VOL. XXL NOVEMBER 16, 1915. No. 9 C V Abbot Hal] in the Distance Q - J., i *, * »>£ ?3? v ^ - * , - *^ v •\?\ i ^»9]?'"^ r # .. 5 o-ll* PUBLISHED BY T / AGRICULTURAL COLLEGEy ASSOCIATION u *v of • . X I £/t EAST LANDING, M / C ^ I G A N^ ^ /*\ A •5 •£? S V- LANSING E NS . C o. D E S l i N E B S. f/1 2 THE M. A. C. RECORD. D I R E C T O RY LANSING BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN names in ^HE as well as this Directory, those of all our other advertisers, are of re liable parties. We hope the faculty and students those who patronize will patronize us. A. M. E M E RY 116 W a s h i n g - t on A v e. N. B o o k s, P i ne S t a t i o n e r y, E n g r a v ed C a l l ing- C a r d s, 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 CROTTY B R O S. 206 W a s h i n g t on A v e. N. S t a t i o n e r y, B 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, I. P. N o te B o o k s. 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W 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 n g. Fountain Pens W a t e r m a n ' s, Mercantile. Parker's, E tc $1 to $ 6, a ll g u a r a n t e ed College D r ug & Grocery Store Full Line %f Everything. Electric for Star Laundry. Agents Supplies. LOFTUS Good Things to Eat EAST LANSING'S LEADING GROCER^ THE. M AC RECORD 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, N O V E M B ER 16, 1 9 1 5. N O. 9 V O L. X X I. HONORARY FRATERNITIES INITIATE. The to Tau Beta Pi following m en were honored with last election week: T. B. Dimmick, of E a st Tawas; W. G. Knickerbocker, r16, of Clio; II. Knndson, '16, of Rockford, III.; N. E. March, '16, of Muskegon H e i g h t s: C. N. Winston, '16, of Saginaw; U. Utley, '16, of Stanton, and Lowell Stewart, '17, of Watervliet. On F r i d ay night the new men were banqueted at the Wildwood Tea Rooms. Prof. A. R. Sawyer acted as m a s t er of ceremonies following at the program and toasts were responded t o: "Tan Beta Pi with Faculty," Prof. H. K. Vedder; "Tau Beta Pi with Active Members," "Tau Beta Pi in Na W. T. Gorton; tional Sense," E. V. Menery; "Tau Beta Pi with I n i t i a t e s ," N. E. March. the the Alpha The Kedzie Chapter of Zeta F r a t e r n i ty conferred the honors of initiation upon the following m en '16, of last week: L. H. Wheeling, Imlay City; W. J. Rawson, '16, of '16, of Pitts- Pittsford; H. J. Crisp, ford; R. Nelson, '16, of Taylorsville, N. C; A. J. Patch, '17, of Moscow. On T h u r s d ay evening a banquet was held in Club 3, following which a "Football S c r i m m a g e" was engaged in. L. S. Wells acted as refree. The "kick-off" was done by A. J. Patch, C. R. Oviatt the "teamwork," M. E. Bot- directed and tomley made one "touchdown," the ball Prof. M. M. McCool carried over for the "final score." GRAND RAPIDS M. A. C. AS SOCIATION BANQUET. The M. A. C. people of Grand Rapids have taken advantage of the fact t h at there will be a large number of college people in t h at city at the time of the State H o r t i c u l t u r al meeting, and have scheduled a banquet for Tuesday eve ning, Dec. 7th. This action is to be commended and shows t h at the Grand is alive to its op Rapids Association portunities. There to be a is sure goodly representation from the college and this meeting should be one of the best in the state this year. Dean R. P. L y m an has purchased a five-passenger Buick six. GEORGE ALLEN ROYCE. George Allen Royce, a g r a d u a te of M. A. C. in the class of '75, and for the last 15 years secretary and man ager of the Portage Lake F o u n d ry and Machinery Co., of Hancock, Mich., died at his home Sunday, November 7th. He is survived by his widow and four sons, en gineers, one an ensign the U. S. Navy on the battleship Texas, and one a lieutenant in the U..S. Army at Beau mont, Texas. two of whom are m i n i ng in F r om the time of h is g r a d u a t i on un til 1881 Mr. Royce was a clerk in the auditor general's office. In the fall of '81 he m a r r i ed Miss Kate Ely, daugh ter of R i c h a rd Ely, t h en auditor gen eral. While never an aspirant for office, Mr. Royce, being an able public speak er, found his services in demand at all political gatherings. He was a careful student of c u r r e nt events and recognized by all who came in contact with h im as a leader of men. In h is death M. A. C. loses one of its most prominent alumni and staunchest sup porters. All who knew him extend to the bereavd heartfelt sympathy. family t h e ir WORK PROGRESSING ON TRI-STATE DEBATE. TheTri-State Debate between M. A. C, P u r d u e, and Iowa, will be held again this year and a r r a n g e m e n ts for it are now under way. E a ch college submits two questions for debate and one is t h en selected from the six sub mitted. Of the two chosen for consid eration by M. A. C, one of them brings up the question of the govern ment, both state and national, t a k i ng exclusive control of the m a n u f a c t u re and sale of m u n i t i o ns of war, while the other would have the question dis cussed as to whether the U. S. ought to own and operate a m e r c h a nt ma rine. The further the i m m i g r a t i on question by a literacy test, the recall of a ir state and execu the subsidizing of ships tive officers, engaged in foreign trade, a nd govern labor disputes ment It will are other questions suggested. be interesting one of to see which these is finally selected. restriction of intervention in FOOTBALL SEASON A SUC CESS—GOOD MATERIAL FOR NEXT YEAR. In t a k en as an followers the New York ahead of M a h an into account when The general concensus of opinion among the Green a nd of White seems to be t h at the 1915 foot ball season was a success. This feel ing is largely due to the overwhelm ing defeat t h at was handed to the old rivals, U. of M., and it looked at t h at time, from the comments of the press in the East, as if M. A. C. would have t h at to be to mythical All-American was put gether. papers " J e r r y" DePrato was touted as being away all- around football man. T h en came t h at snow storm at E a st L a n s i ng the next week and it is doubtful t h at E a s t e rn critics knew t h at the Aggies shoveled they out on t he following week when tell time will met Marquette. Only where M. A. C. stands fairy in the the book making. Close critics Aggies feel t h at they should have one more game the come-back they staged last year after the N e b r a s ka game, w i th P e nn State. Nothing h as been decided yet as to the It football least one is hoped, however, more game will be added to t he list, m a k i ng the total seven. E i g ht is the m a x i m um n u m b er which may be play ed under the rules adopted last spring limit, a nd some would even go thereby t a k i ng M. A. C.'s football sea son up to T h a n k s g i v i ng time, as it r an some y e a rs ago. to prove up on—like for next year. schedule t h at at the of W i th t he Olivet game going 34-0; Alma, 77 to 12; Carroll, 56 to 0; Michi gan, 24 to 0; Oregon, 0 to 20, and Mar quette, 68 to 6, M. A. C. won a total of 259 points against 38 for opponents. This m a k es quite a respectable show ing, altho of course, M. A. C. is ex pected to r un up big scores the first games of t he season, a nd the compara tive total points would look a h u n d r ed times better them could be dropped from the opponent's share. if a certain 20 of the first While the call h as gone out for bas t ry outs being held ketball, last week,, chief interest centers in the football,prospects for next year, as t h is will >e t he t h at M. A. C. eyer played, under the three-year rule. (Continued on page 7.) first year 4 THE M. A. C. RECORD. THE M. A. C. RECORD Published Every Tuesday During College Year the Michigan by Agricultural College Association. the Entered as second-class mail m a t t er at the Post Office in Lansing, Mich. 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. Business Office with Lawrence & Van Buren P r i n t i ng Co., 210-212 Grand Ave. No., Lansing, Mich. Address all subscriptions' and adver tising m a t t er to the M. A. C. Record, E a st Lansing, Mich. Address all con tributions the Managing Editor, E a st Lansing, Mich. to TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1915. SUGGESTION. We know t h at t h at in most cases is not necessary, but this suggestion for some secretaries of branch M. A. C. As the sociations we would advize Alumni Notes in the RECORD be studied carefully so t h at new a r r i v a ls may be placed on the lists of M. A. C. people. From time to time we will be able to send out revized lists from t h is office but the sooner a new recruit is "roped" in local secretary, however u n i m p o r t a nt it may seem to the general body of a branch M. A. C. Association, is in no wise a sinecure. the better. The position of * * * COMMON SENSE SPELLING. It seems to us t h at the frase "com mon sense" characterizes the kind of spelling for which there is much agi tation today by State Teachers' As sociations, Simplified Spelling Boards, and other like organizations. T h at the agitation spelling has simplified met with success is evident in its use by two prominent c u r r e nt event maga zines of the day, L i t e r a ry Digest and Independent. for a t h at is no question but of the T h e re good many words spelling in a generation. Will change greatly The u l t i m a te goal the aimd at by Simplified Spelling Board will not be reached in one j u mp but will be a mat ter of growth prejudices of as t he conservative people are gradually over come. It is our opinion t h at college publications, bulletins and circulars, should the more con servative changes in spelling t h at are being advocated, and t h at student and a l u m ni papers, small way, should a t t e m pt to secure a proper ap preciation of the movement for sim plified spelling. in using their lead in To t h is end t he RECORD will attempt to be consistent in its use of a still larger proportion of the words which for change. have been recommended The use of tho, t h r u, thruout, altho, program, sulfur, and similar words is general as now so to command no special attention whatever. There are other words like criticize, comprize, surprize, advize, organize t h at we quite often have to go to the dictionary to see w h e t h er we should use s or z. Where s sounds is advized to use z in all cases. The use of final e is misleading like engin, infinit, futil, examin, etc., as its nor the preceding mal use is vowel long. Hence in r e t a i nd such words as fine, polite, note, etc. in words to m a ke like z it it is the We will not a t t e m pt here to give full rules and directions for reforrnd spell foregoing a re merely ing, and examples of the inconsistency in Our present usage. The words above a re typical of t h at class which m i g ht be said to be conservatively radical. SOCIAL EVENTS. The Sororians used h a r v e st decora the tions in their fall College Armory last S a t u r d ay night. P a t r o ns were Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Mitchell and Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy. term party in in held their The E ro Alphians fall dancing p a r ty the Agricultural Building S a t u r d ay evening. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce H a r t s u ch and Mrs. Peppard were p a t r o ns and Logan's orchestra furnished the music. The E u n o m i a ns held p a r ty their a n n u al fall t e rm in t he Agricultural Building last F r i d ay night. Prof, and Mrs. Mitchell and Mr. and Mrs. Denni- son as patrons. Decorations were in the society and college colors and Logan's orchestra furnished the music. acted About 40 members of the college teaching staff held a very delightful party in t he Agricultural Building last evening. T h e re was music Tuesday for those the dancers and cards for who did not dance. Assistant Profes sors Corey, Mitchell, and H a r t s u c h, who managed the party, feel very well satisfied with the series of six which it is planned to hold dur ing the winter. first of the t e rm party of The annual fall the Aurorean L i t e r a ry Society was held F r i d ay evening in the Women's Club house, Lansing. The patrons for the evening were Prof, and Mrs. A. J. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Kiefer, Mr. and Mrs. Z. C. Goodell, and Mr. and Mrs. George M. O'Dell. The out-of- town guests were the Misses Vie House and Beatrice Briggs of Portland, Ruth Merriman and Myra Hendershott of Ann Arbor; Messrs. Robert Andrews, P. F. Helmer of Jackson, V. I. Tyler and J. N. K a n t n er of Portland, and A. Gordon Adams of Detroit. Music was furnished by the Lyric orchestra. Next Tuesday evening, November 23d, Hon. T h o m as R. Marshall, vice- president of the U. S., lectures in the Armory on "National Tendencies." CORRESPONDENCE. Milwaukee,- Wis., Nov. 4, 1915. M. A. C. RECORD: interest '98, yet I take a keen Enclosed herewith money order cov ering subscription for one year. This paper has come to be a necessity a nd a very great pleasure. While there is little if any news relating to the class of in the progress of the college a nd wish to add my h e a r ty endorsement to the plan preserving College Hall. W h en I look back to the days we began to tear up the old gravel walks, the changes t h at have t a k en place are won inspiration derful and should be an t he to great advantages those improvements offer. those who are now enjoying for With kindest regards, I remain, Yours truly, A. M. PATRIARCHE, '98, Commercial Agent for N. Y. C. Lines, Milwaukee, Wis. in to appear E d i t or of the M. A. C. RECORD: I don't want to become a nuisance in t h is business of " w r i t i ng to the pa per." As an old newspaper m an my self, I know what it is to have some correspondent who knows it all, a nd spends his time largely in telling you about it. Whenever we see his letters coming the mail we are through good smile and obliged natured, b ut deep in our h e a rt we a re saying, "here comes this confounded nuisance once more. Why doesn't he keep quiet and give others a show?" However, my excuse for w r i t i ng t h is is a letter t h at I have j u st received from by old roommate, J o hn Breck, of Jack son, Mich. J o hn and I occupied room 24 in Williams Hall, and I presume t h a t 's his excuse for w r i t i ng me as he does. Here is the way he begins: "My Dear Old W o m a n : —I am j u st enjoying your little 'spiel' to M. A. C. RECORD. You express my s e n t i m e n ts towards dear old Dr. Kedzie exactly. He sure was one grand old preceptor for us young divils. I don't believe any of the present bunch of professors and instructors t h e re can rival the old bunch in the love of the s t u d e nt body for them. the "By the way, I never before h e a rd that you r an for governor on the proh. If you will r un ticket. Bully for you. again about 1920 I t h i nk you will m a ke the grade. I'll •.come dowm and gain a residence and vote for you if you do." Now I haven't been called an "old w o m a n" since time, some years ago, when I r an for Congress in a New district Jersey prohibition on the ticket. I never did r un for governor, and I made a r a t h er limping walk for Congress, but I am certainly obliged to you for p u t t i ng me on the political governor. map as a r u n n er W h en I r an for Congress, however, I went out the district among the hills as the place most likely to obtain votes for temper ance. An average audience in a coun- the back y a rd of into for up I m u st have made t ry schoolhouse would consist of per h a ps a dozen women, eight or ten chil dren, four or five men, a nd half a dozen dogs. an active canvass, for at the conclusion of every speech I h ad the women wav ing t h e ir handkerchiefs, the children the dogs all the floor, stamping on barking, and looking wise, t he m en a nd yet I received only one vote at t h at place, and t h at I u n d e r s t a nd was cast by a h i r ed m an who h ad been bribed by a plate of doughnuts offered him by a member of the W. C. T. U. I was certainly called an "old w o m a n" in t h at canvass, but J o h n n ie Breck is the only one who seems to have the real evidence t h at I can size up to t he to go with qualifications w h i c h - o u g ht I hope he will come t h at character. down and gain a residence in New Jersey. We will put h im up for some t h i ng a nd r un him through, even to the point of voting in favor of "votes for It's a great pleasure to h e ar women." from fellows—how great a pleasure no one can realize until he lives a good m a ny y e a rs away from them and becomes absorbed in other things. these old Yours truly, H. W. COLLINGWOOD, Editor. E d i t or of RECORD: W h a t 's the m a t t er with 0. A. C. foot ball t e a m? If you know of any M. A. C. m an who can r un a foundry and machine shop, a nd h a s, say $3,000 clean cash to s t a rt with, please put him touch with me and I will gladly give him de tails. Would need to be a pusher, a worker, one to get and hold trade, and have all the other qualifications t h at these p a r t i c u l a rs include. in Is Coach Macklin contemplating coming to Oregon with h is t e a m? I can assure h im of a very w a rm recep tion. Very truly yours, W. F. H A L L, P r o p r i e t or E u g e ne Concrete Works, Eugene, Oregon. '87, COMMENTS, FAVORABLE AND OTHERWISE. the t h at The following from C. D. Curtiss, '11, Iowa State Highway now with Commission, seems to express the feel ing of m a ny of the recent alumni who are but luke-warm toward College Hall. E m p h a s is should be placed, it seems, on t he fact if t h is project goes ( a nd we may be able to report t h ru progress after the State Board meeting this w e e k ), M. A. C. will be able to have a Union w i t h in a very short time, while if we wait until money is fur nished for a new building,, large and to adequately house such g r a nd enuf an organization, it will probably be some time. "At first thot I did not favor Presi dent H a i g h 's proposition to convert old THE M. A. C. RECORD. 5 I College Hall into an Alumni Hall. still t h i nk t h at a new M. A. C. Union building would be much more desir able, but the financial difficulties seem to m a ke such a building a r a t h er re mote possibility. The proposed plan would give the much needed Alumni Home in t he near future and would not ivith any move necessarily to pro ment vide later on. I t h i nk support of t he alumni." F r a nk G. Carpenter ivhich might for a separate building '02, with P. Burns & Co., of Calgary, Alberta, does not agree with the above sentiments. He w r i t e s: the plan deserves the h e a r ty be started interfere " E d i t o r : — H a ve interest the various articles which have ap peared the RECORD r e g a r d i ng old College Hall. read with in "The w r i t er saw t h is s t r u c t u re only in last J u n e, and lived around it and it for four years, and would respect fully submit his opinion t h at the build ing h as outlived its usefulness as a col should either be lege building, and abandoned and razed w i t h o ut further expense to the state, and a modern building erected in i ts stead, or else it should be t u r n ed over to t he Alumni Association to be rehabilitated and re paired by the association as an Alumni building. The a m o u nt of money neces sary for of t h is building would scarcely be commensurate w i th institution, its actual value as a state and the alumni who desire its perpetu ation would surely be willing to raise the money necessary to preserve it. the repair " F r a n k l y, we are desirous of seeing a new M. A. C, greater and better t h an the M. A. C. of the past, and we be lieve t h at t h is ideal would be better served by a new building erected on the site of College Hall. The associa tions and memories of College Hall, which are very dear to t he older stu little to t he ma dents, m a t t er very terialistic world of today, and the cost of the r e p a i rs necessary for its rejuv enation would go a long way toward a building modern or an endowment t he education of poor and fund for in whom the college needy students, would later cause for have greater pride t h an in the hoary shell of College Hall." The Civil E n g i n e e r i ng Department has purchased two new precise levels this fall a nd h as a new theodolite ord ered. trial, It h as also received for from M. J. Dikeman, '08e, of Detroit, one of his Dikeman's surveyors. This is a unique a nd highly complicated machine mounted on bicycle wheels so t h at it looks like a m i n i a t u re automo bile. to be drawn by a m an and in passing over the ground it registers automatically the distance, the topographic changes and drives a stake every 100 feet. The i n s t r u m e n t, better called a machine perhaps, h as not y et been thoroly tried, b ut t h e re seem great possibilities for such an in vention as this if it proves practical. is designed It NEWS AND COMMENT H. F. Klein, '15a, of B i r m i n g h a m, visited college last week-end. Carl Knopf, '11a, stopped at the col lege last week on his way to Cheboy gan, where to look over a county a g r i c u l t u r al job. he went Some of the senior mechanicals have selected topics, in fact, some of the boys have been w o r k i ng on them since last spring. their thesis H. J. Buell, '15, of Highland, stopped off at M. A. C. last week on his way to Chicago where he takes up w o rk with the California F r u it Growers' Ex change. Prof, and Mrs. Sawyer entertained the members of D e p a r t m e nt of Elec trical E n g i n e e r i ng at a dinner last T h u r s d ay evening, after which a very unique program was enjoyed. Rudolph Streat, '14, who is with the International Color and Chemical Co., was on the campus the greater p a rt of last week. He expects for to travel this firm in I n d i a na t h is winter. is drilling Prof. E. S. King, with his work in the club on dramatics, farcical "The Three H a t s ," a gingery comedy three acts by Henaquin. This play is expected to be ready for presentation some t i me late this term. in An Illinois Club of about 30 mem bers h as been organized at M. A. C. J. M. Moore, '16, of Chicago, h as been elected president; Bernice Hales. '17, S h e r m an Oak Park, vice president; and Coryell, P a ul Woodworth, treas urer. '17, Chicago, '17, Chicago, secretary, The monthly social m e e t i ng of the local Sororian a l u m n ae was held at the home of Miss N o r t h r u p, T h u r s d ay evening, November 4th. The mem bers present were the Misses Helen Canfield, Mabel Tussing, Mabel Mosh- er, Marjorie Atchinson, Mildred Davis, May Person a nd Mrs. A r t h ur Sargent. Guests were Miss Agnes Davis, Miss Ursula F l a n a g an and Mrs. F l a n a g a n. At the Hort. Club last week elimi nation contests for the ten speakers at the State Hort. Show were held. Jes- sop spoke on "Brown R o t ;" Rood took the same subject and Peterson took as his topic "Bee Culture as Related to Horticulture." Following talks B. E. Shaffer, '15, who is now with the Prudential Nursery of Kalamazoo, told of his trip t h ru the U. S. the past sum mer. these t h at It seems quite probable t h ru the courtesy of Prof. Vladimir Kara- petoff of Cornell, Prof. Chace N e w m an from will be able to locate and h e ar Vadim A. Sobennikoff, '97m, who h as been lost so far as our records show, for at least 16 years. Prof. Newman's latest word from Prof. Karapetoff, who has been w o r k i ng on this matter, was It t h at Sobennikoff is now in Moscow. 6 certain t h at Prof. Newman will is have some interesting "dope" for REC ORD readers if he does h e ar from his old friend. The first students' recital of the year was held F r i d ay evening in the parlors the Woman's Building, where a of large audience listened to a program inter of more t h an usual variety and est. in dividual stars, but the .Schubert num bers by Mr. Iddles; Kroeger's March of the Indian P h a n t o ms by Mrs. Smith, and Chamenade's Pierette by Miss Morse were especially pleasing. It would be hard to chooze leaves under A small party of faculty and friends were entertained at a camp supper at the home of Prof, and Mrs. Johnston in last Monday evening. The study which the supper was served had been i n to a bit of woods by transformed foot and gay rustling branches around In one corner a camp fire (?) glowed beneath the pleasing a large odor of smouldering the filled room. The supper was served in true picnic fashion by two woods nymphs, appropriately and dressed green. The latter p a rt of the evening in identifying a large col was spent lection of native berries. iron kettle, and the Avails. leaves red in last week. This the • auspices of Ralph Hudson, '07a, foreman of the college farm, and Dr. H u t t on of the Veterinary Division, attended a con signment horse sale at the University sale of Wisconsin was held under the Wisconsin Horse Breeders' Associa tion, similar to the one held at M. A. C. last winter, and the one which will be held this winter. Mr. Hudson bot the a four-year-old Clydesdale mare, best one in the sale, which has a long list of show ring records back of her. Sbe was purchased primarily for use at M. A. C. On the way in home Dr. Hutton and Mr. Hudson stopped at Janesville, Wis., where they the fine horses of McClay inspected Brothers. classes The Department of Mechanical En gineering has added a H a n na riverter to its list of apparatus. This is for use in riveting structural steel and will be put into operation by the students and then the "civils" will test the strength of the union with the testing machine. The machine itself will be studied by the "mechanicals" TO determine the stresses in its various parts. The riv eter is r un by compressed air and is capable of exerting 30 tons pressure on the rivet. Another piece of appara is a 4x10 floor tus recently received in clamping down plate- to be For ex various devices for ample, the strength of gear teeth may be determined up to the b r e a k i ng point under conditions. The de p a r t m e nt h as built a cradle dynamo to measure meter three imput and both stage centrifugal in h as been redesigned and rebuilt 1912, to during the year and is just about be assembled for testing purposes. output. The pump designed t h at can be used testing. various used THE M. A. C. RECORD. M. A. C. AND THE BUSINESS WORLD. You have given me a long subject, but only a to I will simply elaborate ask a few questions and state a few p e r t i n e nt facts. short it, therefore, in which time is due I answer its existence? is the M. A. C. doing W h at is the agricultural college ex pected to accomplish? W hy does the country need an agricultural college? to And what justify t h at the credit for our n a t i o n al much of to our agricultural prosperity colleges, among which the M. A. C, the m o t h er of them all, of course stands high — higher — highest. Both logic and history prove t h at the wealth of a nation, the character of its people, the quality and permanence of its in industries are all de stitutions and pendent agricultural foundation. upon a sound The days of the earth. The future of the grandfather have the father are passed. The days of fresh passing, but young America, from his college work and scientific training, is awake to all the possibili ties of the heavens above and the earth beneath—to say n o t h i ng of the waters under the country is in the h a n ds of progressives — not political but economical—and every manufacturer, every merchant, every business m an should be deeply interested in the problems t h at young America will have to solve. Already and to an astonishing degree applied science and business practices have been "hitched to the plow." The industries influenced by agri culture are legion, but time permits me to mention only a few. F or t r a n s p o r t a t i on of the better crops good roads became necessary, and the agricultural college has estab lished practical courses for the train ing of highway engineers. Every bit of constructive material is tested and every variety of road, path and bridge is engineering courses. included these in Our m a r k e ts depend upon agricul ture for their supply of beef, pork, and poultry, and the firms t h at order eggs by the ten thousand dozen would be badly off without the co-operation of the "business hen." And how should we get fresh vegetables if the farmer were not considerate enough to rise in the small hours and prepare them for the early m a r k e t. F r u it growing also has become a na tional industry. One has only to t u rn to California and Oregon to find this industry in a state of absolute perfect tion—though Michigan need not be over modest for her apples are known and approved both at home and abroad. The linen and cotton industries look to the college to decide what soils a re best adapted to the growth of flax and the cotton plant, and the best methods insure a of p r e p a r i ng these soils to in spite of safe and sound crop the (My father used "devouring worm." HOTEL HEADQUARTERS FOR M. A. C. PEOPLE HOTEL, STATLER Detroit 800 rooms—800 baths. 400 rooms (with shower bath) at $1.50 and $2.00 a day. Club breakfasts. Grand Circus Park, between Washington Boulevard and Bag-ley Avenue. NEW BURDICK HOTEL, Kalamazoo, Mich. Absolutely Are proof. 250 rooms; 150 rooms with private bath. European plan. $1.00 per day and up. THE PARK PLACE HOTEL Traverse City, Mich. The of leading all-the-year-'round hotel the region. All modern con veniences. All outside rooms. W. O. Holden, Mgr. OCCIDENTAL HOTEL Muskegon, Mich. 150 rooms. Hot and cold water and telephone in every room. European plan, $1.00 and up. Edward R. Sweet, Manager! When in Pontiac stop at HOTEL HURON Central location, near Court House. All outside rooms. Cafe in connec tion. Rates $1.00. Rooms with private bath $1.50. Phone, 671-W. OTSEGO HOTEL Jackson, Mich. DRESDEN HOTEL Flint, Mich. Two Good Hotels. Under Management of Elmer C. Puffer. Lawrence & VaiiBuren 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, $25.00 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. S P E C I A L, A N N O U N C E M E NT ! / o n. „*»,. J^,„% p o u n a- Chocolate Cherries Chocolate Assorted Nuts Chocolate Assorted Fruits ) Assorted Stick Candy, 2-pouud box, 29c Every Saturday and Sunday. C. J.ROUSER DRUG CO. Cor. Allegan and Washington Ave. to say t h at all growing things had one bug, and most things had two. .If he were living today he m i g ht truthfully say two millions.) trees, flowers it this year To the landscape gardener The successful cultivation of wheat and corn m a ke possible numberless industry. flouring mills and t he bread If our cook is up-to-date—that is, fresh the the woman's d e p a r t m e nt of from in M. A. C.—we can all rejoice the "perfect loaf," particularly the brown loaf, which at once suggests the bean in crop. The failure of Michigan is pitiful. We may be able to survive it, but w h at will Boston do? the col lege is indispensable since its experts teach the n a t u re and value of the vari t h at shrubs and ous a d o rn our p a r ks and gardens, and the most efficient methods of p l a n t i ng and t r e a t m e n t. This is exemplified in our own city, for the p a rk superintendent, Mr. Ellis, is a g r a d u a te of the M. A. C. is Another graduate, Mr. Robinson, doing excellent work with farm ers, by experimenting with soils, crop diseases, and m a ny t h i n gs of which t he average farmer has only a superficial knowledge. Advice from is surely golden. him on such points F o r e s t ry m u st not be overlooked, for to it is a subject Each citizen. every public year is sending out m en fully equipped for the i m p o r t a nt work of conserving our forests and water ways. Conservation means "the great est good to the greatest number," and t u rn should hold each generation in our resources as a sacred for the generations to follow. t h at should appeal the college spirited other t r u st the It is a sad commentary on the wis dom and foresight of our statesmen-— or r a t h er politicians, for statesmen we have few—that steadily oppose they everything t h at would be of the high est benefit t he country. Witness the fight against conservation. Mark Twain's h u m o r o us observation can be t a k en literally to day: " T h e re is ab solutely no native criminal class in the United States—except Congress." to The need of the farm for machinery, especially labor-saving machinery, h as stimulated t h at branch of i n d u s t ry to its full capacity, for t he farmer de m a n ds the latest and most approved appliances. E v en the automobile h as become a necessary to his household goods. addition Quoting from Mr. J. J. Hill, he says in his "Highways of P r o g r e s s :" "Build fewer battleships and spend the mil they would cost in erecting and lions s u s t a i n i ng colleges t h r o u g h o ut the country, for the train ing of m en who will revolutionize not only the f a r m i ng i n d u s t ry but every industry allied to it. agricultural " T he farm is the basis of all industry t h at will hold t he only anchor a nd against the storms of time." And so you see my friends t h at M. A. C. takes a leading place in the busi ness world. Her wonderful progress m u st be continued and we who have to assembled here should do our p a rt THE M. A. C. RECORD. see t h at she is kept in the front r a nk as leader of our agricultural colleges. The above was read at the Saginaw g a t h e r i ng by E. C. Peters, '93. FOOTBALL SEASON A SUC CESS. for varsity this year's (Continued from page 3.) In the g r a d u a t i ng class next J u ne M. A. C. will lose Blake and Hewitt Mil ler, DePrato, Gideon Smith, Howard Beatty, and " D u t c h" Oviatt. To fill these places there are some good re serve men, and Assistant Coach Mac- Williams promises to send up some mighty fine m a t e r i al from his all fresh team. Of squad there will be Henning, Straight, Black- lock, F r i m o d i g, Brownfield, Vander- voort, and Butler available line jobs, and Fick, Huebel, Springer, Mc- Clellan and O'Callaghan for the back- t h at field. Coryell is a reserve tackle may essay tho to fill Smith's shoes, one of the reserve guards, Ode, Patti- for son and Chapel may if Baker, this position. full of F l i nt all-fresh, and back last year, would be able to per form well in DePrato's place, and some predict that, with more experience, he this year. will excel J e r r y 's feats of is a n o t h er M e r r i m an t h at a back .field berth, while may Archer, of Benton Harbor, may m a ke somebody hustle at center. W i th this layout in view there is very good cause 1916 for football the fact t h at no other m a t e r i al but w h at is in sight may be drawn upon. r e g a r d i ng n o t w i t h s t a n d i ng optimism team, be coached freshman looks as all-state the fill It is no There interest being little exhibited in the h a n d i ng out of mono this past season's work. g r a ms for This little act of appreciation will probably occur this week, either at a mass meeting or at a banquet which the Athletic Association will tender the varsity squad. A L UMNI NOTES '93. Daisy E d na Champion, now Mrs. Byron Hall, is housewife at Newport Beach, Cal. *03. J. Hanselman, (sp. '03-'04) h as gone is sugar estate. He "I wish to congratulate M. A. to Cupey, Oriente, Cuba, where he m a n a g i ng a new w r i t e s: C. on her new president." '05. K a t h e r i ne McNaughton Reed ( h) who has been visiting at M. A. C, has r e t u r n ed to h er home in Washington, D. C. '06. W. J. Kingscott (e) is a member of the firm of Dinsmore & Kingscott, en gineering contractors, Shreveport, La. is superin tendent for Bates & Rogers Construc- R a s m us Rasmussen (e) 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 floor.) Coats and Skirts. Carpets, Rugs, Curtains, Etc. New Fall designs. floor.) (See these on third 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 P R I N T ED Always a selection of the 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 THE M. A. C. RECORD. Gleason Allen is electrical en (e) gineer with the Miller National Insur ance Co., of Minneapolis, Minn., resi dence, Hotel Dyckman. (e) F r a n c is E. Andrews is still at Leitchfield, Ky., m a n a g i ng the Leitch- field Electric Light, H e at and Power Co. He reports lots of work and lots of experience. '14. Harold C. Beach is power sta tion operator with Consumers' Power Company, Grand Rapids. Beach lives at 708 W. Bridge St. (e) Winifred Bell (h) and F r ed Carter, Jr., ( a) were m a r r i ed recently in Den ver, Col. They are m a k i ng their home near Benton Harbor, where Carter h as a farm. the high C. A. Spaulding (a) of Marshall, is one of school agricultural teachers of the state t h at are m a k i ng is now planning a things hum. He campaign of tree surgery work for his pupils during the vacation period. J a m es H. Foote (e) and Miss Marie D. Dinius were m a r r i ed October 12th at the bride's home in Jackson. Allen R. Nixon and Floyd A. Nagler, both '14e, were a t t e n d a n ts the groom. Mr. and Mrs. Foote live at 811 Wild- isi wood Ave., Jackson, Mich. Foote now with the distribution d e p a r t m e n tl of the E a s t e rn Michigan Power Co. J of J o hn A. Boerema (e) and Miss Ruby A. L i n d e r r o th of Chicago, were mar ried at the home of the groom's sister a nd brother-in-law, in Grand Rapids, on Oct. 21, following an automobile trip from Oak Park, 111. The bride and groom then motored to Ann Arbor to attend the Michigan game, and, af ter visiting friends in Detroit, Jack son, a nd Battle Creek r e t u r n ed to For est Park, 111., where they live at 904 Beloit Ave. '15. Tom Churchill, '15v, from Parkedale, was a college visitor last Friday. L. A. (Ty) Cobb (e) is now inspec tor for Ottawa county on the highway bridge at Eastmanville, Minn. E. U. Rice (e) is engineer with the Reo Motor Car Co., with residence at 1512 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, Mich. to t h at I. J. Mathews (a) is teaching agri culture at Rockford high school, Rock- ford, 111. W h en he went there he ex pected four-year introduce a full course on the start, but the enrollment was so large two years was all he could handle. He took two regis tered Holstein cows from Michigan, which he is using in his classes with much success. He reports t h at he sees in a while and B r i g h t up j j u d g i ng from his avoirdupois he con- I eludes is not t h at B r i g h t u p 's work 1 worrying him to any extent. ('11) once jJ5Z5H5Z5E5HSR5Z5HSHSZ5E5Z5H5HSE5a5ESESiSE5E5HSSEESZ5E5HSiSZSE515ESHSHSlS?r 8 tion Co., Chicago, with residence 6105 Woodlawn Ave. '07. from ( a) h as moved to Horton, Mich., where he E. C. Fowler at L a n s i ng h as bot a farm. C. L. Rowe is draftsman with the American Bridge Co., Detroit, with residence at 56 Clark Court. (e) '09. Grace I. Martin ( h) is doing house work at Port Byron, N. Y. Gerald H. Allen is factory m a n a g er for the Detroit S t a r t er Co. Mr. and Mrs. Allen ( H a r r i et Weston, w i th '12) live at 375 F i s h er Ave. Glenn A. Gilbert ( a) is dairy manu the U. S. specialist with facturing Dept. of Agriculture, at present work ing co-operatively with the extension division of the University of Tennes see, Knoxville. '10. Sam Hagenbuch ( a) could not re sist the call of the West this fall, so packed tip and went again to Wood- worth, N. Dak., where he is acting as gas traction engineer on the same job he h ad last year. Sam expects to be back in Michigan soon. ' l i. W. W. P r a t c h n er ( a) is teaching this .year in Marysville high school, Marys- Ville, Cal. (e) is doing the en Sam Anker gineering work the Detroit & for Mackinac Railway. He is also hand ling most of the roadmaster's work at present. Sam lives at E a st Tawas. '12. "Bob" Driesbach Three Rivers, Mich. ( a) is farming at Gordon G. Gabel (f) and is teaching ag science at Galesville, riculture Wis. Roy J. VanWinkle teaching science in l\\e high school at Hannibal, Mont. (e) is (a) Lynn S. B r u mm is farm siiper- intendent at the Michigan School for the Deaf, Flint, Mich. R. J. Tenkonohy (e) with the Am erican Blower Co. of Detroit, was on the campus last week. Charles G. B u r ns is working with the Detroit Board of Education. B u r ns writes t h at he has a son about six weeks old who is p l a n n i ng on go ing to M. A. C. . (f) G. J. Whitacre, with 12, is design ing engineer for the Chrevolet Motor Co., Flint. This company operates five plants in four cities and all engineer is ing is done at one plant. a "comer." " W h i t" J a m es A. Smith (e) is civil engineer the New York State Public Ser for vice Commission with business ad dress 154 Nassau St., New York City, and residence at 295 Cumberland St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Almyra Lewis '13. ( h) is spending the winter at Coleraine, Minn. You will always get a square deal at Hoover-Bonds Everything in the House Furnishing line. 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