VOL. XXI. DECEMBER 14, 1915. No. 13 v^F u. ^ _D ...... >^r vM «£j 3HK f^^f A CHRISTMAS WISH. I could not ask for more than this— On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day— That half the sweetness of the kiss, That first He gave, where Mary lay, Might journey thru the years to me, And turn my heart to purity. I could not long for more than this— On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day— That half the light of stainless bliss In His first smile, a Babe at play, Might shine thru all that long, still night, And guide my wayward feet aright. —Roscoe Gilmore Stott. ^, , ' » V* _____ . A A j If i, A f f S - J ^i oe A S 1 k4 'M\ -v* % g m *m #*£" Hid ^ m. Urn-. r-.nl-l^T'' "I U bl" 1 ! C''l | J l" I *• PUBLISHED B Y T H ^ I C r t f GA / AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE^ ASSOCIATION AiWEAST LANDING, M/ciHIGA^X J* $*>>', £ 1* LANSING E N t . C, DESIGNERS. 4 *X> t 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 PROFESSIONAL M EN 'J'HE names in this Directory, as well as , those of all our other advertisers, are of re- iable parties. We hope the faculty and students will patronize those who patronize us. A. M. EMERY l i6 Washington Ave. N. Books, Fine Stationery, Engraved Call ing Cards, Fountain Pens, Pictures, Frames. Fine F r a m i ng a Spec ialty. Loose leaf note books for all purposes. CROTTY BROS. 206 Washington Ave. N. Stationery, Books, Bibles, Fountain Pens, Diaries for 1916, I. P. Note Books. BLUDEAU & SIEBERT Bookbinders, Account Book Makers, Paper Ruling, Library and Fine Art Bindings, File Boxes, Map Mountings, Albums, Pocket Books, Etc. Citizens' phone No. 3019. In City National Bank Building. Geo. G. Bludeau and Henry H. Siebert. LOUIS BECK COMPANY 112 Washington Ave. N. Correct Clothes, Up-to-date H a ts and Caps, Classy Furnishings. DR. CHARLOTTE M. JACKSON Osteopathic Physician 220 Tussing Bldg. Hours, 9-12; 1:30-5. Bell Phone: Office 932-J; Res. 235-J. J. E. STOPFER, D. D. S. Office 203-5 City National Bank Bldg. Automatic phone 2361 Bell phone 61 NORTON'S HARDWARE General Hardware, Tinware, Granite- ware, Cutlery, Stoves, Etc. I ll Washington Ave. S. See ad. MRS. O. T. CASE Manufacturing all styles of Hair Goods to order, and Hair Goods Shop. Old switches enlarged, colored and renovated to look as good as new. The Franco-American Hygienic Toilet Requisites a specialty. Automatic phone No. 3451 214% Washington Ave. S. ALLEN & DE KLEINE PRINTING CO. 128-130 Ionia St. W. Printing, Typewriters, Office Supplies, Adding Machines, Programs, E n graved Cards, Filing Cabinets, Sectional Book Cases. Bell 1094 Automatic 3436 Special care given to M. A. C. and its students. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY Electric Supplies of all Kinds Tungsten Lamps, Shades, Etc. Latest Improvements 'in Reading Lamps. Motors and Generators. 117 Michigan Ave. E. DAVIS' QUALITY ICE CREAM. Not a fad, but a food. 110 Grand Ave. S. BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL PAGELSEN & SPENCER Patents, Patent Law, Trademarks 1107-10 Chamber of Commerce Bldg., Detroit, Michigan E. N. Pagelsen, '89 L. M. Spencer, '06 Formerly Examiners U. S. P a t e nt Office. GOODELL, ZELIN C. (Forestry, 31. A. C. '11) Insurance and Bonds of Every Kind salary, If you haven't insured your better see or write Goodell about a good proposition. Lansing Insurance Agency, Inc., 110 W. Michigan Ave., Lansing, Mich. SAMUEL L. KILBOURNE, ex-'61 Lawyer 214% Washington Ave. S., Lansing, Mich. Ship all your Hay and Straw direct to SILAS E. CHAMPE, '06a, 289-495 W. Jefferson Ave., Detroit, Mich., and get $25 more per car. Warehouse and hay sheds on M. C. and P. M. Railroads. SMITH-LAHUE CO. Specializing in Poultry—Veal—Eggs Consignments solicited. Sales daily. Write for tags. G. H. Smith, '11. 26-28 Western Market, Detroit, Mich. CORYELL NURSERY Birmingham, Mich. Growers of High Grade Ornamentals. We raise a large variety of vigorous stock for home grounds and public parks. R. J. Coryell, '84, presi dent; Ralph I. Coryell, '14, secretary and treasurer. BETTER PAINT—DIRECT TO YOU West Chemical & Paint Co., Springport, Mich. R. J. West, ex-'05 W. H. West West pays the freight East Lansing Directory DR. H. W. LANDON Office hours: 7 to 8:30 a. m.; 1 to 3 and 7 to 8 p. m. Sundays, 12 to 1 p. m. Citizens' phone 3261. DR. OSCAR H. BRUEGEL Cor. Michigan Ave. and Grand River Ave., East Lansing. Hours: 7 to 8:30 a. m.; 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p. m. Sundays 12 to 1 p. m. Citizens' phone 3244. M. C. SANDERS East Lansing Bakery and Grocery. M. A. C. Bread a specialty. "HANK" AND "FRANK" Your barbers for the last five years. At the Students' Trade Shop, Cor. Grand River and M. A. C. Aves. WILDWOOD TEA ROOM Service a la carte. 318 Abbott Ave., East Lansing. Fountain Pens s^e.8' I V N l l i H HI I V I IW Parker's, Etc. $1 to $ 6, all g u a r a n t e ed College D r ug & Grocery Store Full Line %f Everything. Agents, for Star Laundry. Electric Supplies. LOFTUS If Experience and we have both. Equipment Count / n> ™, French Dry Cleaners, Dyers and Tailors. A. G. B I S H OP 774-76 Washtenaw W. Both Phones Good Things to Eat CHRISTMAS GIFTS Carving Sets Food Choppers Knife and Fork Sets Manicure Sets Pocket Knives Aluminum Ware Razors Scissors N O R T O N 'S H A R D W A RE EAST LANSING'S LEADING GROCER^ TI-IE: M A C- RECORD V O L. X X I. 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, D E C E M B ER 14, 1 9 1 5. NO. 13 GRAND RAPIDS AND WEST ERN MICHIGAN ALUMNI HOLD BANNER BANQUET. the scene, T he Chamber of Commerce rooms at last Grand Rapids were Tuesday evening, of the best attended and most successful g a t h e r i ng of the M. A. C. Association t h at was ever held in W e s t e rn Michigan. The large n u m b er of M. A. C. people in attend ance at the H o r t i c u l t u r al meeting sweld the attendance close to 150 and a more enthusiastic representation of all t he periods in the college history could hardly be duplicated elsewhere. F r om M. A. C, P r e s i d e nt Kedzie, Dean Shaw, Coach Macklin, Prof. King, Prof. Gunson, Assistant Coach Gauthier, representative T a g g a rt from t he M. A. C. Grand Rapids Club, Alumni Secretary Langdon and a quar tet from t he College Glee Club were present to lend present college atmos the occasion. A four-piece to phere spiced out, orchestra in appreciated seasoning, the splendid banquet, and Toastmaster Charles Garfield, with his intense loyalty, handled the long pro gram of all. H. A. Haigh, '74, President of the M. A. C. Association, a nd his brother, Richard, '69, made the trip from Detroit to at tend the banquet and visit old friends. Apples for the banquet were furnish ed by C. B. Charles, '79, of Bangor. the delight to an '74; '85; " W o r k i ng T he program of toasts was as fol "Reversing t he T r a n s i t ," T. O. lows: Williams, "Sunshine and Shad ows in College Life," C. F. Schneider, '85; Education," on Dean R. S. Shaw; "A Plea for College "Guessing Hall," H. A. Haigh, a nd Knowing," Gertrude Alden, '08; and Being Lickt," Coach "Licking "College Friendships," Prof. Macklin; the Professors," Gunson; " W o r k i ng Colon C. Lillie, '84; in " P a r t n e r s h ip '77; College Life," Dr. F. S. Kedzie, "The I n s p i r i ng College Yell," Joseph E. Coulter, '82; "Loyalty, a Test of College Values," W. K. Clute, '86; "Let Us Smile," Prof. E. Sylvester King. to In those mentioned present: above Hon. R. D. Graham, C. J. Monroe, '61; Mrs. Monroe, J a m es Satterlee, '69; F. '74; L y m an A. Lilly, .'77; J. Groner, addition the following were (Continued on page &.) COUNTY AGENTS PLAN 1916 PROGRAM, n a s i um is to be laid on May 30th, a nd Senator Roberts of Marquette is to be askt to lay it. t h at most of in No one who h ad the opportunity to attend any of the meetings of the An nual Conference of Michigan County Agents, held at the College, Dec. 6th but be carried help a nd 7th, could those away w i th e n t h u s i a sm of the present, for The this mighty work. the county agents fact hav been two or more the work y e a rs a nd because of t h is know w h at the confer their problems are, made It was ence of great value to them. conclusively shown from the discus sions t h at a county agent m u st con fine his energy to the development of t h r ee or four projects and continue these several years until a definite result is obtained, r a t h er t h an spread himself over innumerabl number of projects t h at m i g ht be t a k en up. the in charge is a g r i c u l t u r i st One of the features of the program was the presence of W. A. Lloyd of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, of who North Central States, and who discust "A P l an for the E n t i re Year." Presi dent Kedzie, Dean Shaw, E. C. Linde- m a n n, Eben Mumford, J. N. McBride, Dr. E. T. H a l l m a n, Dr. M. M. McCool, Prof. Shoesmith, Prof. Anderson, C. W. Waid, Prof. Patten, Prof. Taft, Prof. Baldwin, and Hon. I. R. Water- bury were also on the program. jjffig STATE BOARD AWARDS GYMNASIUM CON TRACT. The most t he a w a r d i ng of i m p o r t a nt action of the State Board at its meeting last week Wednesday was the contract to build the new gymnasium. The a w a rd was made to Chas. Hoertz & Son of Grand Rapids. Changes had been made in the specifications suffi cient to reduce the contract, exclusive of heating, lighting, and plumbing, to $150,000. The building was relocated so t h at it shall not be farther north t h an was indicated by Mr. Olmsted's plans. According to a motion by Mr. Doherty, the corner stone of the gym to the d u r i ng affiliated societies to a t t e nd the Christmas the m a t t er of the Am. Assn. President Kedzie, Messrs. Beaumont, Doherty, Woodman, Graham, Water- bury, and Supt. Keeler were present. In addition to disposing of g y m n a s i um matter, business was following done: President Snyder was appoint ed delegate the National Conven tion of Church and R u r al Life at Co lumbus, Ohio, Dec. 8th to 10th, with out expense to t he college.—Dr. G. D. Shafer was authorized to attend meet ings of t he Am. Assn. for Adv. of Sci ence, t he E n t. Soc. of Am. and the Am. Assn. of Ec. Ent., at Columbus, Ohio, during vacation.—A communication from the American De fense Society was laid upon the table, sending as was also delegates the for to Adv. of Science.—Prof. Barrows was authorized the meeting of the Am. Assn. for the Adv. of Science t he a nd recommen Christmas vacation.—The dation of Dean Shaw t h at the salary authorized for an experiment station assistant in horticulture be increased from $1,000 to $1,200 was approved.— Dean W h i te was authorized to New York to interview candidates for t he position of house mother.—Prof. Ryder was given permission to a t t e nd the R u r al Conference of the F e d e r a t ed Churches of America, held at Colum bus, Ohio, Dec. 8th to 10th.—Dean Shaw's request for permission to em to ploy temporarily a suitable person t a ke charge of station while he is looking for a p e r m a n e nt superintendent, was granted. —• The three bonds of the contractor, namely, for the proper erection and completion of the gymnasium, to insure payment for labor and material, and the guar antee bond covering defects in work m a n s h ip or m a t e r i al or both, were called for to be not less t h an $25,000 each.—Authority was given to exca library so as vate under to provide a basement for storage pur the poses.—A communication in Live Stock S a n i t a ry Commission the col reference lege in certain respects was referd to the P r e s i d e nt with power to act.—The following r e g a r d i ng recommendation of Prof. Patten, en- new employees to co-operation of the C h a t h am the present to go from (Continued on page 9.) 4 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 Suren P r i n t i ng Co., 210-212 Grand Ave. No., Lansing, Mich. Address all subscriptions and adver to the M. A. C. Record, tising m a t t er E a st Lansing, Mich. Address all con tributions the Managing Editor, East Lansing, Mich. to TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1915. PREPAREDNESS AT 31. A. C. take advantage of The article which appears in an other column on the use of land g r a nt colleges for officering a citizen army, we commend to the attention of our readers. M. A. C, being the first ag ricultural college in the United States to be able to the Morrill Act, should be alive to the op portunities which are sure to present themselves along this new line. One is a of our prominent legislation on very close student of this subject believes the U. S. Government would put up a $200,000 drill hall at M. A. C. We must leave no stone u n t u r n ed to be in a position of deserving recipients for any action t h at will be of benefit to M. A. C. or enable her the to scheme of preparedness. take her place alumni who t h at in YULE-TIDE GREETINGS. to greeting We offer no apology in the Christ mas number of the RECOUD for what may seem to some, because of our at to national preparedness, as tention an attitude averse the Christmas spirit. F or while we are exchanging in America we Yule-tide should not be unmindful of the lack of Christmas cheer in those countries who give today a striking illustration of the awful spectacle of unprepared- ness. There's a vast difference be tween aggressive militarism and pre paredness, and, while opponents of P r u s s i a n i sm may point to the fact t h at large a r m a m e n ts hav in the past been built up only for war, the present war is teaching us many wonderful things, t h an which the possibility of a "Pre paredness for Peace" is no less won derful. "So ap proaches with all its significance, its memories and cheer, and as we give t h a n ks for the bounties of the harvest, for shelter and safety, may we not for joyous Yule-tide the as THE M. A. C. RECORD. get the one great essential for which we should be also grateful—that the glorious s t ar of Bethlehem has guided us wisely and discreetly t h ru the chaos of destructive the plain to influence of a u t h o r i ty and. direction." Buck, Wisconsin, T. 8 Higgins, Penn. State, E . .. .9 Barrett, Cornell, Q 9 Mayer, Virginia, H. B . . . . . .7 DePrato, M. A. C, H. B.. . .6 8 Mahan, Harvard, F. B 12 24 161 106 130 71 In commenting on this selection the Times says: indicated as has been THE PRESIDENT'S Alumni and students ADDRESS. in attendance at the annual Reunion of the M. A. C. Association, held last June, little real ized t h at the address of the President was prophetic of such widespread in the t h i n k i ng along terest and careful lines shown. At the very present time the question is receiving nation of preparedness In view of this we wide discussion. are particularly to to present glad this alumni and college, t h at p a rt of President Haigh's address which timely and which m a r ks him as a pioneer in the advocacy of "peaceful a r m a m e n t " —a solution of our national defense now more or less generally accepted. former students of is so very SOME ALL-AMERICAN SE LECTIONS. Coach J. F. Macklin has pickt his selections for the year. All-American We p r i nt them below: F i r st Team. Second Team. Shelton. Cornell. Gilman. .. H a r v a r d. Spears Dartmouth. Peck Pittsburgh. Schlachter Syracuse. Smith M. A. C. H i g g i n s. Penn. State. Russell Chicago. Barrett Cornell. DePrato M. A. C. Mahan Harvard. E T.. . . . G.. C . .. G T.. E Q. B H. B . .H. B F. B. Billie Oregon. Buck Wisconsin, Hoag Princeton. Cool Cornell. Henning Penn. Watson Illinois. . Chamberlin Nebraska. Watson Harvard. . Oliphant Army. Shiverick Cornell. Abraham Oregon. The selection of the Rochester Even ing Times, Rochester, N. Y., holds some interest for M. A. C. people: Chamberlin, Neb., E 8 Witherspoon, W. & J., T ., .9 White, Syracuse, G. . . . .. . .8 Peck, Pittsburgh, C 8 Spears, Dartmourth, G . . .. .8 Games Points played, scored. 96 6 0 2 9 t h at t h an scored compiled by 130 points, an " J e r ry DePrato is the greatest scor ing machine of the year. In six games average he the greater mighty Barrett. DePrato probably will go down in Western football his tory as one of the greatest players t h at ever hoofed a gridiron. There is nothing in a football way t h at he can not do—and do wonderfully well. His record shows t h at he scored an aver age of 22 points per game. to shreds "Against Yost's University of Michi gan team DePrato played like a m an possessed. He ripped the heavy Maize and Blue line, he skirted the ends almost at will, he outpunted the Michigan hooter at least 10 yards in each exchange and when final whistle blew the score w a s: DePrato 21, Michigan 0." the their colored Saturday evening was the very en joyable occasion of the girls' a n n u al Christmas party. All the girls except the seniors were in fancy dress, and the clever adaption for party gowns of all sorts of room furnishings, from curtains and bath towels to red plaid bed blankets must surely reflect credit the Domestic Art Department. upon Each class had ,its own stunt which featured an original song. The fresh men were introduced by two colored m a m m ys who sat reading a letter from a representative of the brilliant fresh m an class at M. A. C. Hardly had they finished when the whole class rushed in, attired in proper childish garb, and dancing around friends, sang their song. The sophomores next appeared, dressed for a military, and intricate maneuvers, pre after some sented their original song. The jun iors featured the J. Hop with full or chestra of colored musicians, colored maids, and an a t t e n d a nt of like hue at the punch bowl. The Hop was prop erly chaperoned by college celebrities, and when the flashlight of the crowd was not omitted. The seniors, gowned their in white, and carrying ropes of class colors, entered their and sang song, both and music of which were w r i t t en by Miss Rose Cole man. The judges awarded first prize to this production, but mentioned the sophomore song as especially s t i r r i ng for a class song, so while the banner promised for the best original song is to be given to the sophomore numerals will also be plac ed upon it. After the Christmas tree had been given all t he rest of the evening was spent in danc ing and singing old songs. the senior class, the words candy from AN ARMY OF PEACE. [NOTE—We print the following por tion of Henry A. Haigh's address at the M. A. C. Reunion last June, on ac count of its timeliness. See Editorial Comment.—-ED.] Slowly but surely the American' peo^- pie are reaching the conclusion that adequate military and naval force is essential for the defense of their just rights and the protection and preser vation of their peaceful and prosper ous existence. Within the next few months, sentiment to this end will in all probability crystalize into legisla tion fer a system of national defense commensurate with our national im portance. Much as many Americans may regret and deplore it, we are as a nation drifting, or being driven, into an atti tude of mind which,.will compel some system of adequate armament, some condition of comparativ preparedness for the defense and protection of our enormous interests. By this I do not mean that we are in any sense weakening in our Intense love of peace, nor departing from cur traditional attitude of neutrality; nor that any thought of conquest nor de sire for aggrandizement is developing in any quarter. It desires no conquests. The United States is today, just as strongly as it ever has been, the great neutral nation of the world. Neutral ity in world conflicts has been its policy from the first. It seeks no alli ances. It wishes only to live peaceably and in to produce It desires dustriously. foods and to make useful things, and to sell or exchange them in the mar kets of the world; to have the free use of the highways of the sea for the unmolested of its pro distribution ducts; to have its citizens free to go and come in neutral ships and through neutral territory, and to travel in the merchantmen and passenger ships of belligerent nations without being put in jeopardy, or put to death. All these things, as we have all well learned during the past few months, are guaranteed to us by the laws of neutrality and by the laws of nations. The American people have had much enlightenment and much instruction as to their rights and duties as neu trals in the public discussions of the past summer. They are willing to abide by these laws and to perform and discharge the obligations which they impose to the last letter. But they have learnd also, or are slowly but surely learning, that they will not get in return the protec tion of these laws, nor secure their observance by heated belligerents, un less they have not only the moral force but the physical power to compel it. through It is filtering the Ameri can mind that our recent "triumph of diplomacy" would not have been so triumphant had it depended solely on our ability to defend the rights se cured to us by international law. THE M. A. C. RECORD. We are. learning also from current and past history that unless we are truly neutral and are strong enough to defend our rights as neutrals we can not be, sure of securing the benefits .of neutrality. Also it is beginning to dawn upon us more and more forcibly that, un less there be in the world some neu tral power, capable of defending the just rights of neutrals and the sacred rights of humanity, and willing to do it, there would be grave danger, in times of stress like the present where belligerents are hard prest, of the whole fabric of international law col lapsing and weaker neutrals be left at the doubtful mercy of war-mad bellig erents. There never was a period in modern times in which the rights of neutrals were so ruthlessly disregarded as in the present war. The world is wit nessing an atavism to barbaric times. little of neutrality. Savages knew Rome recognized no neutrals. Some of the present belligerents seem to re gard military necessity as superior to neutral rights. The present war in Europe seems to prove that a nation to preserve its rights must be able to defend them. The innocence of Bel gium and her right to neutrality, did not save her from destruction. Fate has made America the leading neutral nation of the world. Destiny is making her the richest, and capable of being the strongest. Neutrality has been, and the basis of our political development, but effectiv neutrality is based on inde pendence and the ability to defend its rights. is, responsibility, Power brings and America will not discharge her duty to herself nor to humanity and the cause of human rights, if, being able, she is unwilling to defend and pro tect those rights. A determination seems to be slowly but surely settling in the American mind to put this nation in a secure position, not only for the defense of its territory but for the defense of its just rights as a neutral, and the rights of neutrality in general, including the common, fundamental rights of hu manity. This inevitably means armaments efficiency, and military much as many of us regret it. and naval If such is the case, it is well to look the situation squarely in the face. for what purpose The present war in Europe and the events leading up to it, seem to show that great armaments beget enemies as fast as they develop strength. They surely do where there is doubt as to how and that strength is to be used. It seems certain the nation which depends on force alone, rather the than on reason and justice and rights of others, is sure to have that force met by a corresponding or super ior force. that The nation which its standard the doctrine of force alone, sets up as 5 to encounter a combined, is doomed opposing force greater strength, and to drag down civilization in the clash. of ultimate Hence the power which we are about to create to protect our territory and to defend and enforce the rights of neutrality and humanity, must be developt and exercised with the great est care, caution and vigilance, and solely with devotion to justice and right. If we seek only justice and right, our great strength will not harm us, but if we depend on strength alone, or permit ourselves to get even a faint idea that might justifies anything, it may ruin us and set back human pro gress. It must, therefore, be the continued ideal of America and all Americans to ask only what is fair, just and right, and to demand nothing more. Then the strength to enforce the de mand will not harm us, and may be freely cultivated and used for the pro tection of the rights of all. How then may this great strength be developt and curbd for use only for defense and the protection of neu trality and human rights? Our navy is already in process of enlargement and reorganization in a way which we are promist will give us an adequate naval strength second only to that of England. The policy in this regard is on the way toward settlement and, let us hope, wisely^ With respect to the military arm, we have now, within the next few months, to decide what we want, what we need for national defense, and what we will do for the protection and de fense of neutrality, neutral rights and the rights of humanity. Upon this I beg to submit the fol lowing suggestions, claiming, no great originality for them, for they include of the Swiss some of the elements system, but only in the hope that out of the multiplicity of suggestion which is coming from many sources a right eous and effective course may be evolvd. The plans foreshadowed by the ad ministration are thoughtful and may be wise. I make no criticism of them further than to express a fear that as good as they may prove they do not go far enough to create a force that would be sure of being adequate in any future circumstances that might arise. For, if we must go at it, we should develop a strength that would be so ample and insuperable and irre sistible as never to be required or called into action. largely The regular army may be increased,, but not so increased as to- arouse the suspicion or fear which re sults in the development of a counter force, as witnessed in Europe during the past two decades. But the militia should be developt to include, in one branch or another,, every the militia I mean all the military out it side the regular army, and since citizen. By able-bodied 6 THE M. A. C. RECORD. render the spirit and ideal of it the m u st be military which m u st im m u ne from those counter forces which it has developt in Europe, my sugges tion is to m a ke the militia a p a rt of the great educational system of our country. Our American educational system has been, and is, a success. It is the most successful of all our institutions. It contemplates, and will in time se cure, the education to a certain degree is the most of every cherisht and the most popular of all our systems of progress. "Why can we not engraft to a certain extent upon this great, strong, deeply- e n t r e n c ht militia institution branch of our military beloved a nd the force? inhabitant. It Let the Boy Scouts, or some similar in, and organization, be incorporated recognized as a part of our officially common their district education in the r u d i m e n ts of military tactics and drill be a part of the great service common schools of the land. schools, a nd rendered the by Let every high school and academy, like the numerous military schools, have its corps of cadets, armed by the state, government, uniformd by in military and drild and tactics, and mechanics, and require, if possible, every private and parochial schol to likewise main tain its quota of cadets. engineering instructed the t h at Into the higher the military the peace and their country and to protect this great body of pliant and let there be in- impressionable youth stild as a fundamental principle the doctrin of universal peace. Let it be axiomatic power is to be used they are building up to de to keep solely fend its sacred rights. Then in all institutions of learning, all universities and col leges, all state-aided, endowed or in corporated educational institutions let there be a military branch, p a t t e r nd after or evolvd in from now land g r a nt existence colleges, notably our own Michigan Agricultural College, where we have the in active, useful operation one of best military departments to be found in any country, and where we have in constant drill and practice a full regiment of trained young men, all of whom will be ca pable on graduation and for 20 years after, of becoming field officers, com regiments, m a n d e rs of companies or and where they are t u r n i ng out three or four hundred of these trained mili t a ry m en every year. in most of our institution those the in this Supplementing educational military organization, there should be an auxiliary militia composed of mili t a ry branches of all incorporated as sociations, a nd of all voluntary as sociations where possible to require it. Let a military quota be a condition of their incorpo labor ration. This would include all organizations, all fraternal societies, and m a ny benevolent and religious so cieties, etc., the aggregate membership of which r u ns up into millions. the m a i n t e n a n ce of is more Thus you would have practically all elements of our great population con t r i b u t i ng to an enormous military or ganization ( n u m b e r i ng at rough esti m a te seven or eight millions), which would be enrold, drild and partially equipt, and, w h at important, under military control and discipline, and thus removed as a menace to do mestic peace and quietude, or as a disturbance, and source of domestic the maintenance of do available for mestic peace and order, the suppres the repelling of sion of insurrection, the nation, invasion, the defense and — should occasion require -— the protection of the rights of neutrality and the r i g h ts of humanity. of in included In addition to all this, every able- bodied m an under 50 years of age, the foregoing, should not to military duty, enrold be subject and his equipment provided for, t h us increasing the available military force of the nation to probably upwards of fifteen million men. There could also be a further military force to be known as a civic guard and composed of a quota of men to be the municipal organiza furnisht by tions of the several states—that is to say—every township, village, city and county in the Union could be required to m a i n t a in its quota, duly organized, of trained military men. The foregoing may seem fanciful, and yet it is as possible for us as for the Swiss. Such extended organiza tions would h a ve to be brought about gradually and in response to an arous ed public opinion, but once secured, invincible we would have a force so t h at it would never have to be called into action. in any way interfere with Nor would such extended organiza tion the present state militia forces nor with the the National Guard, nor yet with President's Continental proposed Army, if t h at is decided upon, all of which organizations would have this additional and auxiliary soldiery upon which to draw when necessary. would constitute such a reserve na tional force as would forever protect the n e u t r al rights of America. Stich organization of our available military population would absorb, con t he trol and render invaluably useful surplus energy of our growing country. It would consolidate our gigantic physical power into a con trollable unit. and u n r e st Its m a g n i t u de The extent of this power can hardly but is be imagined. feebly indicated by the statement t h at there is enough energetic young men playing baseball Sunday afternoons in America and enough surplus energy expended in our football fields and in the yelling bleachers to put an end to the present E u r o p e an war. Such a force as I have feebly indi cated would constitute a controllable but invincible engin of t he power of a great peaceful people, which would in time do away with all war. The justice mandates would be obeyed like the m a n d a t es of our courts. international of A court, consisting of a physically the frail jurist, passes upon a question in volving perhaps many millions of interests of money or affecting many people. He reaches a conclusion and embodies it in a decree or judg ment. A writ commanding obedience to the mandate is handed perhaps to a one-armed deputy, who serves it upon the burly president of a big corpora implicitly obeys tion, which forthwith the command. Why? Because t h at great and powerful corporation knows t h at back of t h at command is the en tire power of the state and also the irresistible power of public opinion. No the mandates of our courts ever now oc curs to litigants or citizens. of disobedience thought to So will back of the peace-loving — is So will it be with government and nations when the powers of the people nearly —who are in the m a in now unanimously t h us it be when made - available. international back of the mandates of law and obligations of treaties, as well as t he obligations of there law of the common stands a power as insuperable as t h at which stands back of the m a n d a t es of the courts. There will then be little thought of resistance to the dictates and of enlightened con of justice, science. Reason and righteousness and fairness will decide all differences, and "The war d r u ms will be muffled in the parliament ot man." nations, justice logic, I would possible to do a n y t h i ng and every these in t h i ng cultivate loft bright, patriotic young men the true iest and most exalted spirit of m i l i t a nt it a democracy, and m a ke p a rt of their lives to extend and dis s e m i n a te this spirit among their less- t r a i nd and less-thotful compatriots in t he various localties of their residence, —to the end t h at an enlightend world- patriotism should be the unlerlying motive for our national strength. These the suspicion and fifteen or more million men would not constitute a standing army to arouse fear of other nations. They would not be un der pay. They would not be removed from their ordinary avocations. They would not be removed from the people into a separate class nor constituted with aspirations, predilec separate tions or esprit. They would be of the people, by the people and for the de fense of the people's rights. And they According to the records on file at the President's office, people of 37 dif interest ferent states have shown an in M. A. C, inquiries h a v i ng been re ceived from 249 towns in t h at m a ny states. leads in the n u m b er Indiana of requests for catalogs, Ohio coming second. LITTLE STORIES. h as half, with a man of The Michigan Ag-E Association a large measure re- sponsibl. M. A. C, counts many able men among her alumni body, but few would give so much careful attention to the organization of alumni and former students as has Henry A. Haigh of Detroit, a graduate in the class of 1874. And if the interests hav advanct to any received a There are many interesting stories of Mr. Haigh's college life. While he was attending school at M. A. C. there was one lecture course, given by Dr. R. C. Kedzie, that was compulsory, but the class roll was seldom taken. One of the days when this lecture was scheduled Mr. Haigh tip about a wild turkey track in the woods near the college. So he took a vaca tion for that hour to hunt the turkey. The important thing to bear in mind turkey—a bird the is that he shot of some 20 pounds. Upon returning he found that on that particular day the roll had been cald in Dr. Kedzie's class. He immediately began on his alibi, and while it was never called for by the Doctor, Mr. Haigh was pretty sure that he had a good one. that his defense would He reasoned be based upon the fact that he got what he Went after and that all the students would profit by his excursion, so that the absence from class was not such a terrible misdemeanor. Know ing this little incident it is not sur prising that Mr. Haigh soon began the study of law. leaving activ For two years after his graduation Mr. Haigh was a clerk of the Board of Health in Lansing. He entered the University of Michigan in 1876 and graduated from the law department in 1878. For the next 20 years he practiced law, being associated with Judge W. L. Carpenter, '75, in Detroit. law work Mr. Since Haigh has been associated with bank ing interests in Detroit and interurban railways in Ohio, New York state and Wisconsin. He has also been a mem ber of the State Board of Health. In addition to his banking and railroad interests he now directs the manage ment of the old home farm at Dear born, Mich., where his and mother lived for 60 years and from which place four sons were sent to M. to A. C. and many friends enjoined look with favor upon this institution. Henry A. Haigh has an interest in M. A. G. that is almost an obsession. But he is not alone loyal to M. A. C. He keeps up his allegiance to the Uni father THE M. A. C. RECORD. duties of versity. In addition to these interests he takes a very activ part in the ac cepted citizenship. His breadth of mind and keen insight into the affairs of the nation can be no clearer understood than by a careful perusal of his article in this issue of the RECORD on "An Army of Peace." PLAN OF THE WAR DEPART MENT TO UTILIZE THE LAND-GRANT COL LEGES. [This article is reprinted from the Cornell Alumni News of Dec. 2, 1915 —ED.] According to the Washington cor respondent of the New York Evening Post, the Secretary of War is evolving a plan to utilize the land-grant colleges to provide a reserve of citizen officers for the army. He is said to have esti mated that these colleges are capable of turning out at least 2,500 men a year of the grade of first or second lieutenant in the army for an esti mated expense of not more than $3,- 500,000 a year. The money is believed to be necessary to stimulate students to take the extended course of mili tary training which has been outlined by authorities of the War College. Military authorities at Washington are said to believe that this plan will go far the problem of how to obtain a sufficient available officer reserve. For a citizen army of a million men at least 60,000 citizen officers would be required and these cannot be supplied by West Point, which turns out about 115 officers an the private military nually, nor by academies, which turn out approxi mately an equal number. The Post continues: toward solving "Carl Vrooman, Assistant Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, has been co-operating with the War De partment in evolving a plan for the utilization of this 'natural resource.' According to a memorandum prepared under Mr. Vrooman's direction, the United States Government should pro the entire enroll vide uniforms for ment of taking military students work. At the beginning of each term volunteers reserve should be called for, and those volun teering should be classed separately, given a special drill, and at the end of the first year the selection on a competitive basis should be made to fill the allottment in the reserve for the coming year. the officers' for "During the second year's training all those qualifying for the reserve should receive an allowance of $15 a the nine months' school month for test year, all passing the regulation 7 at the end of the school year to be assigned to military camp for three months' training on full pay of second lieutenant and with regulation equip ment furnished by the War Depart ment, commission as second lieutenant to be awarded at the close of this camp training. This three months' camp training will follow the close of the school year, so that students having further work to do will be free to re turn for the fall term, and additional military work may be carried on, if desired. It is proposed to reserve a certain number of commissions in the regular army for graduates in this three months' training school, selec tion to be made on competitive basis, and acceptance voluntary. "At present, students in the 50 land- grant colleges furnish their own uni forms. Experts here believe that the Government should buy . the outfits, which cost $15 apiece, and which, for 32,000 men, would cost about $480,000; target practice would cost $50,000, and the military training camp would cost, it is estimated, $2,700,000. "The immediate putting into effect of this plan would produce, at a con servative estimate, more than 22,000 reserve officers for the first line by 1924, the number gradually increasing year after year. "Up to the present time the Depart ment practically has ignored the abil ity of the land grant colleges to fur nish material for officers. Good auth ority has it that the Government has not even on file a list of the graduates of these colleges who have had mili tary training and who might, there fore, be expected to serve in time of trouble." The correspondent quotes from a letter written to President Wilson by President James of the University of Illinois, who asserted that the gradu ates of the land-grant colleges have a "standard of education fully equal to that of West Point and Annapolis graduates." President James suggest ed that the time of the military train ing in these colleges be extended from three hours to six hours a week and from two years to four years for such students as might volunteer to take the extended training the Federal Government offer $250 a year to such students. He estimated that sustem the land- under grant colleges could every year to 3,000 graduates from 2,000 worthy of appointment as brevet sec ond lieutenants in the army. some such and that furnish About 60 members and friends of the college teaching staff assembled in the Agricultural Hall last Thursday evening for the second of the series of Faculty parties. A pleasant evening was enjoyed by all and the success of these events assured. 8 THE M. A. C. RECORD. FACULTY PASS RESOLU TIONS REGARDING PRES IDENT SNYDER'S WORK. The committee appointed to draft resolutions upon the r e t i r e m e nt of Dr. Snyder from the presidency of this in stitution, submits t he following: Resolvd, T h at as Dr. J o n a t h an L. Snyder retires from the direction ct t he affairs of the Michigan Agricul tural College, the faculty of this insti tution wishes to express its apprecia tion of the faithfulness, the energy and the thoroness with which he has per- formd the i m p o r t a nt and exacting du ties of his office during a period of 20 years. W h en Dr. Snyder came to the presi dency of the Michigan Agricultural College, the institution, tho nearly 40 years of age, was still small' and lackt recognition. There were 12 proper members of the faculty, the total in structional force numbered 35, the stu dent body 356. There was no women's then course, and except t h at now and a woman agricultural entered course, no women were in attendance at the college. The institution had no department of bacteriology, of ento mology, of forestry, or of agricultural pedagogy. There was n o t h i ng corres ponding to our present division of vet erinary science. The extension work was unorganized and existed only in the form of occasional lectures at farm ers' institutes. The divisional classi fication and a d m i n i s t r a t i on of the cur riculum h ad not been attempted. the to One of the pressing needs which Dr. Snyder quickly recognized upon tak ing up his administrative, duties was that of wider appreciation of t he ac tivities of the college and greater rec ognition of its necessities. W i th this in mind, an activ advertising campaign was launchd. The M. A. C. RECORD was founded, under faculty editorship and management, excursions the college were provided for, and a num ber of other devices for. b r i n g i ng the institution to the attention of the pub lic were put into successful operation. Following upon t h e' advertising cam paign came a noticeabl increase in at tendance, and by 1900 the enrollment h ad reached 627. With this growth came a corresponding increase in the n u m b er of a nd appreciation there Avas a widening t h r o u g h o ut the work of the state of the college and of its needs. With the growing recognition came, as a n a t u r al consequence, larger appropriations by the the one- t e n th mill tax, and finally the tax of one-fifth mill, which supplies a regular, adequate and dependable income from the state. The President of Snyder always recognized impor tance of encouraging the physical and moral development of the student body. It provided for physical training, aided teachers employed, legislature, then a d m i n i s t r a t i on state the encouraged our athletic local secretary of and teams, and actively supported all movements having in view the moral welfare of the student. One of its early acts was the employment for the first time of a paid coach of athletics; while one of the last was active encouragement of t he plan, now in effect, of employing a paid the Young Men's Christian Association. Upon his r e t i r e m e nt from the posi tion which for 20 years he has suc filled, P r e s i d e nt Snyder can cessfully look upon a college well organized in five divisions which include a number of efficient departments which were not in existence when he became presi dent. He can see a graduate school which, tho yet small, has recently been organized upon a basis which gives promise of intensiv and extensiv devel opment. He sees a faculty of 3.0, a total instructional force of 182, and a In student body of more t h an 1,500. addition instructional to t he resident force he sees an efficient, w e ir organ ized and a growing extension depart m e nt carrying to the m an on the farm the latest in agricultural prac tice. He has the satisfaction of know ing t h at the college is provided with a r e g u l ar insure income sufficient a large future development. He sees a numerous body of alumni, interested in their Alma Mater and well organiz ed to serve her. In view of the service which Dr. Snyder has rendered to the college, the state and the nation, the faculty believes t h at it can convey its t h an by appreciation no more fittingly t h at expressing for many its hope years he may have the privilege of seeing the Michigan Agricultural Col lege increase as rapidly as in the past in strength, in influence, and in gen uine usefulness. ideas to to pay The faculty wishes tribute likewise, to the tactful, dignified, and helpful influence of Mrs. Snyder dur ing t he 20 years of Dr. Snyder's ad m i n i s t r a t i o n. To her also, the faculty would express the hope t h at for many years it may be her privilege to see the continued development of this institu tion. Resolvd, T h at to m a ke the secretary be in structed these resolutions a p a rt of the p e r m a n e nt minutes of the faculty and to t r a n s m it a copy of them to Dr. a nd Mrs. Snyder. Respectfully submitted, R. H. PETTIT. WARD GILTXER. - W. W. JOHXSTOX. Committee. fiftieth annual meeting of This week, December 15 and 16 sees the the Michigan Affiliated Beekeepers' Asso ciation which will be held at Grand inspector Rapids. F. E. Millen, state of apiaries, of M. A. C, is secretary and t r e a s u r er of this organization. NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA. Sacramento,' Cal., Nov. 30, 1915. 2115 F i r st Ave. M. A. C. REC6RD: Dear E d i t o r : — We find there are a few M. A. C. people near us who h av t he been conspicuously quiet before t he public recently but who a re none less activ. T. E. " B u n k" Frazer, '09, h as come off the ranches for a while is just now associated with h is and the Auto Tire Exchange. brother in F r om his e n t h u s i a sm interest about hog r a n c h i ng we may see h im take to the oak hills and t he time. L. G. pioneer t he is with " J o h n n i e" Johnson, F r a z er Lumber Co. here, as cordial as ever and still fond of tennis. life most any s t a rt and '09, Our good neighbor, Dr. A. J. Cook, '62, is very carefully and successfully immense horti piloting California's state commis cultural sioner. interests as W. H. Bidwell, M. A. C. '07, and Ne vada, '08, is now settld on a new r a n ch in Placer county, Loomis, R. F. -D. 97-A, California. E. H. Bradner, '69, is a C. S. prac titioner the woods as much as ever and will r un a fast race with any classmate. here, enjoys Mrs, Bidwell and I are always glad to see our M. A. C. friends and t r u st any who come this way will find us. Our " J a c k" is bcokt for "all fresh" '34. The ideas of President Haigh's ad dress regarding College Hall, of plac ing steel frame work inside and pre- serv the exterior with the m i n i m um of floor change, and the chapel and first rooms as they are appeals to me as very satisfactory method and quite consistent with the sentiments exprest. I would t h i ng I like to suggest one hav. not seen mentiond and which con The sentiments. siders rooms on the second and t h i rd floors are all large—cannot some satisfactory method of partitioning the t h i rd floor be used in transforming it to a dormi tory ficor so no walls will need be taken away. The same method may be in m a k i ng used on the second rooms for student activities. Yours truly, these same floor J. N. BIDWELL, '10. '07. Jack Bowditch, Jr., is division sales the Trussed Concrete manager Steel Co. of Youngstown, Ohio. for ( a) J. Lee Baker is a member of t he firm, The Maranette-Baker Co., real estate brokers, 211 Moffat Build ing, Detroit, Mich. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Grover of E a st Lansing, on November 29th, a daughter, Mary Ellen, a member of t he class of 1938 at M. A. C. Grover is assistant in agricultural education at M. A. C. THE M. A. C. RECORD. 9 GRAND RAPIDS AND WEST ERN MICHIGAN ALUMNI. '92; J o hn F. Nellist, '07; R. S. Canfield, '11; Claude Hanish, '11; Jack Knecht, (Continued from page 3.) Mrs. Lilly, E va D. McBain, '79; Ralph McBain, '20; D. S. Cole, '93; Mrs. Cole, E. B. Hale, '93; Waldo Ball, '99; Alice Weed Coulter, '82; Charles Bloodgood, '77; Mrs. Bloodgood; D. W. Bradford, '90; F r ed S. Robinson, '90; G. E. Ew- '96; Clara ing, W a t e r m an Nellis, '02; Teresa Bristol Ranney, '99; Mrs. E. W. Ranney, '00; Jessie Brown Bolte, '05; F r a nk E. Liv- '06; Mrs. Liverance; A. T. erance, Keech, '07; B. H. Roberts, '09; A. G. Tyler, '10; Mrs. Tyler; Gordon C. Dudley, '07; C. C. Taylor, '09; Edwin '07; Thatcher, '10; H. H. Yarrington, Mabel Sweet, '10; W. I. '06; B a r b a ra Van Heulen, Millar, '11; Rex Roberts, '10; E. P. Wandell, '11; Winifred Felton Duthie, '11; B. C. Porter, '11; H e r b e rt Duthie, '11; C, '11; Marjorie Kedzie Perkins, H. Perkins, '12; Myssie Bennett; K a t h e r i ne McNaugh- ton, '12; Marie McNaughton, '13; F r ed T. Riddell, '13; R, E. S h a n a h a n, '13; A r t h ur Wolf, '13; Joseph MacDonald, '13; R."M. Kimball, '13; Helen Knecht, '17; R. E. Cole, '14; F. H. Mueller, '14; Mary D a r r ah Mueller, '15; H. J. Sheldon, '14; F. F. Hebard, '12; Ern est H a r t, '14; R. E. Loree, '13; H. V. Geib, '12; '12; Mrs. Thomas Gunson, H. C. Zierleyn, '15; A. L. Birdsall, '14; L. A. Cobb, '15; H. P. Henry, '15; D. '16; D. Henry, F. M. Bird, '16; H. A. Clark, '16; H. Kyers, '17; E d w a rd B. Benson, '17; J. F. P. Newhall, '18; B. H. McWilliams, '17; M. F. Beauchamp, '18; E. W. Kivela, '16; F. W. Trezise, *16. '15; M. E. Bottomley, '12; J. B. Watkins, STATE BOARD MEETING. inspector (Continued from page 3.) dorsed by Director Shaw, were ap fer proved: Wells Sizer; tilizers and commercial feeding stuffs; E. A. Smoll, assistant chemist.—H. E. Smith, county agent for Alpena coun ty, was to Kent county.— T he appointment of a county agent the to for Ottawa county was referd P r e s i d e nt with power to act.—The m a t t er of apportionments for the sev eral departments and funds was re ferd the President and Secretary With power to act. transferd to Marie Sayler, a special student at M. A. C. in 1903-4, is now in the ex tension service of the Massachusetts Agricultural College. She receivd h er degree from Columbia. NEWS AND COMMENT Prof. Johnston, head of the English interesting Department, gave a very discourse before the E a st Lansing W o m a n 's Club last T h u r s d ay evening on "The Technique of the Drama." "A The poem the cover of . Christmas Wish," which we use on this week's RECORD is by Roscoe Gilmore Stott, formerly i n s t r u c t or of English at M. A. C, now at t he Kentucky State Normal School. T he poem appears in a collection of h is poems recently is title "A Man Sings." sued under the its this the H e r m i an holds Two new literary societies hav been The Ae-theon term. organized rooms over W a rd B, Wells has Hall; fort over W a rd F. This m a k es 22 literary so cieties at M. A. C, or about half of the regular four-year students hav the edu cational advantages t h at these organi zations afford. for Plans forward are going the joint vacation party of the Grand Rap ids M. A. C. Club and the Grand Rap ids M. A. C. Association to be held Dec. 28th at Grand Rapids. Alumni and and near Grand Rapids who interested should drop a card to Wm. Coulter, 457 S. Union Ave. students former in are A fine last week session of in Lansing the Michigan State Association of F a r m e r s' Clubs assembled for the t w e n t y:t h i rd a n n u al meeting, was held in the Agricultural Building last The p r o g r am was Tuesday night. given over almost entirely, to exten sion work. Prof. A. C. Anderson acted as c h a i r m an and the speakers were Prof. W. H. French, J. W. Chapin, E. C. Lindemann, and R. J. Baldwin. The lecture on "Boiler Efficiency" by W. A. Blonck in the Armory last Tuesday evening was an experiment in the way of Liberal A r ts lectures. the interest shown, it was And from conclusively proved technical t h at a lecture h as no place on a course of this kind. While M. A. C. students the do not specialize to the extreme, Liberal Arts course of lectures should m a ke for culture, should' lead students away from their n a r r ow ways. in The Beta Sigma held a banquet at Club G last T h u r s d ay evening with Mrs. Bright as hostess. The colors of the society, red and white, were used very effectively in the decorations and also the menu. E a rl T r a n g m ar acted as toastmaster and H. C. Ham mond, Ralph Sheehan, H. L. Water- bury, Lee Nason, C. M. McCrary, Wm. Anderson, F r ed Hagadorn, and H. E. toasts. While Cowles the t h is organization originated with "bachelor" its it has enlarged scope so t h at it now forms- the social side of the intersociety union. responded idea, to The following alumni called on col last week: Dean E. A. lege friends '87, of t he University of Ne Burnett, '74, Detroit; b r a s k a; H. A. Haigh, '69, Dearborn; H. K. Richard Haigh, '13, Lexington, Ky.; Clare S. Wright, '11, F e n t o n; E. P. Robin Severance, son, '11, '07, Saginaw; Carl Knopf, Cheboygan; C. L. Coffeen, '12, Adrian; J. C. V. Ballard, W. Chapin, J. W. '13, Centerville; C. B. Cook, Wendt, '08, Onto- '88, Allegan; Roswell Carr, '09, Cry nogan; R. G. Hoopingarner, stal F a l l s; '03, Ionia; Clark Brody, '12, I r on Mountain; '04, Port Huron. '10, Coldwater; S. F. Gates, In five-minute the M. A. C. student speaking contest at the State H o r t i c u l t u re meet ing at Grand Rapids last week, Loren Williams, '16, of Owosso, took the first talk on prize of $15 for a "The Value of Michigan F r u it L a w s ;" R. W. Peterson, '16, of Bard,' Cal., took second prize of $10 with "Should the H o r t i c u l t u r i st Keep B e e s ;" L. R. Stanley, took t h i rd prize of $5 with "Apple Scab." identifica In the student j u d g i ng and tion contest, in which t he same prizes were offered, L. R. Stanley took first; R. W. Peterson, second, and P. J. Rood, '16, of South Haven, third. '16, of Traverse City, in former Alumni, students, and in structors of M. A. C. took no small p a rt the proceedings of t he State H o r t i c u l t u r al meeting at Grand Rap ids last week. Charles A. P r a t t, ex- '06, of Benton Harbor, was re-elected the president of the organization for coming year, and E. O. Ladd, '78, of Old Mission, was elected to an office. Alumni who took p a rt in the p r o g r am w e r e: C. W. Garfield, '70; R. A. Coryell, '84; Charles F. Schneider, '85; C. J. Monroe, '61; L. A. Bregger, '88, and Don W. Francisco, '14. Dr. M. M. McCool of the Soils D e p a r t m e nt and Prof. C. P. Halligan and C. W. Waid of the H o r t i c u l t u r al D e p a r t m e nt were In t he apple ex also on t he program. shown by U. S. hibit, plates were Crane, 11, of Fennville, and F. H. Mc- Dermid, '12, of Battle Creek. The successful candidates for the varsity debating team were chosen as a result of last week's final t ry out to be t he following: H. H. Fuller, '16a, of H a r t; L. S. Wells, '16a, of Adrian; B. W. Bellinger, '18e, of Battle Creek; A. G. Kettunen, '17a, of Ishpeming; E. C. Huebner, '17a, of Detroit; H. C. '17a, of E l k t o n; W. G. Retz- Rather, laff, '18e, of Detroit, and H. M. King, '19a, of Battle Creek. The first three named are the only ones t h at were on last year's squad so it can be seen t h at tne competition was keen. It is inter esting to note t h at all the men are so- ciey men, and the one freshman on the team is president of his class. Three y e a rs ago w h en the debate was held at M. A. C. t h e re were only 50 students in the audience. This year 28 students tried out—a fact which speaks much for the interest t h at the English De p a r t m e n t, and Coach Mitchell in par ticular, are awakening along this line. 10 THE M. A. C. RECORD. ALUMNI NOTES F r a n k l in Street Settlement, Detroit, residence, 519 F r a n k l in St. '65 Volney P. Bayley, one of the loyal "early students," is a dealer in pianos at 58 E a st High St., Detroit, Mich. '73. just been received Word has experimental and t h at R. C. Carpenter, consulting engineer and professor en of investigation gineering research at Cornell University has been grant ed leave of absence for the length of time necessary for a t r ip to P a n a ma for the purpose of consulting and re porting on the possibility of control ling are seriously interfering with the use of the canal. Prof. Carpenter the National Academy of Sciences which has been invited by President Wilson to make a report on this work. is a member of slides which the G. W. Collingwood, editor of the 'S3. R u r al New Yorker, writes t h at he re cently visited Dr. Beal at Amherst and found t h at he was in excellent spirits and "still sizes up 'A Grand Old Man.' " title, the to '88. J o hn C. Stafford (a) is a prominent farmer at Lawrence, successful a nd Mich. H. B. Cannon, in charge of F a r m e r s' in Mon Co-operative Demonstrations tana, is s p e n d i ng the w i n t er in office extension work at Washington, D. C. '89. P. G. Holden (a) is director of the Interna course for agricultural tional Harvester Co., Harvester Build ing, Chicago. the '95. H e n ry D. Baker the real estate and banking business at St. Croix Falls, Wis. ( w i t h) in is '02. A. E. Kocker (a) writes that he is j u st s t a r t i ng on his winter's assign is m e nt at Jackson, Miss., where he of about m a k i ng a soil survey 900 to the capitol. square miles adjacent '03. H e n ry J. Schneider is drafts m an in the Ordnance Office, W ar De partment, U. S. A. He lives at 1227 E. St., N. E., Washington, D. C. (m) ( m) acts F r a nk K. B r a i n a rd as electrical the Allis engineer with Chalmers Co. of Milwaukee, Wis., dur ing the summer is professor of electri cal engineering at Marquette Univer sity B r a i n a rd lives at 530 68th Ave., West Allis, Wis. is metallurg ist with the National Twist Drill & Tool Co., of Detroit, with residence at 350 Goodwin Ave. Joseph L. T h o r ne ( a) the winter. during F r ed A. Loew Huntington, Ind. '04. ( a) '05. is teaching at Clara Morley (ex-'05) is now at the Grace McCollister William M. Bos (a) is in the plumb ing a nd h e a t i ng business at Grand Rapids, with address, 37 Barclay Ave. teaches domestic science in the Lewiston State Normal, Lewiston, Idaho. Miss Mc Collister received her B. S. degree from the University of California. ( w i t h) '06. in (e) as W. J. Kingscott (e) of Shreveport, the address of H. L. La., sends being Balderas, 79, F r a n c is the Mexico City, Mexico, and offers is comment: following " F r a n c is w e a t h e r i ng the revolution, hav t h ru ing been there during its entire dura tion and hopes to piofit by being on h a nd when former American residents commences. The undersigned expects to be on the first boat." t he migration of '08. H. H. Curtis ( w i t h) has been farm ing near Albion since last spring. letter Prof. Vedder has recently had an in from H. M. Rouse, teresting Calexico, Cal. Rouse wrote t h at they were having e a r t h q u a ke shocks every hour and his last sentence was "Here comes another." '09. Catherine E. Koch (h) is spending this year, m a k i ng her second, in grad uate work at Cornell University, with rezidenc at 101 T h u r s t on Ave., Ithaca, N. Y. C. C. Taylor ( a) entomologist with the Kentucky Tobacco Product? _ Co.. of Louisville. Las changed Lis address to 128 Crescent Av^,. from Albion Louisville, Ky. -io. of the G. la k '-. 1-'/. a: at Grand J:ar- ids. F Tc Hall \ k - is mi int< nance su- H a a a E. and Hazel Lambreaa Lynch of Grand Rapids, are the proud pa rents of an eight pound boy which they hav named Robert. A boy was born to Anna Thompson and R. C. E d w a r ds of Arcadia on No vember 30, 1915. E d w a r ds is a hard ware and machinery t h at place. dealer at M l. M. C. Greenleaf (e) is with the Gas Co., Columbus, Ind. Edwin N. Morgan (with ' l i e ), is electrician in Chicago, living at 2051 Pensacola Ave. J a m es Logan (f) is forest assistant in the U. S. Forest Service at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. C. C. Jones (e) is draftsman for the resi Illuminating Co., with Edison dence at Royal Oak. Stanley H. P e r h am is in ap praisal engineering work at 86 P a rk Place, Newark, N. J. (e) 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 Bagley Avenue. NEW BURDICK HOTEL, Kalamazoo, Mich. Absolutely fire 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. Management of Elmer C. 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, $25.00 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 AL A N N O U N C E M E NT ! Chocolate Cherries Chocolate Assorted Nuts Chocolate Assorted Fruits ) ) OQ *S t ,c p5r p o u n a- Assorted Stick Candy, 2-pouud box, 29c Every Saturday and Sunday. C. J. R O U S ER D R UG C O. Cor. Allegan and Washington Ave. ' 1 1. E. E. Wallace (e) is draftsman with the Edison I l l u m i n a t i ng Co., Detroit, with residence at 397 Lenwood Ave. Mr. and Mrs. J a m es Glen F r a n ce announce t he birth of a son, Allan McCord, on November 27th, at Mar shall, Mich. Marjorie Bradley, specialist in land at 4034 N. scape gardening, is now Keeler Ave., Chicago, 111., instead of F o rt Wayne, Ind. (e) residence J o hn R. Cornwell is now w i th the P r u d e n t i al Life I n s u r a n ce Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, with at 11002 Miles Ave. " H e r b" Duthie is assistant on (e) engineering corp of G. R. & I. Ry. Co., Grand Rapids. Mr. a nd Mrs. (Wini fred Felton) Duthie live at 1031 Scrib- ner Ave., N. W. Charles N. F r ey (a) is a student a nd instructor in the d e p a r t m e nt of botany at of Wisconsin. "Charlie" received his M. S. at Wiscon sin last J u n e. t he University Myron V. Cogsdill ( w i t h) is now di rector of m a n u al t r a i n i ng in the high school at Colorado Springs, Col. Mr. and Mrs. Cogsdill (Ruby Loomis, with '10) lives at 225 E. W i n t ah St. '12. Florence Sindlinger ( h) is teaching domestic science at Grosse Isle again this year. E. C. A r m s t r o ng engineering in the the A r t h ur Hill Trade School, Saginaw, Mich. department of teaches ( w i t h) Yoshio K a w a da ( a) is now teaching English, n a t u r al science and drawing in the F u s an Koriten Shyogyo Senshu Gakka, F u s a n, Korea. H a r ry V. Collins (e) is m a n a g er of incinerator of E. C. d e p a r t m e nt S t e a r ns & Co., Gas Office Bldg., Detroit. Mr. and Mrs. (Aylwin Mead) Collins live at 156 Alger Ave. (e) H. W. Schneider is vice presi dent of the Schneider & Brown Lum ber Co., of Marquette. " H e i n e" reports (which t h at he is settled suspicious), s t a t e m e nt for better every year. looks t h at country for r a t h er looks good ( a) E d m u nd H. Gibson entomolo gist w i th the TJ. S. Department of Ag located at Charleston, Mo., riculture, writes in for a n o t h er year's "weekly visitors" and says recently saw t he M. A. C.-Oregon game in mov ing pictures. He also says, " W hy not an M. A. C. Association in Missouri?" Echo answers—-"Eventually, why not now?" t h at he F r a nk E. M e r r i tt ( w i t h) is w o r k i ng with the Jenison H a r d w a re Co. of Bay City. P a rt of h is work is the editing in which of a monthly t r a de j o u r n al t he pen is ad his native t a l e nt with mirably brot into play. The para graph quoted u n d er our editorial of this issue, entitled "Yule-tide Greet ings," appears in the December num ber of t h at Merritt still cultivates his facile pen. j o u r n al and shows this THE M. A. C. RECORD. 11 '13. J. V. Hilbert is assistant man ager, telephone exchange, at Woodland, Mich. (e) H a r ry S. Davis ( a ), forest examiner with the U. S. Forest Service, is again stationed at Gorham, N. H. Gladys G r a h am ( h) Is teaching do mestic science and a rt in the schools of her home town, Ithaca, Mich. is adjunct pro O. T. Goodwin fessor of animal the State College of Agriculture, Athens, Ga. ( a) h u s b a n d ry at C. B. Olney ( a) the degree of D. V. M. at M. A. C. Last year Olney t a u g ht a g r i c u l t u re at Me- meota, Minn. is w o r k i ng for Joseph A. MacDonald (e) with J. R. Rumsey, the con is superintending struction of a sewerage system and sewerage disposal plan in E a st Grand Rapids. W a l t er S. Fields ( a) is plant pathol ogist for t he Agricultural E x p e r i m e nt Station, University of Arkansas, Fay- etteville, Ark. He reports a recent visit from W. B. Liverance, '07a. Willgert Reiley ( a) is teaching sci t r a i n i ng at Frazee, ence and m a n u al Minn. He w r i t e s: "Mrs. Reiley and myself would be pleased to have a ny of the M. A. C. people call on us t h at the happen country." this section of to be in The Holiday Season is close at hand. The Mills Store 108-110 Washington Ave. S. for the very best Offers you facilities c o n v e n i e nt shopping. M a ny new and e x c l u s i ve novelties have been added to our regular stock of Christmas goods. Beautiful Ivory Shell Goods Hand Bags Neckwear Gloves Hosiery Handkerchiefs, Etc. Carroll Hersey Hall ( a) and F l o ra Carolyn Helbig of Buffalo, N. Y., were m a r r i ed on Wednesday, December 1st. J a n u a ry They will be at home after "Natco On The Farm" is the title of our new book that every farmer who tikes pride in his farm buildings should have. It shows with many fine illustrations the use of Natco Hollow Tile for barns, houses, corn cribs, etc. Send for it. Study it. A'.so get our Silo Catalog and learn about the money-saving, worryless, repairless N a t co I m p e r i s h a b le Silo " T he Silo T h at Lasts for G e n e r a t i o n s" —that perfect ensilage preserver that can never blow down, decay, w..rp, crack, crumble or burn. So effi cient that a great demand for other Natco buildings wascreated and the v are now springing up every where. Send for these books. Ask for free plans and advice. Lat us save you money for years to come. Write now* National Fire Proofing Comoany 1143 Fulton Building - = Pittsburgh, Pa, gj Factories—Provitit shipments. 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 12 THE M. A. C. RECORD. 1st at 1314 L e m r o rk Court, Lansing, Mich. Hall works in the State High way Department. (e) Joseph Van Kerchove is with the General Electric Co., of West Lynn, Mass. He writes t h at he is sorry he cannot report such interesting events as classmates Cowing and Pickford Irving as per the RECORD and friend of September 21st. " J o e" lives at 17 Chatham St., Lynn, Mass. L. W. Campbell ( e ), who was work ing on an intake tunnel in Cleveland the last year, now h as an interest in Orpen Co., a company which is per fecting tunneling machine. He writes that there seems to be a great future in it. " T e x" lives at 165 King St. W., Toronto. Canada. a L. R. Himmelberger ( a ), late of the bacteriology d e p a r t m e nt of M. A. C., but now with the University of Ken tucky Experiment Station, has been into print. He has an ar breaking ticle in the British J o u r n al of Com parative Pathology and Therapeutics for September on Monascus P u r p u r e us ( W e n t ), in which he shows t h at this forage is not a causative poisoning. He is also one of the joint a u t h o rs of a bulletin on Blackhead in Turkeys, published by the Kentucky Experiment Station. factor in '14. C. F. Myers ( a) is farming at Grand Blanc, Mich. Jess Whitney is teaching Eng ( h) lish and history at Bad Axe, Mich. (e) is steelman with stamping department of Dodge Bros., Detroit. C. C. Rhead The engagement of Allida Zwickey to Anders Mather of Iowa, has been announced. in class of the '17. E. B. Hill (f) is a student Yale Law School, with Hill lives at 231 P a rk St. (a) Melvin A. Russell teaching in the South Haven high is agriculture school, South Haven, Mich. R. W. Wilson is tool designer (e) with Fuller & Sons, Kalamazoo, Mich., with residence at 530 Pine St. F r a nk E. Phelps (e) is on appraisal work for the Detroit Edison Co., with residence at 515 Cheever C t, A nn Ar bor, Mich. The engagement H e r m an H. Allen (e) is now in Salt Lake City, with residence at 168 8th East. " S n a k e s" expects to go to work with the Sullivan Machinery Co. soon. Jessie Helen Hill of Columbus, Mo., to Albert instructor of Harold Hollinger in the University of Mis entomology souri, h as recently been announced. The date of the wedding h as net been given out. of Miss (a) '15. W. W. Blue is in Vicksburg high school. teaching agri ( a) culture W. G. Hildorf for (e) the Copper Range Consolidated Mining Co. at Painsdale. Mich. is engineer Allie Bishop is teaching domestic in the County Agricultural science School at Menominee, Mich. is now W. S. Dilts instructor in poultry h u s b a n d ry at the State Col lege of Agriculture, Athens, Ga. ( a) F. Lee Bloom is with the "California address, F r u it Growers' Exchange," Schweiter Bldg., Wichita, Kansas. (f) is working with "Yank" Goetzen (f) for R. Hanson & Sons Lumber Co., of Grayling, Mich. E. E. Allen J. E. P a l m er (a) has gone to Santa Paula, Cal., where he will be employed foreman of a picking- as gang on ranch with Fred Williams. the same fruit assistant ALUMNI LUNCHEONS. DETROIT. There will be a weekly M. A. C. luncheon at the Hotel Griswold every Tuesday from 12 to 1 o'clock. CHICAGO. Every S a t u r d ay noon the M. A. C. Association of Chicago has luncheon at the New Morrison Hotel, Clark and Madison Sts. Any M. A. C. men who happen to be in Chicago at this time will friends here and a some find hearty welcome. The class in advanct dressmaking at their M. A. C. will hold a display of work in the parlors of the Woman's Building this week Wednesday from 3 to 5 p. m., to which all are invited. Lansing Engraving Co. Now removed to its new quarters 120 E. Washtenaw St. D E S I G N I NG .-. I L L U S T R A T I NG All K i n ds of Engraving CHICAGO M. A. C. PARTY The Chicago M. A. C. people will hold a dancing party on December 22d at the Morrison Hotel, floor B, from 8 till 12. All present students as well as alumni invited. KINNEY LANSING Electric Lighting Plants for Country Homes, Stores, Churches, Halls, Etc. Circulars, etc., free. H. A. KINNEY, Lansing. Mich. E5E5EEraSH5H5HSHSESH5ZSHSZ5E5Z5ZSZSZSH5ESE5HE?^ You will always get a square deal at Hoover-Bond's Everything in the House Furnishing line. N EW TUSSING BLDG. LANSING, MICHIGAN