VOL. XXI. JANUARY 11, 1916. No. 14 5— * * =• •s . ;S 5^ .JrJ s& 1 ' Ki ? - . - .. y j* ' ^ ^ V " -' VII <;•. «.. V ^ } *# \ I**** •CZjjTT) Zfe£> '! r~ ttf-t-t flip* '''* i '7ml ^9 ':. % fr , . j y ,k* ' „ " ' •: •-"ik # ' •: j > ""v >~ ^ *" S^ JL-2 "Z . '**v' ^^ CONTENTS. F A R M E R S' WEEK.—M. A. C. MEET INGS.—THE N EW GYMNASIUM.— T HE ALUMNI DIRECTORY.—NEW USE FOR COLLEGE HALL.—BAS K ET BALL N E W S. — T HE F I R ST GRADUATE. — CHARLES E D W IN BESSEY, '69—M. A. C. VACATION P A R T I E S . — N EW LIBRARY SPACE. —F O O T B AL L PROSPECTS.—AD D R E S S ES WANTED.—NEWS FROM L O C AL A S S O C I A T I O N S . — N E WS FROM T HE CLASSES. £M *** •rM m^i y * i J %& § ^^ f *• A A'' J u \ \ A A i utf < •A A ;y ' 4 ' t ? • ^ ^ s^ W* T^MMlPWf"! P U B L I S H E D" BY T > S ^ M I C H F GA AGRICULTURAL C(O L L E G E ^ X 5 ^ C I A T I ON i.A EAST LANDING, M/C1HIGANX •% & •+, *»> U A ^ J/ ^ LANSING ENO Co. DESI5NERS. 2 THE M. A. C. RECORD. DIRECTORY LANSING BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN ^THE names in this Directory, as well as those of all our other advertisers, are of re- I iable 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, F 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 f or 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 f or 1916, I. P. N o te B o o k s. B L U D E AU & S I E B E RT B o o k b i n d e r s, A c c o u nt B o ok M a k e r s, P a p er R u l i n g, L i b r a ry a nd F i ne A rt B i n d i n g s, F i le B o x e s, M ap M o u n t i n g s, A l b u m s, P o c k et B o o k s, E t c. C i t i z e n s' p h o ne No. 3019. In C i tv N a t i o n al B a nk B u i l d i n g. Geo. 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ALUMNI S ^r DIRECTORY P A G E L S EN & S P E N C ER P a t e n t s, P a t e nt L a w, T r a d e m a r ks 1107-10 C h a m b er of C o m m e r ce B l d g ., D e t r o i t, M i c h i g an E. N. P a g e l s e n, '89 L. M. S p e n c e r, '06 F o r m e r ly E x a m i n e rs U. S. P a t e nt Office. GOODELL, Z E L IN C. ( F o r e s t r y, M. A. C. '11) I n s u r a n ce a nd B o n ds of E v e ry K i nd If y ou h a v e n 't i n s u r ed y o ur s a l a r y, b e t t er s ee or w r i te G o o d e ll a b o ut a g o od p r o p o s i t i o n. , L a n s i ng I n s u r a n ce A g e n c y, Inc., 110 W. M i c h i g an A v e ., L a n s i n g, Mich. SAMUEL L. K I L B O U R N E, ex-'61 L a w y er 214% W a s h i n g t on A v e. S., L a n s i n g, M i c h. S h ip a ll y o ur H ay a nd S t r aw d i r e ct SILAS E. C H A M P E, '06a, to 289-495 W. J e f f e r s on Ave., D e t r o i t, Mich., a nd g et $25 m o re p er c a r. W a r e h o u se a nd h ay s h e ds on M. C. a nd P. M. R a i l r o a d s. S M I T H - L A H UE CO. S p e c i a l i z i ng in P o u l t r y — V e a l— E g gs C o n s i g n m e n ts s o l i c i t e d. S a l es d a i l y. W r i te f or t a g s. G. H. S m i t h, '11. 26-28 W e s t e rn M a r k e t, D e t r o i t, Mich. CORYELL N U R S E RY B i r m i n g h a m. M i c h. G r o w e rs of H i gh G r a de O r n a m e n t a l s. l a r ge v a r i e ty of v i g o r o us We r a i se a s t o ck for h o me g r o u n ds a nd p u b l ic p a r k s. R. J. C o r y e l l, '84, p r e s i d e n t; R a l ph I. C o r y e l l, '14, s e c r e t a ry a nd t r e a s u r e r. B E T T ER P A I N T — D I R E CT TO YOU W e st C h e m i c al & P a i nt Co., S p r i n g p o r t, Mich. R. J. W e s t, e x - ' 05 W e st p a ys t he W. H. W e st f r e i g ht If Experience and Equipment Count '"busi" We have both. ess e 1891. since * * French Dry Cleaners, Dyers and Tailors. A. G. B I S H OP 114-16 Washtenaw W. Both Phones DEPENDABLE GOODS Carving Sets Food Choppers Knife and Fork Sets Manicure Sets Pocket Knives Aluminum Ware Razors Scissors N O R T O N 'S HARDWARE East Lansing Directory D R. H. W. L A N D ON Office h o u r s: 7 to 8:30 a. m .; 1 to 3 a nd 7 to 8 p. m. S u n d a y s, 12 to 1 p. m. ' C i t i z e n s' p h o ne 3261. D R. OSCAR H. BRUEGEL, Cor. M i c h i g an A v e. a nd G r a nd R i v er Ave., E a st L a n s i n g. H o u r s: 7 to 8:30 a . m .; 2 to 4 a nd 7 to S p. m. S u n d a ys 12 to 1 p. m. C i t i z e n s' p h o ne 3244. M. C. S A N D E RS E a st L a n s i ng B a k e ry a nd Grocery. M. A. C. B r e ad a s p e c i a l t y. Y o ur b a r b e rs " H A N K" A ND " F R A N K" t he l a st f or five y e a r s. At t he S t u d e n t s' T r a de S h o p, C o r .. G r a nd R i v er a nd M. A. C. A v e s. 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 Waterman's, Mercantile, Parker's, Etc. $1 to $ 6, a ll g u a r a n t e ed College Drug & Grocery Store Full Line #" Everything. Electric for Star Laundry. Supplies. Agents 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, J A N U A RY 1 1, 1 9 1 6. V O L. X X I. HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION COURSE FEATURES FAR MERS' WEEK. PROFESSORS CARVER AXU CARD W I LL LECTURE. for the last year While a r r a n g e m e n ts the 1916 F a r m e r s' Week, which will occur Feb. 28th to March 4th, inclusive, are not all completed, some of features which have been settled definitely, hold those a great measure of interest for who may attend. The Country Life Conference was held the week before F a r m e r s' Week. Profiting by last year's experience it has been scheduled t h is year for the same time, and as F a r m e r s' Week this year, the t h at Prof. Car announcement ver, of H a r v a r d, will be here to give a week's lectures is in itself prophetic of the wide interest t h at will be mani fest in this conference. Prof. Carver is a specialist in r u r al economics. He lectured for a week at M. A. C. during the Graduate School of Agriculture in 1912 and he w on at once the admira tion a nd envy of his co-lecturers whose classes dwindled appreciably because of Carver's popularity. Another feature of interest during F a r m e r s' Week will be the series of lectures by Prof. Card on poultry. Prof. Card is a prolific w r i t er on poul try topics and a poultry judge of na this tion-wide renown. A new course year will be one on Highway Construc tion and Maintenance which will be given the State Highway Department. E m p h a s is will be placed upon in veter inary science and household econom announcement ics. A more detailed will be made later. in co-operation with the courses FOOTBALL PROSPECTS. the most part, but The 1916- football schedule is still unsettled for the Michigan game h as been set for Octo ber 21st at Ann Arbor, and it is highly probable, t h at Notre Dame will be t a k en on again tho no date has been agreed upon. Other colleges with whom it is possible t h at M. A. C. will play are the University of South Da kota a nd N o r t h w e s t e rn University. ADDITIONAL LIBRARY SPACE LIFE AND WORK OF CHAS. EDWIN BESSEY, '69. the college storage the present and a cement Mrs. Linda E. Landon, li b r a r i a n, is very happy these days over the prospect of h a v i ng h a n dy and ade for quate library facilities m a t e r i a l. The basement u n d e r n e a th the present library has been excavated during vacation floor laid. As soon as the shelves are com pleted the new space will be utilized. At library has time storage in two rooms on the top floor in the Agricultural Building and of the basement of the F o r e s t ry Building, besides several rooms in t he basement of the present library building. This condition m a k es it very h a rd for the library workers and makes much of the m a t e r i al of little use to those who use the library, so the new arrange m e n ts will be infinitely better. The room at the r e ar of the library, form erly used for an office by the head of the English department, is to be con verted into the l i b r a r i a n 's office and a stairway will be built directly to the It would have basement from here. been possible these changes to m a ke long ago and t h us saved much of the moving, but t h at the walls of the building did not ex tend down far enuf. Upon examina tion it was found they did, so Dr. Ked- zie ordered the w o r k e rs to proceed at once with the space result will soon be ready for occupancy. it was considered t h at the WESTERN NEW YORK RE UNION. the to attend. is expected in Buffalo about The a n n u al reunion of the Western New York M. A. C. Association will be held last of J a n u a r y. All M. A. C. people are in vited t h at It there will be a large attendance at this meeting from the States of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and the Province of Ontario. The exact date will be an nounced later. W r i te O. D. Dales, Sec retary, at 552 10th St., Niagara Falls, N. Y., so as to be sure you are on the mailing list. for the to America to flee r e m a i nd to England where T he American J o u r n al of Botany for December contains "A Brief Sketch of the Life and Work of Charles E d w in Bessey," with full page portrait. The sketch is by Dr. Raymond J. Pool, who was long associated with Dr. Bessey at the University of N e b r a s ka as his as s i s t a nt and who, since Dr. Bessey's death, Feb. 25, 1915, has been head of the d e p a r t m e nt of botany at Nebraska. Dr. Bessey's biographer begins with the early t r a d i t i on of the Bessey fam ily, which is one of F r e n ch extraction. The early members, who were Hugue nots, wTere compeld by religious perse cution I he several genera family tions, coming the about middle of the eighteenth century. Dr. in Wayne county, Bessey was born early education Ohio, in 1845. His the direct was receivd largely under supervision of his father. After teach ing and studying by himself for sev eral years he entered freshman class at M. A. C. in July, 1866. W h en he e n t e rd he firmly intended to follow the profession of civil engineering, but he came the two years fields and forests and after in college he was advized by P r e s i d e nt Abbot and Prof. P r e n t i ss to specialize in botany, which advice, after weeks of reflection, he finally After g r a d u a t i on Bessey was award ed an a s s i s t a n t s h ip in horticulture at M. A. C. a nd placed in charge of the greenhouses. He soon left for an in- structorship at Ames, which was be g un in 1870. He took p a rt in t he first F a r m e r s' I n s t i t u te held in Iowa in the winter of '70-'71. He was promoted to a full professorship at Ames in 1872. In 1874 he gave a series of lectures up the University of on invitation, at In 18.79 the University of California. Iowa conferd the degree of doctor of philosophy upon Prof. Bessey. After serving the state of Iowa and its agri cultural college for 15 years he was elected professor of botany at the Uni versity of Nebraska., where he servd until his death. the plants of took. love to H. E. Garrison, who has been assist ant in the p a t t e rn shop at M. A. C. the past year, succumbed to h e a rt failure last week Wednesday. Bessey was a power among his fel low scientists, who were to be found in all p a r ts of the world. F r om the time he first met Gray at Dubuque (Continued on page 4.) 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 o u r en P r i n t i ng Co., 210-212 Grand Ave. No., Lansing, Mich. 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C. annual banquet, for we believe that the news will be appreciated by outsiders who may now m a ke arrange the m e n ts to attend, and it will give to keep Washington residents a date open. This to other local associations who should soon be gin to a r r a n ge for a date and adver tise it. is a good hint last year There's a n o t h er phase to this ques tion also. F or those associations near M. A. C. we hope to be able to hav t he various banquets scheduled so that no two will happen on t he same night, there was considerable as representatives conflict associations from M. A. C, wishing certain persons on the same night. Let's get these annual gather the ings s t a r t ed early and make them best this year they hav ever been. to several in -regard * * * YOJ'R .1/'. A. C. RECORD. As this n u m b er of the RECORD gives evidence, several of the graduates a re beginning to catch the spirit of " o u r" paper. It looks as if the class of '13 had awakened, our "Washington Cor is on t he job, and, with respondent" THE M. A. C. RECORD. the advent of the New Year things do look brighter. to swim along thereby But while "more news" is the call from every quarter, and more is com ing in r i g ht along, we m u st not forget t h at a publication "liveth not by hot air alone." Wyith more news to print we are constrained to run a double n u m b er more often, and that demands new funds. If every subscriber to the RECORD would in the course of a year send us one new subscription we would gracefully be able and we would and many to our .columns. While contributors is dream, this others, like most not to impossible—for we venture predict two- t h i r ds of t he 1,600 RECOKDS now mailed out every week there are two readers not in the same family—it is quite im probable—unless you really get down and work. Now. it may be that you are. and we know some a re doing this last RECORD went for to press we received a letter with four subscriptions sure that about 99 per cent, of you could help us out more t h an is now the case. it. But we're just before least that the for in at THE ALUMXI 1)1RECTORY. report in that there We are glad this directory This proves to us that there to hav recently been m a ny calls and in quiries r e g a r d i ng the new alumni cata log. is a demand on the part of many of our g r a d u a t es for information concerning t h e ir classmates. Started over a year ago, should hav been completed long before this but on ac count of lack of help the alumni, office we were unable to proceed. This last September, with additional help, we sent out 5,000 double postal cards information for new and additional that most of and are pleased to say the g r a d u a t es hav responded. But it is s t r i k i ng to t h i nk that every single one h as not sent his card back when all t h at was necessary was to pencil in a few blank spaces, detach the card If there are and drop it in the mail. any graduates reading this who hav not performd t h is little service we sin cerely hope t h at it will be attended to with dispatch. It means little trouble to you, but a lot to us if you do not do it. And further, if there are any graduates, who, since sending in their cards hav experienced a change of oc address, we would be cupation The pleased to hav the information. very m i n u te such a directory is pub lish! it is somewhat out Of date and t he best we can do depends upon the feeling of responsibility which former their students changes. sending hav or in in J u st another word about this direc tory. We begin to feel that we know where everybody is when along comes a letter, r e t u r nd address. (we know RKCORD they hav in the past) by sending us (nil/ clew regarding the "lost b r o t h e r s" whose names appear in another col u mn of t h is issue. The directory will readers can help for better appear surely by J u ne of t h is year if you do your part. * * * MANY THANKS. The response to our notices of ex piration of subscriptions, sent out Dec. 1st, has been generous and we wish to t h a nk you for your promptness. A large majority of our subscribers real ize t h at extra notices of this kind cut down our funds materially. * * * This is t he first RECORD issued since December 1-lth, so don't t h i nk you hav mist your copy the last two weeks. :*: SIC-1- * We call your attention to t he change the Chicago weekly in luncheons. See back page. time of the * * * Happy New Year. CHARLES EDWIN BESSEY. (Continued from page 3.) (Bessey w as elected to membership in the American Association for the Ad vancement of Science at the Dubuque, Iowa, meeting in 1872), he seldom mist one of the a n n u al gatherings, and he always took a keen interest in the ad the various societies m i n i s t r a t i on of the scientific p r o g r a m s. The and esteem of his associates was often re flected by the offices to w h i c h . he was elected. in used life of text books Dr. Bessey's w r i t i n gs and investiga tions along scientific lines are legion. He is the a u t h or of m a ny books, some of which hav proved t he most popu lar and widely in America. When in the early eighties the U. S. Department of Agriculture was considering the proposition to es tablish federal aid for state agricul tural experiment stations, he was con sulted in regard to the wording of a bill for that purpose. He finally wrote the p a r a g r a ph defining the duties of such experiment stations verbatim as it was adopted later and became a p a rt law known as the Hatch Act. the of But all tell these this kindly t he story of man, as everyone who ever came in contact with Dr. Bessey, if only for a moment, This readily short review can best be closed by a direct quotation his able his from torian, Dr. Pool: "We must still t h i n gs very feebly the the most powerful and far-reaching effects of his captivating magnetism were re corded in the classroom, in the labora tory, in the college and in the univer sity as a teacher the young. Prof. Bessey utilized t h is po tential to the limit, for he was one of the world the greatest t h at representa has known. His powerful tion of subject m a t t er in the classroom 'was magnified by a personality which, because of its quaint, paternal cordial thousands ity, won the a d m i r a t i on of and guide for conclude teachers testify. can- t h at of students. H is lectures delivered with a heavy, clear voice and in non technical phraseology, were always il lustrated by means of quickly executed blackboard sketches which servd at once to p o r t r ay morphological features graphically and to drive home to t he student's u n d e r s t a n d i ng exactly what he was talking about. He was so skild with this method t h at he seldom used charts or diagrams before class time. His small alarm clock and the black cloth-coverd record book with pencil attach t were inseparable ad juncts to every lecture." prepared THE ONLY LIVING GRADr UATE OF THE FIRST CLASS. The following letter from t he "old est" living g r a d u a te of M. A. C. shows not only t he kind of loyalty t he RECORD thrives on, b ut also t he kind of loyalty t h at h as made it possible for M. A. C. to live: Vinland, Kan., Dec. 10, '15. Dear M. A. C. RECORD: I may n ot participate b ut I can look on, therefore I solicit t he privilege of reviewing your pages another year. Enclosed is -1?! to continue my sub scription. Accept best wishes for continued prosperity to M. A. C. from, Yours truly, Per, A. F. AIJLEX, '61. WASHINGTON MEETING ANNOUNCED. remember The annual meeting of t he Wash ington Alumni Association will be held Monday evening, F e b r u a ry 21, 1916, at t he New Ebbitt Hotel. All members should this date and m a ke no other engagements for the same evening. T he representative from t he college will be announced later. Out of town alumni who can plan to be,in Washington at this time a re cordially notify the secretary, Cora L. Feldkamp, 1335 Twelfth St., N. W., so t h at t he proper number of plates can be reserved. invited. Kindly C. L. F., '05. Alumni visitors at t he College dur ing t he holidays were: Huber C. Hil ton, '11, E a st Tawas; J. J. H a r r i s, '12, Niagara Falls; Gerald Cook, '13, Cin cinnati; H. K. Wright, '13, Lexington, Ky.; M. A. Russell, '13, Ishpeming; K. K. Vining, '13, F r e m o n t; W. A. Mc Donald, '13, Syracuse, N. Y.; Dan W. Mater, '13, Charlevoix; C. B. Tuber- gen, '11, Geneva, N. Y.; Robert M. Sny der, '14, Cornell University; Ove Jen sen, '1-1, Ames, Iowa; E m il Voltz, Cor nell *University; W. W. Barron, '15, Detroit; F. W. Richardson, '15, Wyom i ng Del.; H. W. Hulbert, '15; E. G. Amos, '15; Bessie Palm, '11, U. of 111.; G. H. Collingwood, '11, U. of Mich. THE M. A. C. RECORD. ANOTHER USE FOR COL LEGE HALL. E d i t or M. A. C. RECORD: College Hall is to have an interior r e a r r a n g e m e n t. Numerous suggestions for p u t t i ng t he venerable building to the best possible uses have come to you since t he movement to remodel was started. May I add one more sug gestion of this n a t u r e? r u r al workers no There is a growing a nd insistent de m a nd in r u r al communities for some forms of social a m u s e m e nt which will take t he place of a nd serve t he func tion of t he old sjnging schools, husk spelling contests, etc. In ing bees, fact, longer deny t h at the desire for recreation, social amusement a nd wholesome entertain m e nt is one of t he most potent factors in t he depletion of country If the demand for type of amuse this ment is to be answered, t he answer those who a re not m u st come from commercially interested. It is my be lief t h at t he agricultural colleges a re as much responsible for t he life of r u r al communities as they a re for t he type of agriculture carried on. In fact, t he two cannot be separated. life. theories with There have been spasmodic attemptr. in a few states to have agricultural colleges perform j u st such a function. But these a t t e m p t s, thus far, have re largely in finely-worded plans sulted and little resultant ac tion directly affecting rural communi ties. My suggestion is t h at one floor of College Hall be so remodeled that it will approach in proportions a nd in general aspects an ordinary one-room building, such as is generally used by r u r al communities for all g a t h e r i n gs and e n t e r t a i n m e n t s. T he essential features would be its practicability for the purpose of giving e n t e r t a i n m e n t s, In fact, it and particularly might well be called a "Country The ater," or a "Town Hall," etc. plays. This room could then be used for the purpose of promoting t he follow ing: 1. T he presentation of rural drama. 2. T he adaptation of drama to r u r al conditions. 3. T he dramatization of books. 4. T he . presentation of original d r a ma by students. 5. The demonstration of all forms of a m u s e m e nt adapted to rural communi ties. In carrying out such a program, it should be possible to secure t he co operation of t he following organiza tions: 1. T he M. A. C. Dramatic Club. 2. The Lansing Center of t he Drama League. 3. E a st Lansing schools. 4. R u r al organisations. A room with a seating capacity of experiments about 200 where could be tried out would, in my opin ion, be one of t he very best possible means of m a k i ng old College Hall once field. Such more a pioneer in its such of these experiments as would be found successful could be turned over to t he rural communities of t he state for t h e ir use. Even t he stage properties (which might very well be constructed t r a i n i ng a nd a rt stu by t he m a n u al dents) could be loaned to such organ izations. This room might also be used for such purposes as ( a) trying out in speakers; ( b) t r a i n i ng Y. M. stitute teams. and Y. W. C. A. deputation Various other uses for such a room will suggest themselves. My plea for giving "The Little Coun try T h e a t e r" a place in t he new plans for College Hall is based on t he needs of r u r al communities as I see them. It is my firm conviction t h at t he field for such an endeavor is ripe, a nd t h at the Michigan Agricultural College h as an opportunity for rendering a new and a distinct service to t he farming communities of t he state b y. this means. The a r g u m e n ts against such a plan, as I anticipate them, will group them selves under one head primarily. T he scheme will be called visionary and impracticable. I do not care to dis cuss t h at a r g u m e nt here excepting to say t h at in 1857 t he teaching of agri culture was also extremely visionary and impracticable. T h a n k i ng you for a ny consideration this through t he columns of your interesting paper, I am, which you m ay be able to give m a t t er increasingly in t he interests of M. A. C. Very truly yours, E. C. LlXDEMAXX, State Agent in Charge of Club Work, •. U. S. Dept. of Agr. M. A. C. VACATION PARTIES. GRAND R A P I D S. About forty couples of students and alumni enjoyed t he Grand Rapids va cation party which w as held at t he Sigsbee school, Dec. 28th. Most of t he evening was spent in dancing. During the intermission, however, President from V. C. T a g g a rt cald for speeches Hon. Robert D. Graham of t he State Board of Agriculture; Herb Straight, T7, and T. D. Williams, '85. The party was chaperoned by Mr. a nd Mrs. R. D. Graham, Mr. a nd Mrs. J. E. Coulter, and Mr. a nd Mrs. T. 0. Williams. CHICAGO. The Chicago alumni held a vacation party at t he New Morrison Hotel Dec. luncheon a nd dance 28th. T he buffet were enjoyed by about 30 couples. DETROIT. Forty-two couples, mostly students, t he Detroit vacation party enjoyed which w as held at t he Odd Fellows' Temple on Dec. 28th. T he Detroit a l u m ni a nd students a re planning a big p a r ty when t he Glee Club sings in Detroit d u r i ng t he spring vacation. 6 NEWS FROM THE UNIVER SITY OF FLORIDA. " E d i t or M. A. C. RECORD: "L. B. Scott, '11, now with U. S. Dept. of Agr.. visited our station re cently and gave me a very pleasant call. He spoke on "Bud Selection" be fore the a n n u al citrus seminar. "A. J. Strong, with '03, is instructor in mechanical engineering in the Uni versity of Florida. "Stafford Burgis, with '98. is the popular proprietor of the College I nn here. "U. C. Zeluff. '14, is an assistant n u r s e ry in t h is state. He m a k es h is h e a d q u a r t e rs at Gainesville. "At present I hold the position of inspector assistant state entomologist. "Yours very truly, " A K T H UB C. M A s o x. '13." CORRESPONDENCE. Saginaw. Mich. M. A. C. RECORD: I am still holding down my job here as superintendent for the Commission of P a r ks and Cemeteries. D u r i ng the m o n th of August myself and wife were members of a party of p a rk s u p e r i n t e n d e n ts on a trip to the West Coast and the two expositions. On o ur way out and back, stops were made at all of the large cities we past t h ru where inspections were made of the p a rk systems, as guests of the dif ferent p a rk boards. "While in Los Angeles we took the time to r un out to Pasadena and spend an evening with Mr. and Mrs. L. C. same slow- Brass '07. L. C. is the going, conscientious, p a i n s t a k i ng fel low he was in college. We enjoyed our short visit With them very much. in fact, the whole trip was very enjoy able and we saw and learnd a good deal. Yours truly, DANIEL H. E L L I S. '07. E d i t or M. A. C. RECORD: going to "spout" again. letters appearing now and To prove my loyalty to old M. A. C. am I am heartily in accord with the determin ed spirit of "Ye E d i t o r" to make the paper interesting to alumni by reason then of from the old boys. And your constant firing to come back to the front and support the magazine and show an in terest in the school and its work is the best assurance the manage t h at is r i g ht and should be encour ment aged. Now the football season is over a nd with few exceptions, o ur team having set a pace t h at will be h a rd for future teams to meet, I would say t h at t he team stands h i g h— a nd the college too —in the m i n ds of N o r t h w e s t e rn Col I h av recently leges and Universities. in Washington spent t h at when and Oregon and know they would hav. Oregon w e nt East, three m o n t hs THE M. A. C. RECORD. score. been satisfied with an even The best p a rt of these visits lies in the fact t h at Middle West and Pacific Coast people get together. They in duce to the brotherly love feeling and lines m u t u al interest along scholastic are aevelopt a nd the distant ports are brot together. A trip of this distance helps to broaden the m e n t al outlook and cannot but be of immense benefit to the visitors as well as the "stay at homes." from Another thing, I am changing my address Santa Ana, Cal., to Kiowa. Kan., till further notice and to slip one over on old Bill Oversight, am dropping price of another year's subscription. in forestry, to encourage The P. P. I. Exposition Also let me say a word is closing in a blaze of glory and the regret of all who failed to see the wonders of the great show, especially in the fields of horticulture, landscape gardening as well as architectural en gineering, will be lasting and in vain. As 1 told our r e a d e rs at the opening, all who could should come and those who did will endorse and applaud my efforts the people of Michigan to visit the Coast this year favor of the Union idea and the use of old College Hall for that purpose. It was in This building the orations were held, where class scraps were started, where meetings of a general character such as public lectures were conduct ed, and perhaps in the m i n ds of the older students, more interest a nd ap preciation center around the walls of old College Hall t h an a ny other build ing on the grounds. Later, p e r h a ps we may build a million dollar struc ture as is the University, but for years to come our r e t u r n i ng students and to alumni will renew the glory of the days t h at are past. their strength and to the old hall look to contribute I note also that all too few of the classes of *80*S and '90's, espesially '92, fail the RECORD'S columns. Let these w a ke up and they will find that the old college spirit is worth results worth the cost. cherishing a nd the to Yours, H. ARNOLD W H I T E, '92. in Germany h av arranged F or some years it h as been common the U n i t e d - S t a t es for students from not to settle studying down and spend one to three years in one university, but to change about to two. three or more. Recently Cornell and Wisconsin to ex change students or teachers and now another change h as been agreed upon. The Massachusetts .Agricultural Col lege h as sent Prof. F. A. Waugh to lec t u re to t he s t u d e n ts in landscape gard ening at the University of Illinois, and t h is University h as sent Prof. R. R. Root the classes of Prof. In sending in this Waugh at Amherst. news item Prof. W. J. Beal says, "Why wouldn't it be equally sensible for M. A. C. and the University to enter into such a scheme?" take to A HANDY MAN. to k n o wn r e a d e rs s h o u ld be well ably come of the M. A. C. R E C- The person pic- t t u r ed in connection t h an any other per- s on n ow activly . connected with t he institution w i th the exception of the registrar, Miss Yakeley, a nd Acting P r e s i d e nt Kedzie. He h as watcht M. A. C. grow from a college of 500 students to over 2,000, and h as been an i m p o r t a nt cog in the wheels of progress. JL WgJgF f in con- Jm Mr. F a u n ce was born in F r e m o n t. Mich., j u st when, he is not willing to admit. He came to M. A. C. in 1899 as stenographer the P r e s i d e n t 's in office, which position he occupied for three years. After an absence of one and one-half y e a rs he came back as editor of the M. A. C. RECORD and also had charge of t he advertising work of the college. F r om 1907 to 1910 he w as again away from M A. C. b ut w as induced to come back to t a ke up h is old position. He continued as RECORD editor until t h is paper was t a k en over by the M. A. C. Association in 1913. Sine t h at date h is time h as been com pletely used as m a n a g er of the adver tising d e p a r t m e nt a nd assistant to t he President. F r om h is long labor in t h is capacity and h is very close connection with the determind policies of M. A. C. he h as r e n d e rd much valuabl servis to this institution. All the advertising bulletins and circulars—many of t h em truly works of a r t— h av been publisht under his supervision. In t h is way he the h as h ad no growth of t he college and because of t h is deservs high praise and commen dation. influence on little It is an interesting historical fact in early connection with Mr. F a u n c e 's duties t h at at t h at time every r e g u l ar student registerd with him, he as- signd the students to classes, the dor mitory rooms were in h is charge and were assignd by him, the t e rm end m a r ks and reports were made out from his desk and m a ny other administra tive duties centerd in h is office. F or a m an with as much responsi bility as Mr. F a u n ce h as assumd, he is unusually modest. Always obliging and willing to help in any difficulty, he was, is, and will continue a valuabl man. Dean G. W. Bissell r e t u r n ed from his term's leave of absence last week. He spent most of the fall t o u r i ng Cali fornia with " H e n ry Ford," and he now takes up his duties with his old time vigor, h a v i ng found the health potion in the outdoor air of California. a d m i n i s t r a t i ve NEWS AND COMMENT Prof. W. 0. Hedrick attended t he meeting of the American Economics Association at Washington d u r i ng the holidays. H. C. Stewart, a g r a d u a te of the Uni versity of Illinois, in t he class of 1915, is the new instructor in the Drawing department this term. The J a n u a ry n u m b er of the Cosmo politan Student, which is publisht at Ithaca, N. Y., will be edited by the M. A. C. Cosmopolitan Club. C. C. Wood, of Lowell, Mich., h as instructor been appointed t e rn shop Garrison, who died recently. to take in t he pat the place of Mr. Prof. E. G. Greenman, of the Mechani cal E n g i n e e r i ng Department, handed in his resignation at the close of last term, ' i ne resignation was accepted. W. W. Melton, of the Physics de partment, h as come up to the depart m e nt standard, since he was m a r r i ed on Dec. 23d to Miss Thirza Pierson, of Yale, Okla. Announcement h as been recently made t h at E a st L a n s i ng is to h av a state bank. Those interested are A. M. Brown, J. Schepers, Dr. Bruegel, D. A. Seelye and others. The new gymnasium is started. At least its location is a scene of activity. The firm h as unloaded three cars of building m a t e r i al and t he tool houses have been put up. contracting Miss Madison, assistant state seed analyist, was cald home Dec. 30th by the death of h er 10-year old brother, who was drownd while s k a t i ng on the Mississippi river at Burlington, Iowa. Dr. Giltner, Miss Zae N o r t h r u p, Dr. Cooledge, Mr. Morgan, and Mr. Brown, all of the Bacteriology Department, at tended the meeting of the American Society of Bacteriologists at Urbana, 111., last week. T he F o r e s t ry Department has j u st issued a Tree P l a n t e r s' Guide and -Price List for 1916. This gives, be sides the price list of trees, very con cise and well workt out directions for what, how, and when to plant. The H o me Economics division will be "at h o m e" to the ladies of the fac ulty every T h u r s d ay afternoon during this term in t he parlors of the Women's Building. Tea will be servd by differ ent groups of students in home eco nomics. Prof. W. D. Hedrick made a business trip to Wichita, Kan., soon after col lege closed last term. While there he called on R. S. C. Fisher, '95, a suc cessful physician, and F. A. L. Bloom, '15, with t he North American F r u it Exchange. Miss Allyce Hatcher, stenographer for t he Botany department, h as been compeld by ill health to give up h er THE M. A. C. RECORD. position, which is being fild temporar ily by Miss Catherine Trebilcock, sis ter of L a u ra Trebilcock, '15, who is w o r k i ng in the library. The Botany d e p a r t m e nt was repre sented at the recent scientific meetings at Columbus, Ohio, by Associate Pro fessor Richard de Zeeuw, Assistant Professor Darlington, Dr. Coons and Dr. Hibbard, and the seed laboratory by Miss Hollister, seed analyist. Prof. Darlington, of t he Botany de partment, who by the way is a licensed surveyor, has recently made a new survey and m ap of the botanical gar dens, t h a n ks to the courtesy of the de p a r t m e nt of Civil Engineering, which loaned t he necessary i n s t r u m e n t s. Dr. E. A. Bessey spent three days in Pittsburg, Pa., last week in confer ence with representatives of the U. S. Government, stations of experiment Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin, and tne Heinz Pickle Co., with reference to the co-operative work t h at is being carried on with pickle diseases. S. P. I n d u s t r i al Doolittle, '14, is the Heinz Fellow at M. A. C. w o r k i ng on this problem. former During the last week of school last term a one week's b u t t e r m a k e r 's school was held at M. A. C. under the direc tion of the Dairy Department. About 30 b u t t e r m a k e rs of the state, some of them college graduates and m a ny of them short course students, were in attendance and the success of t he school shows the value of t h is kind this of work a nd makes certain t h at In addition will be an a n n u al event. staff of the teaching to the regular Dairy Department, Prof. Bouska, an expert on dairy problems, gave lectures t h r u o ut the week and Martin Seidel of Saginaw, expert in creamery account ing, also gave a lecture a day for a week. G. E. W a t t s, '11, m a n a g er of the Alto Co-operative Creamery, gave one lecture on creamery accounting. E i g ht foresters accompanied by In s t r u c t ed W. I. Gilson on the forestry j a u nt down into West Virginia during the X m as vacation. Their m a in stop was at Davis, where a large logging company t u r n ed over their logging en gine to t he p a r ty and bade them be at home anywhere on their holdings. The party visited pulp mills, tannery, lath and soft wood mills, h a rd a nd kindling wood mills. One of the noticabl features was the closeness of the utilization of the wood. The com pany m a i n t a i ns a cut off mill which is a unique feature. With this the trees into logged full size and cut up are logs by a trained m an who is able to conserve the timber. This cuts down the cost of logging to a m i n i m u m. T he entire country is underlaid with soft coal and after six years hav elapst, when t he timber will all cut off, coal mining will be about the only industry. The party spent five days in the region. An a l u m n us of some y e a r s' s t a n d i ng happened on the campus an evening 7 not long ago and upon seeing a light in one of the old rooms on t he second floor where he once practiced "King- ology," went up to take a look at the old place a nd see what was going on. freshmen He found some weak-kneed going t h ru antics similar to t he ones he h ad indulgd in, in the past. Upon inquiry he found t h at the English de p a r t m e nt had taken steps to m a ke for greater efficiency in the public speak ing for t he freshmen engineers, and t h at they were being askt to meet with certain seniors twice a week and go over their speeches so t h at when they went to class there could be no lost time on account of unlearned speeches or serious in delivery. imperfections Upon descending the stairs he found the same t h i ng going on in the chapel and this a l u m n us then concluded they do some things better now t h an in the "good old days." ALUMNI NOTES '64. Lewis Vanderbilt, the sole survivor of the class of '64, sends the following note from Memphis, Mich.: "The sea son past has been a very severe one here and farm crops a re almost a fail ure on account of the wet season. I am able to do a little labor and am on my feet most of the time d u r i ng the day." A. H. Voight, '69. Paul J. Wilkins, retired professor of modern languages, Missouri School of Mines, now lives at 8011 Greenwood Ave., Seattle, Wash. 'SI. '81, president of the California F u r n i t u re Co. of Los Ange les, C a t, has been selected as one of the delegates to the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, which is held in Washington, D. C, F e b r u a ry 8, 9 and 10. from t h at city " E d i t or of M. A. C. RECOKD: 'SI. "I am glad to hear of the growth and prosperity of my old college and am sorry I cannot visit it more fre t he quently. W i th city I always t he RECOKD and look forward anxiously to its arrival. the busy time life of to read find "I was very glad to note t he ap p o i n t m e nt of Prof. Kedzie as president, and t r u st the t e m p o r a ry a r r a n g e m e nt will be p e r m a n e n t. He is the only member of the present. F a c u l ty who was connected with t he college in my day. "Very truly yours, " J O HX I. B U S H ." ( P r e s. and Treas. National Auto Top Co., 244 W. 49th St., New York City, N. Y.) 'S6. Joseph Bell Cotton is attorney and counselor-at-law in Duluth, Minn., liv ing at 2309 E a st F i r st St. (Continued on page 11.) 8 THE M. A. C. RECORD. O )/ "V- fy.&&±-,<~ •>,•..-..j,. i v f e r .; •• *n$ 5TV- "Tljei S ill 'w "fb^- 31 ffls H 38 SI 11 H Si i_ -9k*? E?5 ^ f ^ S i h" fti:|ii fj|.Mi* iX^i S > S ^: THE NEW GYMNASIUM. The new gymnasium at M. A. C. to be erected at a cost of $150,000, exclu sive of heating, lighting and ventilat ing, is pictured in this issue according to specifications in the contract, which to h as already been let—the building be completed by May, 1917. The build ing will be located south on the drive and facing the drill ground, and, con t r a ry announcements which stated the building would be partly on the drill ground, it will be located quite close to the river. This will make the front some 20 or 30 feet first story south of will be on a the drill ground. the level with t he hill and previous to The building, when completed, will consist of a m a in central part and two wings. There will be two stories and gymnasium a basement. The m a in will be 165x72 each wing feet and 150x77. T h e re will be three entrances on the rear and side and two in front. At the right of the m a in front entrance are two physical examining rooms, and rooms for boxing and wrestling, To the left will be the assistant director's room room, the director of athletics toilet, rubbing and a lecture room, 30x42. Back of these rooms will be the visiting and team quarters, each consisting, home fitted out of a room 42x25 and also with showers rooms, and drying rooms and connected by a corridor to the swimming pool. The swimming pool room which will be in the west wing will be 115 by 50 feet with a gallery r u n n i ng all around. The plunge proper will be 30 by 90 feet and will range in depth from 4 feet, 6 inches to 11 feet, 6 inches. The contains a private swimming entrance for the ladies, for whom this part of the building will be reserved at stated times, and by closing two doors, the gymnasium work may be carried on at the same time. The basement of the west wing will contain 1,500 lockers and provision will be made for 1,500 more. The other part of the basement of the main building will be devoted to toilets, rest rooms, trophj rooms, fan rooms, j a n i t or room, repair rooms, etc. pool The gymnasium floor will be of maple, all other floors of traza. The gymnasium room will be 22 feet high to the under side of the trusses which reach up an additional 24 feet. Around is a balcony, where the gymnasium track will be found a 16-lap r u n n i ng which locker is connected with rooms by a private stairway and slide poles. On the second floor will be found also the varsity club rooms, sick rooms and four board rooms. the The wing on the east, which will not the rest of for an and be constructed until after the gymnasium, will provide assembly squash courts. room and hand ball and The gymnasium is to be of classic design, with a slate roof t e r ra cotta cornices. The s t r u c t u re will be fireproof thruout. The outside of the building will be of McArthur brick of ten or twelve different shades made up into an old English wall. The inside of the gymnasium will be of cream prest brick, while the swimming pool will be of enameled brick. The building w i ll be heated by fan the whole p r e s s u re and underneath structure will be a sub basement to house all m a in pipes and pipe arteries t he so they will not workings in the gymnasium proper. A new concrete bridge across is planned the Red Cedar in connection with the gymnasium which will have interfere with THE M. A. C. RECORD. 9 entrances direct team rooms and will lead directly river. the athletic field across the the shower and to to BASKETBALL NEWS. guards on The first basketball game of the sea son will be played on the home floor J a n. 12th, and present indications are the M. A, C. t e am w i ll be h a rd that prest for account of De- Prato's inelegibility and M c d e l l a n 's in j u r y. At present Rigby is showing up well at g u a rd but there are no others. Riker, Hood and Brown of last year's squad will forward take care of positions and Capt. F r i m o d ig will hold his old job at center. Following is the schedule. Jan. 12—West State Normal, East Lan the sing. 14—Hope College, E a st Lansing. 15—Polish Seminary, E a st Lan sing. 19—Notre Dame, South Bend, 20—Northwestern College, Na- " " perville, 111. " " 22—Illinois A. C, Chicago, 111. 29—Kalamazoo, E a st Lansing. Feb. 2—Notre Dame, E a st Lansing. Feb. 4—Hope College, Holland. College, 9—Muskingum Lansing. E a st " " " 12—Detroit Y, E a st Lansing. 17—Tri State College, E a st Lan sing. 19—Buckeye Paints, E a st Lan sing. " 24—Buckeye Paints, Toledo. Mar. 3—Northwestern College, E a st Lansing. 7—Detroit Y, Detroit. ONE USE FOR COLLEGE HALL. Seattle, Wash. 3804 10th Ave., N. E. E d i t or M. A. C. RECORD: let us hav If College Hall is to be preserved, t h e r e in as by all means ample a ground floor auditorium as the space will allow. Colleges are apt to get too "collegey." Let this audi torium in t he alumni building be one free spot where democracy reigns—a and open forum where any citizen of the world may be given a h e a r i ng on the subject t h at lies nearest his h e a r t. I would go even further and provide a t he college p r o g r am vacant h o ur in seldom m a k es h im and let the students form the habit of to one good address a day listening from the the outside world. One of troubles with every college in the land is t h at it fills the student with knowl edge but think. This daily infusion of "outside blood-' topics may be made as and ulterior thot-provoking broadening a and life of the student force in the after as It will break the daily monotonous round and add new zest department. Let us have the free forum, with j u st enough of supervision fair play. the college course to insure to every itself. Very truly, F. D. LlXKLETTEIi, '06. Miss Bertha Thompson of the Bot any department, who has been ill for some time, is compelled to give up her teaching work for the rest of this year. As soon as she is able to travel she will go -to California and later to Ore gon. Her teaching work will be done the other members of the depart by m e nt and by Mr. Kitchin, who will drop his post g r a d u a te work for the re m a i n d er of the year. 10 THE M. A. C. RECORD. F I R S T - F L O OR PLAN. SECOND FLOOR PLAN. THE M. A, C. RECORD. 11 ALUMNI NOTES. (Continued from page 7.) '87. • J a m es H. Brown ( w i t h) is agricul tural editor of the Battle Creek En quirer, with residence at 118 North Division St. '92. Harvey N. Peck ( a) lives at Battle Creek, Mich., R. F. D. No. 5. G. E. E w i ng farming at Ross, is incidentally r a i s i ng some Mich., and fine fruit. I n s t e ad of C. B. Charles, as noted in the last RECORD, Mr. E w i ng the should be given for beautiful apples which were on the table at the Grand Rapids banquet. the credit '93. Willard L. Cumings ( a) is geologist and reporting engineer for the Bethle hem Steel Co., and lives at 212 S. High St., Bethlehem, Pa. Willard F. Hopkins is vice president of the T h i rd National Bank, Buffalo, N. Y. (ex) '95. Maurice Carney ( w i t h) died recently of pneumonia at his home in Battle Creek. At t he time of his death Mr. Carney was a very popular and widely known the architect. He designed present Eclectic Society building. ( a) after from Roy C. F i s h er leaving M. the Michigan A. C. g r a d u a t ed State Normal College and the Hahne m a nn Medical College of Chicago, and is now a very successful physician in Wichita, Kan. He has two boys, 8 and BASEMENT PLAN. 10 years old, and a girl 15 years old. He w r i t e s: "I hope to hav all three in M. A. C. before I meet t he 'reaper.' " '00. ( a) who Abraham Knechtel has been connected with the Department of Interior, Ottawa, Canada, for sev eral years, died on F r i d a y, December 10th. ^^ _ George B. Wells ( w i t h) is traveling passenger agent of the Atlantic Coast Line Ellicott Square, Buffalo, N. Y. Railroad Co.., 1068 '01. "There are two other M. A. C. men her-e in the college and if they are not receiving the RECORD, you should gath er them in. They are J. F r ed Baker, M. A. C. '02, director of forest investi gation in the college, and William A. McDonald, M. A. C. '13, assistant pro fessor of forest extension. There are some six or eight other M. A. C. peo in Syracuse and every now and ple t h en we get together informally and we are looking forward to the gather ing of M. A. C. men at Buffalo, I be lieve some time in J a n u a r y. "Very truly yours, (Dean N. Y. State College of For " H U GH P. B A K E R ," estry, Syracuse.) '02. H. E. Young ( a ), who h as been for several years a very successful editor of "The F a r m e r s' Review," publisht connection in Chicago, severd his with now this company in business for himself. this fall a nd is " E d i t or M. A. C. RECORD: the RECORD. It keeps me "I hardly know how I would live in without constant touch with old M. A. C. and lets me know something of how the old friends are getting along. The members of the class of 1902 seem to Have all disappeared or something. It would seem t h at they were not doing their p a rt in the world from the little t h at you h e ar from them. flattering reports concerning "I have seen only one of the mem bers in this section of the country, W. J, Geib, who is in charge of the soil the government, called on survey for I have h e a rd some me once or twice. the very the wTay his work Geib is doing and I also occa colleagues regard him. sionally J. G. see H u m p h r ey Moore of the University. "I am certainly glad t h at arrange ments are being made to keep in per m a n e nt future generations, the oldest a g r i c u l t u r al building on the American continent. form and for "This is my fourth year in my pres school ent position and with w h at work and extension work among the farmers of the country, I find t h at my time is pretty well taken up. We are in t r y i ng h a rd to develop dustry re cent reports, it seems as if our work was bearing some fruit. Last s u m m er t h e re were nearly 100 silos built in the county, and in the past two years the n u m b er of dairy cattle has doubled. the dairy the county, and, from in 12 THE M. A. C. RECORD. "Let's hear from some more of the 194)2 boys. "Yours very truly, (Agriculturist, Stephenson Training "D. S. Bt LI.OCK. '02a." School, Marinette, Wis.) '0.3. B. 0. Longyear ( a) professor of bdt- any and forestry ar the Colorado Agri letter to cultural College in a recent Prof. Newman writes ill health h as compeld h im to give up, much of his work. "M. A. C. RECORD: that "Reading, recently* your notice to ihe effect that old subscribers would be carried on the list instead of being dropt. when their subscription expired, reminded me of the fact that my timi is about up and if I am dropt from the mailing list two I will miss , about months issues before 1 could get my remittance to you and The papers back again. My failure to remit was an oversight on my part, and I am now enclosing si! TO coyer two year's - scription issues. and Trust 1 will miss no time it reaches here. Was par "1 am always glad to get the M A. delayed by C. news, altho somewhat t he ticularly pleased to learn of the 24-e victory over U. of M. recorded in the last issue received.. "There are some 15 or 20 former M. A. C. students and faculty in the Islands, a number of whom I see from time to time. I came here three years ago today on a Two year's contract, hut do not know when I shall r e t u r n. Am building engineer for the insular aov- e r n m e nt a nd in that capacity have charge of the designing engineering on all buildings for the insular and pro vincial governments. The work is in teresting and also the Orient of which 1 am seeing all t h at I am able to get around to. My wife, nee Mabel Dow '05. and our son, S, and ney, with daughter, 6, are with me. "I would like to hear more of the t h ru the columns of former s t u d e ms The RECORD and probably there are others, which accounts for my handing you herewith the above items and in no way boastingly of myself and family. "Yours sincerely. "H. RAY KIX<.SI.I-:Y. With '03. ".Manila. P. I." '04 Howard B. Tilden (with) h as an auTomobile service s t a n on at Fargo, N. Dak. Robert D. MalTby ( a) is director Atlantic County VocaTional Board of Education, at Pleasantville, X. J. Henry T. Ross ( a) prominent farm er of Milford and member of the State Legislature, and Mary Ann Brown of Detroit, were m a r r i ed December 29th. They will live at Milford. '05. On December 13. 1915, born to Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Nichols (May Butter- field), of Pittsburgh, a daughter, Geor- gene Olive, (e) for Wilmer C. Bennett some time lost, h as been located in Chicago, where he is consulting engineer at 32"< S. LaSalle St. Bennett lives at 259 Vv\ t>5ih St. " E d i t or M. A. C, RECORD: '06. "I find the RECORD more interesting t h an ever before and I wish to t h a nk you for the effort that brings us so much news from the friends we used to know when a student. I am deeply grieved to iearn of the death of F r a nk B u r st and Major Fuger. Each of these men had a. strong, wholesome in fluence upon the students with whom they came in contact, and did much to build up the ideals of manhood for whir!: \'<. A. C. stands today. " P h a se In sure to send me a copy of the ivw directory of alumni when it is coipplete, and also put me on th< li--t for a copy of Dr. Peal's history of M. A. C. "Dr; Blaisdell and family already occupy a larg< place in the community and college Hfj ••' State College, and , i feel A insti " rtune in securing tution op i t s? as a member of I iting this "Very truly 'yours. ••E. N. BATES, Jfi," (Instructor in Mechanical Engineer ing. Penn. State College.) '07. "i think my subscription to the REC- (n;i) expires about the first of the year and I am inclosing check for S2 to keep it coming for a couple of years I could not get along without more. little paper, and I read every lhat issue from kiver to kiver. from "Please change the address for my paper from Mandan. N. Dak., TO >12 N. P. Ry. Bids.. St. Paul, Minn. this "As you will see letter head I have taken on some m'W work. I was elected secretary of the Ameri can Milking Shorthorn Breeders' Asso ciation at the time of its organization in September.. The ^association reg isters nothing but milking shorthorns and makes, milk production a require ment for resist rat ion. T am inclosing our pamphlet which contains the con- sTiTinion, by-laws. etc. retain my old position as agricultural agent for the Northern Pacific Ry. in con nection with the new work. I still "I made a quick business trip to the California Expositions in October, but didn't have time to get in touch with the local M. A. C. Associations. Saw and Took din'ni r with Kid Stevens; '06, at Portland, and Talked with O. A. Kratz. '07, and Vera Gongwer. '08, on the telephone. "J am for the exterior of leaving College flail as it is, to be reinforced and m a d- m o d e rn and tire proof in the inside with quarters for Alumni and the ML-.A". C. Association. "Yours truly, "E. A. Wini.sox. "M. A. C. '07." '08. J a m es R. Campbell (e) is now farm ing near St. Johns, Mich. L. E. Wood (e) is the chief sales engineer of the Duplex E n g i ne Co., New York City, N. Y. E. F. Riley (e) is superintendent t r a i n i ng at the F e r g us Co. of manual High School, Lewiston, Mont. A daughter, Olive lone, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Gregory on Decem ber 11th, at Priest River, Idaho. Mrs. Gregory was formerly Florence Bar low. Oie W. Stephenson ( e) is acting head of the department of history at the State Normal School, Conway, Ark. He received the M. A. degree at the University of Chicago last June. Oie is m a r r i ed and h as a son. J. M. Walkup ( a) is still on the farm at Crystal Lake, 111. He w r i t e s: "The crops have not been w h at they should this year but we have managed to keep out of the foot and mouth disease." Regarding College Hall he a d d s: "I would favor some plan in which old College Hall might be left standing and be remodeled so as to serve as a home for the M. A. C. Association and stu I Spent a good many- dent activities, Sat u r d a ys mopping floors and cannot bear to t h i nk of its having to be torn down." the '09. Olive Graham (Mrs. H. F\ Bennett) ( h) lives at 752 Drexel Blvd., Detroit. J. H. Kline (e) is foreman with the Detroit S t a r t er Co., living at 28 E. Willis Ave., Detroit, Mich. AViliiam Lambert Foulds arrived De cember 13th at the home of Georgiana Lambert and Robert S. Foulds, Phoe- nixville, Pa, Friend H a ns Kierstead (e) works for the General Electric at their Pitfs- field. Mass.. plant. H is work is design ing current limiting reactors. first ( e ). Roy Lyon lieutenant, Coast Artillery Corps, for the past year in the Artillery School at F o rt Monroe, will be detaild at F o rt Mul- tre, Charleston, S. C, after December 1st. 0. L. Nash ( a ), instructor of agri culture in the Hackley school at Mus kegon, writes t h at everything is O. K. there a nd t h at he is busy planning ex tensions to the gardening work in con nection with the schools. Alonzo H. Chase ( a) who is farm ing at Racket River, N. Y., sends in the news t h at Richard Hopkins, in structor in m a t h e m a t i cs at M. A. C. from 1903-5, is now a road contractor is building a section of a state and t h at r u ns by his place. Chase road adds: " He certainlv makes the dirt fly." Some of the '09ers held a m i n i a t u re class reunion last week in Lansing when they gathered at the home of (Continued onpage 14J NEWS FROM WASHING TON, D. C. RECORD E d i t o r: At first I didn't like t he idea of re modeling old College Hall for t he use of t he Union. It seemed so far from from t he ideal h o me of such a body. However, t he more I t h i nk of it, t he more the suggestion appeals, both from a financial a nd sentimental standpoint. My hope is, t h o, t h at they add an ele vator to t he equipment. There m ay be some of t he a l u m ni who would prefer to climb j u st for old time's sake, b ut not your Uncle Henry. My knees a re still weak from struggling against t he to effort downcoming mob in an reach t h i rd floor classes on time. Am heartily in favor of t he simpli fied spelling you have adopted in the paper. In print, it looks like some of the letters a t t r i b u t ed to F a r m er Corn- tassel, nevertheless, I believe it a step in t he " r i te d i r e k s h u n ." P r om t he dearth of news r e g a r d i ng W a s h i n g t on a l u m ni you m i g ht imag ine t h at t he half h u n d r ed or more of M. A. C. grads. who call this home have h ad their connections with t he old school cut and have failed to re pair them. It really is too bad t h at one of t he largest alumni associations in t he country should be so apathetic, but we a re hoping for better things. Plans a re now under way for t he ban quet which will be held oh F e b r u a ry 21, I believe. We hope to m a ke it a real live affair. There will be several new members with us this year. H. E. Truax, '12, a nd wife a r r i v ed recently from Fay- located etteville, Ark., a nd a re nicely at 2620 13th St., N. W. H a r t l ey is now identified with t he States Relation Service of t he D e p a r t m e nt of Agricul ture. Ned Lacey, '14, premier clari nettist, is a n o t h er new acquisition to to our "band." He is endeavoring spear microbes a nd fungus spores in the P l a nt Disease Survey work. 0. W. Schleussner, '12, after spend ing about t h i r t e en m o n t hs of t he past year in California, Arizona, Nevada, states, Colorado a nd other western mainly in t he study of cantaloupe mar keting, h as r e t u r n ed to h e a d q u a r t e rs here in W a s h i n g t on to digest all t he facts a nd figures t h at he picked up in the field. E. B. Reid, with '08,- who until re cently h as been connected with the Office of Information in t he Depart m e nt of Agriculture, h as h ad h is re sponsibilities increased a nd is now. in the office of t he secretary. H is duties consist mainly in editing all t he m a nu scripts submitted for publication from the standpoint of departmental policy. R. D. J e n n i n g s, '14, who is with the Office of F a rm Management, is enjoy ing some a n n u al leave by a visit to his Michigan home. A r t h ur Addleman, '04, is ill with appendicitis at h is home, 2409 N. Cap itol St. Mr. Addleman is connected w i th t he Ordnance Office of t he W ar THE M. A. C. RECORD. D e p a r t m e nt a nd w as last year's presi dent of t he local A l u m ni Association. Many of t he older campus residents will r e m e m b er Bland E d w a r d s, a "campus kid," when h is father, Dr. H o w a rd E d w a r d s, now president of the Rhode Island Agricultural College, was in charge of t he English depart m e nt at M. A. C. T he younger Mr. E d w a r ds h as recently come to Wash ington a nd is on t he staff of t he Wash ington Herald. While on a recent business t r ip to points in Virginia, R h u dy Street, '15, stopped off in W a s h i n g t on to visit friends. H. F. Miners, '13, h as recently been sent to Philadelphia where he is con t he Dealers' Promotion nected with Service D e p a r t m e nt of t he California F r u it Growers' Exchange. R u th Pickett, '14, is spending t he winter in Washington, D. C, with h er sister, Mrs. Dayton Gurney,. '05. There, t h at is all of t he items t h at 1 have been able to pick up on a hasty tour of t he M. A. C. fellows here in t he office. P o u n d i ng them out on t he type w r i t er r e m i n ds me quite vividly of t he h o u rs spent in t he Holcad office in t he Ag. Building t r y i ng to fill columns of space with very little material. Very truly yours, G. VERNE BRANCH, '12. ADDRESSES WANTED. The following n a m es a re those of g r a d u a t es from whom we h av h ad no word r e g a r d i ng occupation or address. Some of them will be extremely diffi cult to reach as they h av been lost for some time b ut t he m e m b e rs of t he l a t er classes should not be at all im possible if everyone will assist. Just send in your lead on a postcard. A. C. Williamson, '72. William Cook, '74. H e n ry P. Jenney, '74. J a m es P. Lewis, '78. Cyrus T. Crandall, '80. William G. H a r t e, '86. Clark Hubbell, '88. Horace L. Bunnell, '90. Kolia S an Thabue, '90. George W. Benjamin, '93. R. B. Buek, '96. A n t r a n ig A. Bodourian, '00. J. F. Coats, '01. R. L. Cork, '02. F r ed Engel, '03. L. G. Michael, '03. William F. Carleton, '04. C. A. Stimpson, '05. N. J. Smith, '05. W. P. Brown, '08. H. G. Stone, '07. A. L. Snyder, '08. A. W. Brewster, '08. C. H. Sutherland, '08. Alice Latson, '09. L. D. Mead, '10. A. M. Miller, '10. E. L. Jewell, '11. C. J. O'Kada, '11. Inez M. Gilbert, '12. 13 OHIO NEWS. "RECORD E d i t o r: "I wish to be counted as one in h e a r ty accord with P r e s i d e nt H a i g h 's plan for t he preservation a nd use of College Hall. We of later years—par don t he slip—owe too much to those whose college memories comprise only College Hall, a nd p e r h a ps Williams, to p e r m it vandal h a n ds to destroy t he ancient l a n d m a r k. "Among t he names of g r a d u a t es con cerning whom you requested further information w as t h at of Oscar Mead, '02. Many a time during t he last de cade a nd a half have I thot of Oscar and wondered where he was. I r an across h im in A nn Arbor this fall j u st before t he Michigan game. He is single. After g r a d u a t i ng from M. A. C. he obtained a degree in electrical engineering t he University of Michigan a nd is now in Detroit hold ing a responsible position with t he (General M o t o r s ? ). from t he F r i d ay evening t he a l u m ni of "You m ay be interested in a beauti ful custom of t he Ohio State Alumni. following On T h a n k s g i v i ng each county hold t h e ir a n n u al banquet. At a p r e a r r a n g ed h o ur t he diners rise a nd ' C a r m en Ohio,' knowing t h at at sing a r o u nd nearly a t h at very m o m e nt h u n d r ed other banquet tables other a l u m ni a re singing t he same song of love for Alma Mater. Next year, t he electrical students at O. S. U. a re plan ning t h at each banquet room in t he state shall be connected with t he Uni versity so t h at all t he alumni can lis ten to t he University chimes as they play 'Carmen Ohio.' "Director T h o me ('66-'67), H. F. Tuttle, '05, a nd myself a re M. A. C 's representatives here at t he Ohio Agri cultural E x p e r i m e nt Station. "Yours very truly, (Asst. H o r t i c u l t u r i st of Expt. S t a .) " P A UL THAYER, '00." We a re very much interested in this account of t he "Ohio S t a te Day." T he M. A. C. Associations a re beginning to feel t h at they need to h av one other stated time of m e e t i ng each year be side t he yearly meeting and it m i g ht be a very good idea for us to t h i nk along these lines. We m i g ht add t h at Ohio State is n ot t he only institution which schedules like events.—ED. "Hon. I. H. Butterfield a nd wife of Amherst, Mass., w e re honored on t he evening of December 23d, h is 75th birthday, by t he presence of P r e s i d e nt K. L. Butterfield a nd wife, Prof. W. D. H u rd a nd wife, Treas. F. C. Kenny, Ray S t a n n a rd Baker a nd wife, a nd t he w r i t e r— s t r i c t ly an M. A. C. gathering. Mr. Butterfield was activ in Michigan Agricultural Society for about 40 years, time he w as a mem d u r i ng which ber of t he State Board of Agriculture for four years, secretary of t he Board four years, a nd later postmaster for some time."—W. J. BEAL. 14 THE M. A. C. RECORD. ALUMNI NOTES. (Continued from page 12.) Mr. and Mrs. H u b er P r a t t. Those present w e r e: Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Wood, Mr. and Mrs. A r t h ur Sargent, L i e ut and Mrs. Wm. Frazer. Florence Hall and Glen Stephens. A typical jolly '09 time is reported. " It is certainly s u r p r i s i ng to me how The Ri-x oi:n has stirred up in me a feel ing for College Hall. I than Ihot more of Williams or Wells I did of College Hall, but now I can see the value of the old building and am glad to know to be reinforced and kept! I supposed it is going t h at Roberta F a r m s, Crand liapids, "B. H. ROBERTS;" Mich.) "Columbia the progress of the is quite a meeting place for M. A. C. people. Dean Mumford. Brewer, Binkle. Hollinger and myself hav watcht 'team' this fall with a great deal of pleasure. Personally I am more than pleased to see t he 'one year' residence rule go in to effect. It will give M. A. C. tin- credit she deserves when she does win a game. Macklin and the athletic de p a r t m e nt are to be congratulated upon this S o ny Macklin i m p o r t a nt step. h as decided to leave. (Professor of Poultry Husbandry. University of Missouri.) "H. KF.MI'STF.I:." Mabel Rogers •10. (h) graduate work at M. A. C. this is taking post term. (e) is now autoing h e a d q u a r t e rs at Glen A. Barcroft in California with Whittier. E. P. Bushnell A. L. Campbell (a) is in the U. S. (f) Forest Service at Johnson City. Tenn., in charge of the Unaka purchase area. is county agt>nt of F r e m o nt county, at Lander, Wyo. He writes that he and Mrs. Campbell (Hazel Crafts.) enjoy the weekly news letter has reacht M. A. C. that Campbell's reputa tion as a county agent to none a nd t h at they want more men of this type out there. ' i t. E. A. Armstrong (e) is superintend ent of the Electric Service Co., at Francesville, Ind. very much. The word is second W. T. Millar ( w i t h) is salesman with the National Candy Co... living at 604 Union Ave. E., Grand Rapids, Mich. (Betty Dorgan, Verne Schaeffer (a) and Mrs. Sohae- '14) of Sturgis, this last fer Mich., visited college friends week. H a r ry S. Peterson (e) is structural draftsman with Lewis & Hall Iron . , o r k s, Detroit. Residence 92 W. For est Ave. M. C. Greenleaf (e) who is with the Columbus Gas Light Co., Columbus, Ind., was m a r r i ed on December fnh to .virs. Lulu P. Rogers of t h at city. They are at home at 818 California St., Co lumbus, Ind. George W a t ts ( a) of Alto, attended the creamerymen's meeting at the col lege the l a st week of last term. As a t h at George h as fine twin boys now about four m o n t hs old. it may be little news said G. P. Springer A e) instructor in civil engineering in the Maryland Agricul tural College, at College Park, sent in his renewal with New 'Years' greetings. Springer lives at 2312 Woodridge St., N. E., Washington, I). C. into internationalism, W. C. Sprat 1 ( a ), instructor in ag riculture at Indianola, Iowa, has blos- somd out in a recent article on "The Psychology of War Prevention." Possibl Spratt offers a solution in a very care federa fully workt out plan for tion of the leading nations. and the a J. G. Hays (a) of Kumboss Holstein Farm, writes that the RECORD is a wel come visitor, and "my frail (Betty An drews, with '14), often hails me, as I the suste trapse blithely along with nance for the swine or haul strenuous ly on an obstreperous calf, with some startling the RF.C- OIIH." information from H. A. Lossing (e) writes from La Porte. Ind.: "I am from which still with M. Rumely Co., where I hav been since leaving Mil waukee. July, 1914. My work has consisted of getting ready for m a r k et all the various lines of farm machinery with which this company was far over loaded and which caused its downfall and receivership it will emerge J a n. 1 as Advance-Rumley Co. that you will agree with me I think j u nk t h at I ought "to be a -..first-class man for I hav been handling The fol lowing; Falk kerosene engines, Olds gasoline engines, hay balers, corn shel ters, corn shredders, silo fillers, churns, feed mills, separators. Business has been getting better for som time and the Rumley shops here employ over 1,000, the present where last year the entire force con- sisied of about 75 foremen." cream a nd at 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 Washing-ton 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. Under Management of Elmer C. Puffer. Lawrence & Van Buren Printing Company C. L- Bauer (e) is cashier for Morris i: -.'o.. Charleston, W. Va. 210-212 Grand Ave, North (a) A r t h ur E. Day George H. Palmer (e) on a farm at Charlotte, Mich. is a busy man - is draftsman with Gier i: Dail Mfg. Co., Lansing. . Ed. H. Gibson (a) is working in the laboratory, Char U. S. entomological leston, Mo. Louis II. Steffens is now with the U. S. Forest Service at Baltimore, Md,, address 896 Battery Ave. (f) is working D. E. Hobart in (with) his father's book store at Traverse City. Hobart was married last. August. Anna Irene Carter (h) and Thomas Callin Whyte, in Benton Harbor on Dec. 29th. They will be at home in Detroit after Feb. 1st. Whyte is teaching in the Detroit schools. ' l i e, were married 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 ! Chocolate Cherries Chocolate Assorted Nuts Chocolate Assorted Fruits 2 9c p er p o u n d. Assorted Stick Candy, 2-pouud box, 29c Every Saturday and Sunday. C. J. R O U S ER D R UG C O. Oor. Allegan and Washington Ave. H. H. Barnum, of Woodland, sends in the following news: "There are so few alumni around infor here that I cannot give much mation for those columns.- C. F. has bought a farm near here and I am still renting the old place. We are both trying to prove that an agricul tural education is a good thing. C. F. will probably be at M. A. C. next month with a couple of horses we have consigned to the horse sale. "I saw no notice of Lynn Brumm's ('12) marriage in the RECORD. He was married last summer to a young lady in Flint. I have never learned the name of the unfortunate girl. "J. V. Hilbert, '13e, has charge of his telephone business here at father's Woodland. "I wish more of the alumni, espe cially of 1912, would wake up and let us hear from them. Our editor has a 'nose for news' all right, but we are too scattered for him to do it all. We ought to have so much news each week that the size of the paper would have to be tripled." '13. James T. Seibert (f) is now con nected with the Rogers mine at Iron River. A. D. Wolf (f) is in the real estate game at 300 City Bank Bldg., Grand Rapids. L. M. Kanters (e) is chief draftsman with the Waukesha Motor Co., Wau kesha, Wis. Verne L. Ketchum (e) is surveying and drafting in the U. S. Forest Ser vice, with headquarters at Portland, Oregon. D. L. Hagerman (a) who has been a very successful teacher of agricul ture in the high school at St. Johns since graduation, has resigned' bis position to become a county agent in Ottawa county with headquarters at Grand Haven. The position at St. Johns will be fild by Asa L. McCart ney, '15. "Editor M. A. C. RECORD: "It certainly gave me great pleasure to hear from our esteemed classmate, E. C. Douglas, thro the columns of the RECORD.. "I thot we had lost him, for it seems ages since we last heard his old 'line' thrown around our fair campus. "I see he is going to win his bet after all. If I remember correctly, one day in Andy's barber shop 'Doug' said he was willing to wager five hundred round, hard 'iron-men' that in four year's time he would be a member in Congress. "I am sure he can pass the 'bar' ex amination and when one can accom plish that—'all is well.' "The men of '13 connected with this department are with you, 'Doug,' and wish you every success. Go in and win. "Dillman, known as commonly 'Pete,' expert parliamentarian,' is now district engineer with the Michigan THE M. A. C. RECORD. State Highway Department, having charge of the Upper Peninsula district. "Yes, he is married. It seems that as soon as one of the boys gets well 'Highwayman's established in the 15 is an absolute answering roll call Liz,' was married in Union,' that a wife necessity. "Shuttleworth to the name of October, 1914. Settle the Silo Question —and settle it for rgood. Do away with r Repairs, with tightening . of lugs and adjusting of hoops. Know that your silo won't blow r over. 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Orders sent in by mail receive our most careful attention. Robert Smith Printing Co. Lansing, Michigan 16 THE M. A. C. RECORD. United Ry., and lives at 921 Belvidere St., Detroit, Mich. ALUMNI LUNCHEONS. J. W. Nicholson (a) has joined staff of extension week schools which a re held the state this winter. the lectures in the one- turnout E. M. Young (e) assistant superin tendent of the screen department of the S t u r t e v a nt Mill Co., Boston, now lives at 57 Ridgewood St. F. W. Richardson (a) and Dorotha '17. were married J a n u a ry the Richard Voss, wiih 1st. They will son home farm near Wyoming. Del. live on (a) W. B. Cathcart (a) has just moved from Morristown, Tenn., to Talladega, Ala., where he will operate a creamery and ice cream plant for the Talladega Ice and Storage Co. takes tip the Asa L. McCartney in the work of agricultural high school at St. Johns the first of this y e a r - t he position vacated by D. jL. H a g e r m a n. '13. Jean Fr\ and Paul Oalrow. '14a. were married at Lansing. Decem ber 28th. They will live at Washburn. Wis., where Calrow is teaching agri culture in the high school. teacher Ellen instructor Bishop B. Adams the (a) begins year as in agronomy and farm management at Winona College of Agriculture. Winona Lake, Ind. B. W. Keith. '11. has charge of the agri cultural instruction at this institution. DETROIT. There will be a weekly M. A. C. luncheon at the Hotel Griswold every Tuesday from 12 to 1 o'clock. CHICAGO. ..Every Wednesday at 12:30 p. m. the M. A. C. Association of Chicago holds a luncheon at the New Morrison Ho tel, Clark and Griswold Sts. Any M. to be in Chi A. C. men who happen cago at this time will find some friends here and a hearty welcome. Lansing Engraving Co. Now removed to its new quarters 120 E. Washtenaw St. D E S K i M X; .-. ILI.I S T R A T I . N (i All K i n ds of Kniiravinii Electric Lighting Plants for Country Homes, Stores, Churches, Halls, E'.c. Circulars, etc.. free. H. A. KINNEY, Lansing. Mich. rj life.' " 'Shut' and "Our auburn haired friend, C. H. Hall, returned from Buffalo last week, having joined the r a n ks of the 'Bene dicts' while there. 'Red' says 'it's the only 'Red' are in the bridge the State Highway De division of partment, so when you see a state seal on any of highways the Michigan bridges, fear not, for both men design carefully and are bright heads. This reference has nothing to do with the color of the hair. "E. K. Lovelace, commonly called 'Lovey,' is assistant district engineer, traveling out of Cadillac. Also mar If Rib- ried. Has two beautiful girls. two boys, let is called two father of the proud certainly daughters can be called 'Da Da.' 'Pa. Pa,' with " Murph' DeGlopper. formerly with this department, is now- county high way engineer of Oakland county, with h e a d q u a r t e rs at Pontiac. Mich. Like the men mentioned above. 'Murph' has been ensnared by the wily cupid. 'Rabbit,' of slide rule "L. P. Kelly. fame, is also an inmate of the State Block. The only t h i ng 'Rabbit' is mar ried to' is the same old pipe that went through school with him. He and I the depart are ment. two bachelors of the "Acting upon that we may hear hope more of our worthy cerning they may happen to have knowledg of. the hint, I sincerely from some classmates con and whomsoever themselves "Very truly yours. 'AY. I). O H A X M M .. '13. 31 "P. S.—Lovelace tells me Stege is in Milwaukee doing fine." J. II. Hunt ( a) '14. is instructor in the Venice. Poly. High, at Venice, Cal. George E. Piper (a) county agent in Dawson county. Montana, was on the campus last week. R. E. Minogtte (e) is in the operat the Corinne Con ing department of crete Tile Co.. Corinne. Utah. R. A. Brown (a) who has been farm ing at Hope. Ark., since graduation, has recently received an appointment of county agenl al Fordyce, Ark. Alleda Zwickey (h) and Anders Z. Mather were m a r r i ed Christmas day at Ann Arbor. After J a n u a ry 15th they will be at home at Springdale, Iowa. (e) H e m an H. Allen taking a technical course with the Sullivan Ma chinery Co. at Claremont. X. H. " S n a k e s" expects to work on the sales <-nd eventually. is Henry Kirke Beebe (e) was_at the last week. Beebe works college early with his father in the cut stone busi ness. Mr. and Mrs. (Catherine Willi- son) live at 1040 Roosevelt Ave., De troit. '15. H e r b e rt E. Ziel (e) is draftsman of the Detroit City Gas Co., living at 361 McDougall, Detroit, Mich. F. E. Burrell (e) is now working in the "Special" d e p a r t m e nt of the Detroit You will always get a square deal at Hoover-Bond's Everything in the House Furnishing line. NEW TUSSING BLDG. LANSING, MICHIGAN