us up, t h at itself into a habit. Fifteen years after I-graduated, I went back to visit the college and called on Dr. Kedzie. We were talking easily on various sub jects, w h en he suddenly t u r n ed abrupt ly, as he frequently did in the old col lege days, and asked me some simple question. The t h i ng came back to me with a rush, and I actually got out of my chair and stood up to answer his question. I well remember that, and have gone through life chuckling over it as t he strongest tribute I could offer to the rare and strong personality of the man. of they there in are plenty taught us, as those big men of I often t h i nk of those good old early fellows the college. We old days at t h an it less out of got a great deal I the younger men are getting now. high suppose schools t h at give a the country stronger course today than the college It was not so did when I graduated. the much what example which the early days set before us. They W e re mighty teachers, because the boys be lieved them to be such, and their per the campus was worth sonality on more they gave us to us I often wonder if in the class room. there are any teachers on the campus in the esti today who stand as high mation of their as Abbot, students Kedzie, Beal, Fairchild and the others did in those good old days. t h an what Yours truly, H, W. COI.IJX(AVOOI). instructors H. W. Collingwood graduated from M. A. C. in 1883. During his college course he was viewed by his classmates as possessing much and literary ability. Following his gradu the editorship of ation, he accepted Journal, the Mississippi Live Stock published at Starkville, Miss. F r om here he went to New York City as "general roustabout" on the staff of the later R u r al New-Yorker. Some years this he bought an farm j o u r n al is its editor, and, with J. J. Dillon, its owner. Mr. Col lingwood is an a r d e nt prohibitionist, and at one time ran for governor on this and now interest ticket. in Ralph Hudson, the '07, m a n a g er of college farm, is planning on another horse sale and colt shrowr this winter at the college. He has already a prom ise of over 50 horses, a nd letters which that come in nearly every day, prove much this in event which is scheduled for the l a t t er p a rt of J a n u a r y. is being t a k en interest LIBERAL ARTS COURSE ANNOUNCED. It course The Liberal Arts Council, of which Profs. French, Johnston and Halligan the fol are members, has announced t h is for of lowing lectures the school year. t h at is possible program as given will to somewhat. One dollar out of every six t h at each student the year as a blanket tax goes to provide for is no these extra charge to students. Admission to others t h an s t u d e n ts is 25 cents. All lectures a re held in the Armory, begin ning at 7:30 p. m. lectures, hence pays d u r i ng be added there Oct. -13—J. S. Knox, Cleveland, "Community Building." Nov. 23—Hon. T h o m as R. Marshall, vice president, "National Tendencies." Dec. 7—W. A. Blonck, Chicago, "Boiler Efficiency Methods in Europe and the United States with Reference to Tower P l a n t s ." Jan. 25—Maud Ballington Booth, New York, "Out of the Shadows." Feb. 1—-John A. L-omax, University of Texas, "Songs of the Cowboy." Feb. 23— President E. B. Bryan, Col gate University, "The Meaning of Edu cation." March 14—Hon. E r n e st K. Coulter, New York, "The Delinquent Commun- -ity." April J S — S e u m as McManus, New Ire York, "Merry Ramble Around land." MEWS AND COMMENT Mr. Simpson, of the English denart- ment, and family, are living in Prof. Eustace's house d u r i ng l a t t e r 's leave of absence. the " H a p p y" Musselman, '08, head of the Department of F a rm Mechanics, is liv ing up to his name nowadays, as he runs around in his new Ford. T h ru the courtesy of J. E. Selzer, stu dent at M. A. C, the library is receiv ing a new monthly magazine, "The E a st and West," devoted Jewish Life, L i t e r a t u r e, and Art. to L. S. Eaton, a g r a d u a te of Cornell, i n s t r u c t or and last year i n s t r u c t or in McGill Uni versity, is the new in me chanical engineering. This m a k es an additional m an t h is department, in made necessary by a new policy of cutting down student i n s t r u c t i on as much as possible. Miss E d na Garvin, a g r a d u a te of the Kansas Agricultural College, has been added to the list of i n s t r u t c o rs in the Home Economics Division. The extra large class of seniors h as made an ad ditional Garvin will have classes science a nd domestic art. necessary. Miss in domestic i n s t r u c t or Miss Corbett, the t r a v e l i ng secretary for the central field of Y. W. C. A., was on t he last week. At regular meeting on T h u r s d ay she gave an i n t e r e s t i ng talk on t he value of Bible study in the life campus for a few days the THE M. A. C. RECORD. of the college girl. After the meetings Bible study classes were organized a nd already e n r o l l m e n ts have reached a good size. t he " S u m m er Experiences" were the topics of discussion at the Hort. Club m e e t i ng last week. Beden and Rood the have been w o r k i ng on pickles in re T h u mb district and at Standish spectively. Malcolm Brown told of his experiences in his six m o n t h s' so j o u rn in the Wenatchee valley, Wash ington. Nelson told of his work on a large fruit farm near Detroit. The Eclectic society held its first social event of the fall season at the House S a t u r d ay evening. The p a r ty in keeping with was a simple affair, the fall season, and all present pro nounced it a success. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. H a r t s u c h, and Mrs. Osband acted as patrons. Streat, '14, and Morton, Henry, Buell, and Hayes, '15, were the alumni present. is The Entomology d e p a r t m e nt it this fly, as terrible scourge in receipt of a gift of a tsetse fly from former Governor Chase S. Osborn, se cured on a recent trip to Africa. Prof. Pettit h as been very anxious to secure the a specimen of c a r r i er of (nag the a n a) of the horse and other beasts of burden in Africa. The disease, which is a close relative of the sleeping sick ness of man, is caused by one of the the opinion of trypanosomes, and Prof. Pettit, h as been a great factor in r e t a r d i ng the progress of the countries where it is found. in is capacity filling activity at The last two weeks have been weeks of silo the college. The college now h as seven silos with a total of about 800 tons. This year 120 acres of corn were rais ed on the farm, which would yield at a very conservative estimate 1,200 tons of silage. At this rate there will be considerable corn left to husk. An in teresting feature of the corn h a r v e st is the use of a gas engine on the corn The binder binder is pulled by two horses and it is noted t h at these two have to work they much did all the work, and also they were able to cut t h at would have been much too soft with out t he engine. the corn on ground the t h r ee when the machinery. less t h an r un to H e r b e rt A. Gehring, who takes W. B. W e n d t 's place as assistant professor of civil engineering, graduated from Cor nell in 1903. He worked one year in stalling sewage disposal p l a n ts in the suburbs of New York, following which he went to H a v a n n a, Cuba, w h e re he had charge of some civil engineering work which laying out of new streets, sewage systems, etc. F r om 1905 to 1908.he was i n s t r u c t or in civil engineering at Cornell. He t h en spent six y e a rs as. a s s i s t a nt en gineer w i th the State E n g i n e er of New York, most of this time in the b u r e au of hydraulics. Mr. Gehring comes to M. A. C. from T r i n i ty College, w h e re he h as spent one year as head of t he d e p a r t m e nt of civil engineering. included the THE M. A. C. UNION. o T he t h at under time and consideration, following poem, w r i t t en by F r a n c is Hodgman, '62, now deceased, at t he time when an a l u m ni building some 20 was years ago, tells the story of the spirit in which this propaganda was received is repro by some at duced here for its historical value in connection with our present proposed from a Union. The poem book of poems, all by the same author, owned by J. H. (Junnison, ex-'61, of Lansing. Mr. (Junnison says t h at t he "Charley" addressed is C. J. Monroe, ex-'62, of South Haven, at the State Board of Agriculture. The "Cook" re ferred to is A. J. Cook, now State Com missioner of California: time member of the poem t a k en t h at in is T HE M. A. C. MEMORIAL BUILDING. Say Charley! Have you heard news? They talk at M. A. C. there Of p u t t i ng up a building the for such as you and me And all the other boys and girls who get diplomas there. And we can all chip in and help, who have the chink to spare. They're going to fix a dandy place, where all of us can go And talk of t h i n gs which happened there, so m a ny years ago. W h en we were at the College a-search- ing after knowledge, And having such a jolly good time so m a ny years ago. They're p l a n n i ng for a lot of rooms with fixtures all complete. W h e re we can do most anything,— can sleep, or eat, or meet; 'T will not be like the boarding hall,— t h at old S a i n t s' Rest, you know, In which we studied, ate, and slept so m a ny years ago— But j u st a home-like stopping-place, where we can always go To talk the good times over,—those days of long ago, When we were at the College,—a-pick- ing up our knowledge And sporting in those halcyon days in years of long ago. We older boys are aging now, and few of us t h e re be; We've only left of our old class j u st you and Cook and m e; And very soon the time will come And wiien all of us m u st go, leave forever all loved so, y e a rs ago. the scenes we So from the fine memorial rooms we'll get but little good, But others will, and we will still be wishing t h at we could Be boys again in College,—a-filling up with knowledge, J u st as we did in those old times of years and y e a rs ago. Lyle E. Severance, a member of the class of '16, is t a k i ng greenhouse work at the University of Illinois this year. 6 AGGIES TOTAL 77 POINTS WHILE ALMA GARNERS 12 LOSERS PLAY GOOD BALL Against a much stronger team than was met the week before in Olivet, the Aggies r an up a total of 77 points last Saturday. But the story is not all told in this, as the Alma huskies crossed M. A. C.'s goal line twice-—this being the first time this trick has been turn ed by the P r e s b y t e r i a ns in years. How touchdowns were honestly ever, both earned and the Alma boys deserve a great deal of credit. M. A. C. gathered touchdowns in the first few minutes of play via. Springer, Gideon Hugh Blacklock, the sur Smith, and DePrato. Then prise came, for with Alma receiving. the ball was brot by Johnston to the middle of the field where he fumbled, but N. Smith scooped ran 50 yards for a touchdown. Two for ward passes of 25 yards each from Smith to Spinney put the ball over the line again for Alma's last count. it up and two After these two surprises the Aggies settled down to business, each player taking a little responsibility, and the goal was not in danger the remaining three quarters, tho it should be men tioned that Alma held M. A. C. for downs on her one-yard line in the last the bright spots of quarter. the contest was the perfect drop kick line. by DePrato, from One of these m i g ht come in handy some time and the fans were mighty glad to know t h at J e r ry can do it. the 28-yard ,One of in apt the last half that he used the particularly Springer started the game at quar ter, and r an the team like a real gen eral, except his vocal cords more t h an necessary, and Hue- bel, who played the pilot position, seemed to get away just luck about as snappy and with more forward pass. H e n n i ng h u r l i ng seemed in picking these out of the air some 15 yards ahead of t he center of play. P.lacklock at left half hit the line for many good in gains, but showed his inexperience picking holes ever got away after being tackled. Beatty was again a sensation when introduced into the backfield and he with Fick, H. Mil ler, and O'Callaghan, made a mighty speedy aggregation. last week, was Butler, a new m an given a trial and showed some good stuff. Hewitt Miller was there with his usual long runs. Gid. Smith was easily the s t ar on t he line, tho Hut- ton seemed to be getting back into tlie form exhibited in 1912. Hugh Chapel, who subbed a while for Hutton, proved t h at he is a big line honors. ground-gaining possibility for and hardly Condition t h at Coach ( t he kind Macklin instils, a nd not the kind Miss the Yakeley mails out) seems hobby of the coaches this year, and it showed up again Saturday, as not a m an was taken out for injuries, while every down at the last p a rt of the game seemed to m u ss up some Alma man. to be THE M. A. C. RECORD. M. A. C. ALMA. B. Miller, Oviatt..L. E . . . . . .. Richards L. T u. Smith Spooner, Vandervoort Frimodig Straight, Johnson L. G . . . . . . . .. . Mi'ler McAuley C. Patterson Notestein R. G Hutton, Chappel.R. T.. . .,. . . . . French Henning Spinney R. E Blacklock, Butler, , F. B . . .. McClellan. .. ..L. H .N. Smith H. Miller, F i c k. ..R. H . . B a r n a r d, Foote Johnson, Fitch DePrato, Beatty, Dowe O'Callaghan. De Touchdowns—Blacklock, Prato, 2; Butler, Beatty, O'Callaghan, Springer, Huebel, Henning, Fick, N. Smith, Spinney. Goals touch downs—DePrato, 5 in 7; Blacklock, 2 in 2; Beatty, 1 in 1. Drop kick—De Prato, Referee. Hoagland. Umpire, Huston. Head linesman, Cox. from 2; STUDENT EMPLOYMENT BUREAU. The State Board of Agriculture at. its July meeting authorized the estab lishment Bureau. of a Student Employment For several years we have had an the direc employment bureau under the Faculty, tion of a committee of a nd with a student the work. The action of the State Board places the employment bureau on a plane with other college activities and makes it a permanent affair. in cliarge of In order that the services might be entirely free to the student body, the Board made an appropriation of $500 for the necessary expanses in connec tion with the working out of the de tails the bureau, and authorized that such man agement be placed the College Y. M. C. A. the m a n a g e m e nt of in charge of and indicates This action on the part of the Stale Board of Agriculture t h at said Board believes in the policy which t h at stu has long been maintained, dents should have the opportunity for in order to help r e m u n e r a t i ve work them P u r s u a nt to these plans, under the direction of Mr. Heffiey, a complete organization has been effected and is in operation. The different departments of the col lege, which employ student labor, are co-operating with to get an education. the management. This action on the p a rt of the State Board of Agriculture will prove to be of far reaching advantage in stitution, and we are very much pleas ed at the efficient m a n n er in which the wTork h as been put in operation. to the H a r ry Schultz, ex-'03a, one time star track athlete at M. A. C, spent a few h o u rs at the college last week. Schultz is farming near Middleton, Mich. A. M. ^ a c V i t t i e, 11, and wife, of Bay City, spent last week-end at M. A. C. HOTEL HEADQUARTERS FOR M. A. C. PEOPLE HOTEL, S T A T L EK D e t r o it 800 r o o m s — 8 00 b a t h s. 400 r o o ms ( w i th s h o w er b a t h) at $1.50 a nd $2.00 a d a y. C l ub b r e a k f a s t s. G r a nd C i r c us P a r k, b e t w e en W a s h i n g t on B o u l e v a rd a nd Bag-ley A v e n u e. N EW B I R D I CK H O T EL K a l a m a z o o, Midi. fire proof. 250 r o o m s; 150 A b s o l u t e ly r o o ms w i th p r i v a te b a t h. E u r o p e an p l a n. $1.00 p er d ay a nd u p. T HE P A RK P L A CE H O T EL T r a v e r se City, Mich. T he of l e a d i ng a l l - t h e - y e a r - ' r o u nd t he r e g i o n. All m o d e rn h o t el c o n v e n i e n c e s. All o u t s i de r o o m s. W. O. H oi den, M g r. 150 OCCIDENTAL H O T EL M u s k e g o n, Mich. r o o m s. H ot a nd cold w a t er t e l e p h o ne in e v e ry r o o m. E u r o p e an p l a n, $1.00 a nd u p. E d w a rd It. S w e e t, . M a n a g e r. a nd W h en in P o n t i ne s t op at H O T EL H U R ON C e n t r al l o c a t i o n, n e ar C o u rt H o u s e. Ail o u t s i de r o o m s. C a fe in c o n n e c t i o n. H a t es $1.00. R o o ms w i th p r i v a te b a th $1.50. P h o n e, 671-W. OTSEGO H O T EL J a c k s o n, Mich. D R E S D EN H O T EL F l i n t, Mich. T wo Good H o t e l s. U n d er M a n a g e m e nt of E l m er G. Puffer. Lawrence &. Van Buren Printing Company 2 1 0 - 2 12 Grand A v e. North The Remington Typewriter Co. 211 Prudden Building, Lansing, Michigan Now offers REBUILT Remington, Smith- Premier and Monarch typewriters. Prices, $25.UO to $65.00. These machines are guar anteed by the Company. Rentals, $2.50 per $5.00 applies on purchase price. month. Bell Phone 873. Citizens 9585. WE SELL FOUNTAIN $ 1. oo to $ 5. oo Let us show you. c. J. R O U S ER D R UG C O. 128 S o u th W a s h i n g t on A v e. A L UAINI N OT E b M. T. Ranier writes from Manches ter, Kan.: "Rev. H. V. Clark, class of 78, the only Presbyterian m i n i s t er be the alumni, has sides myself among just received a call i m p o r t a nt to an church at Phillipsburg, Kan., one of the largest and most i m p o r t a nt fields in that church in western K a n s a s ." '96. W. J. McGee ( a) is in the Bureau of Chemistry, U. S. Dept. of Agr., sta tioned at Savannah, Ga. to information '00. A card dated August 30th j u st reach ed the alumni office from Capt. Mark '01, and I r ma Thompson Ire Ireland, '00, written from Corregidor, P. land, I. According re the ceived Captain and Mrs. Ireland will live at Chesaning, Mich., until Decem ber 25, when they will take up station at F o rt Grible, Jamestown, R. I. They will be on h a nd for one of the foot ball games at M. A. C. The card speaks of a visit from LeRoy Thomp son, '13, who is teaching at Batangas, P. f u r t h e r: "Among our souvenirs of our far east ern tour of duty is a native Filipino baby girl which we are b r i n g i ng back on the n o n d u r a b le side of our customs declaration. We call her Mary Ellen Ireland, and I believe she is fair enuf so that she will not resent being twit ted as to her birth place. We now boast of a Jersey mosquito, a Wolver ine, and. a Filipino in the family." reads card The T. '03. Ray Tower (a) has been located, t h ru his old pal, West, the paint man, of Springporf, at Providence, R. I., where he is working with the Oliver- Johnson & Co., paint manufacturers. Tower's address is 34 E lm St. •04. Robert Sidney, the three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Johnson, of Madi son, Wis., died recently. The body was brot to L a n s i ng for burial. Mr. John son is instructor of engineering in the University of Wisconsin. '06. J. E. Poole ( m) who has been su pervisor of vocational education at the uicero Stickney township high school, Cicero, 111., the past year is now direc tor of the I n d u s t r i al school, West Allis, Wis. '07. O. I. Gregg (a) is a s s i s t a nt principal and instructor in agriculture and hor ticulture at Klamath Falls, Ore. school high the in '09. A card has been received from J. A. Mitchell and Ruth E d w a r ds Mitchell (with '11), announcing the arrival, on October 2, of Betty Alfreda, at Quincy, Cal. J. Alfred has charge of t he U. S. F o r e s t ry E x p e r i m e nt Station at t h at place. THE M. A. C. RECORD. R. R. Lyon ( e ), lieutenant in the U. S. Artillery Corps, is still in the ar tillery school at F o rt Monroe, Va. He w r i t e s: "The RECORD was a welcome guest a week or more ago, which brot life me back from here to earlier student days at dear old M. A. C." the busy student 'JO. Mrs. W. E. P e r ry ( K a t h e r i ne Clark, lives at 517 2d St., Bismark, N. h ), Dak. ' l i. 0. H. Johnson (e) works in the De p a r t m e nt of E n g i n e e r i ng Extension, Iowa State College. Ole lives at 1110 Randolph, Waterloo, Iowa. G. P. Springer ( e ), instructor in civil engineering at the Maryland Agricul tural College, has moved from Hyatts- ville, Md., to 2312 Woodbridge St. N. E., Washington, D. C. Marjorie Bird Coplan ( h) is teach ing domestic science at Cadillac, Mich. She lives at 401. H a r r is St. Edd Shubach (e) is working in the tool design d e p a r t m e nt of the Dodge Motor Works. J. F r a nk Campbell, into '11, pulled last East L a n s i ng in time to see the half of S a t u r d a y 's contest and h e ar The c u r t a in lecture between halves— the latter of which m u st have remind "Old Ironsides" ed him of old times. train in addition to teaching .manual the Mil is coaching football ing, waukee Western High. He brings his team to battle with Grand Rapids Cen tral on t he 23d. in 'in. Wm. G. Johnson (a) is farming at "Bill" says, "We'll Metamora, Mich. meet at the Michigan game." (a) Valentine Buckham is herds man at the Traverse City State Hos pital. Address Box 0, Traverse City, Mich. H. E. TrUax ( a) who has been as sistant h o r t i c u l t u r i st at the College of Agriculture, Fayetteville, Ark., has ac cepted a position with the Department of Agricultural Education at Wash ington, D. C. He leaves A r k a n s as about October 15th. (e) F r ed Stone is working for the Illinois Central Railroad, at present in the reconstruction or re employed inforcement of steel bridges in Ken tucky. He writes t h at he is not par ticularly in love with Kentucky cook ing—which would indicate t h at F r ed has found some one who could do the job much better. seem to L. R. Himmelberger ( a) writes from Lexington, Ky.: "There are quite a n u m b er of M. A. C. people here— '12; Mrs. Prof. Good, '01; Carmody, '12, and Himmelberger and myself of W r i g ht 'of '09, '13. quite often now. He is in the city in for charge of a big construction the L. I. N.. R. R., he being employed in Chat by a contracting tanooga, Tenn. coming along in a satisfactory m a n n er a nd the South concern T h i n gs a re looks good to me." I see McDevitt, job 7 "The Heart of Lansing" The Mills Store 108-110 Washington Ave. S. The Latest Styles for Fall are now in and on display. Stunning Autumn Suits for Women and Misses We feature t he WOOLTEX Suits, (Second Moor.) Coats a nd Skirts. Carpets, Rugs, Curtains, Etc! New Fall designs. (See these on t h i rd floor.) New Fall Silks and Dress Goods On display. (First floor.) Dainty Neckwear The best styles always found here. Invitations Programs Cards Announcements Personal Stationery E N G R A V ED OR PRINTED the Always a selection of latest styles and the new est features conforming to correct social usage. Orders sent in by mail receive our most careful attention. Robert Smith Printing Co. Lansing, Michigan 8 THE M. A. C. RECORD. ' 1 3. Clara M. Waldron ( h) is dietitian in the E d m u n d s on Hospital at Council Bluffs, la. J. S. Sibley (f) is a member of the in firm, J. I/. Sibley & Co., dealers wood, coal and coke of Pontiac. W. L. Nies ( e ), with the U. S. Gyp sum Co., of Chicago, visited last week. St., St. Charles, 111. college "Bill" lives at 142 W. 4th H. J. Wheater ( a) is starting his third year as instructor of agriculture in the Boyne City high school, and re ports a very satisfactory position. inspection en gineer for t he F a r go E n g i n e e r i ng Co., of Jackson, is at present getting his mail at 50 E. Cedar St., Chippewa Falls, Wis. L. A. Prescott ( e) H a r ry G. Snow ( a) and Miss Ber- nice Beers, of Kalamazoo, were mar ried last August. Mr. a nd Mrs. Snow are where " S h o r t" is r u n n i ng his father's 200- acre farm. near Richland living D. T. Say re ( a) returned home (South Lyon) in July, via. Europe, after a very pleasant two years in t he Philipine Islands. A two-weeks' stay in India and a visit to the battlefields of F r a n ce made the trip well worth while. '14. Gertrude H. Wickens ( h) is teach ing at Clyde, Mich. Ezra Levin ( a) is teaching science in the Kalamazoo high school. X. W. Mogge ( a ), located at New the California F r u it the week-end at M. York City, with Exchange, spent A. C. Po K w a ng Fu ( a) expects to finish his work for a m a s t e r 's degree some time in plant breeding and minoring in chem istry. this year. Fu is majoring J. Wade W7eston ( a ), assistant ex tension specialist for the Upper Penin sula, writes from Escanaba t h at he and Davidson, '13a. are planning to see the U. of M.-M. A. C. game October 23. H. J. Lowe (f) is engineer for the Montebello Oil Co. of Fillmore, Cal. He writes, "was m a r r i ed last July to a Stanford, Jr., girl so am likely to be happy here for some time to come." '15. Whereas, News has reached us of the death of the mother of our beloved brother Ray Campbell; be it, Resolved, T h at we, the members of the Delphic L i t e r a ry Society, extend to the bereaved family our most heart felt sympathy a nd sincere regrets; be it further, Resolved, That a copy of these reso lutions be sent to t he family, and that they be published in the Holcad and the M. A. C. RECORD. (Signed) MARTIN J. DEYOUXG. CORWIN J. SCHNEIDER. C. HOWARD DONNELLY. Committee. October 5, 1915, ' 1 5. E d na Frazier ( h) is teaching at Al structor in chemistry at M. A. C, is head chemist. bany, Ind. M. G. Dickinson is on a dairy farm with his father at Withee, Wis. (ex-'15a) E. L. Underwood ( a) is assistant in the chemistry department at M. A. C. this year. A. L. McCartney ( a) is doing gradu this year, t a k i ng his majcr ate work in soils and minor in botany. E. M. Engel (e) called at the college last week. " G u s" reported that he hns a fine job drafting for the M. C. R. R. in Detroit. t h e ' H i t t er E. E. Alden (f) Lumber Co., of Columbus, Ohio. " S h o r t" is stationed now at Lower Elk Cam]), WToodman, Ky. is with George T. Hayes ( a) has been ap in horticulture pointed as instructor at M. A. C. Hayes worked for the Heinz Pickle Co. during the summer. Otto H. Vergeson (e) is draftsman with the State Highway Department at Lansing. Vergeson spent t he sum mer in the West visiting the Exposi tion and other points of interest. C. J. Gatesman ( a) is employed in the chemical laboratory of the Duck- town Sulfur, Copper and Iron Co., at Isabella, Tenn. Conroy, a former in ( a) Ming Sear Lowe and Miss Louise De Voe, of Oakland, Cal., were m a r r i ed the Chinese Presbyterian Church of San Francisco. Mr. and Mrs. Lowe will live in San Francisco. September 1, 1915, in A letter from G. K. Fisher (f) of Interlochen, advises us that F i s h er has been taking a vacation this past sum mer. This fail he has been picking up some valuable pointers, as well as wet feet and blistered hands, from an " F i s h" says that he wel old surveyor. comes t he RECORD with open a r ms (which admission is pleasing, to say the least, coming as it Goes from the recent Holcad editor.) subjects As a result of some recent tests in spelling and g r a m m ar which the Eng lish department h as been carrying or with the 500 freshmen, the classes in these for delinquents will have about 250 students enrolled. One- fifth of them were found to be delin quent in spelling. The questions submitted in g r a m m ar were not in any sense and the following most often misspelled words give an idea of the separate, be spelling lieve, business, disappoint, occasion, until. in g r a m m ar and one-fourth requirements: technical B i I % You will always get a square deal at Hoover-Bonds Everything in the House Furnishing line. Cn N EW TUSSING BLDG. 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