VOL. XXI. JANUARY 18, 1916. No. 15 e* -If -•\'i'.''» M:*m{ . i lk • ' • • • « , — -» •» •• ^ S m P ?. *' ' " ' " '' • .- :. '• ' •: ' •• ji *>Mi Bi ''i$u ^ &u " :,i53 HMHR/HK -, _-.... __ ^ " * ' "'2 * " ~ • ; "*- CAMPUS EVERGREENS AFTER THE RECENT STORM. ^ T PUBLISHES" BY W P E - ^ I C H I G^ V"AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE^S^OCIATION ^ ft EAST LANDING, MjCHIGA -r s' :i ^ I? 1 •fa ^* ^ ?/ * i Ci. Co. D E S I S N E R S. 2 THE M. A. C. RECORD, DIRECTORY L A N S I NG BUSINESS A ND P R O F E S S I O N AL M EN "J"HE names in this Directory, as well as those of all our other advertisers, are of re liable parties. We hope the faculty and students will patronize those who patronize us. ALUMN J = » ZD D RECTORY PAGELSEN «fc SPENCER Patents, Patent Law, Trademarks 1107-10 Chamber of Commerce Bldg., Detroit, Michigan B. N. Pagelsen, '89 L. M. Spencer, '06 Formerly Examiners U. S. Patent Office. A. M. EMERY 116 Washing-ton 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, L P. Note Books. BLUDEAU & SIEBERT Bookbinders, Account Book Makers, Paper Ruling, Library and Fine A rt Bindings, File Boxes, Map Mountings, Albums, Pocket Books, E t c. Citizens' phone No. 3019. In City National Bank Building. Geo. G. Bhideau and Henry H. Siebert. LOUIS BECK COMPAXY 112 "Washington Ave. N. Correct Clothes, Up-to-date H a ts and Caps, Classy Furnishings. DR. CHARLOTTE M. JACKSON Osteopathic Physician 220 Tassing P>ldg. Phones: Office-Citizens 0287, Bell 932-J. Residence-Bell 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, Grar.ite- 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. 34 51 214% Washington Ave. S. ALLEN «fc 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, b ut a food. 110 Grand Ave. S.. GOODELL, ZELIN C. (Forestry, M. A. C. '11) Insurance and Bonds of Every Kind If you haven't insured your salary, better see or write Goodell about a good proposition. Lansing- Insurance Agency, Inc., 110 W. Michigan Ave., Lansing, Mich. SAMUEL I.. KILBOURNE, ex-'61 214' i Warn Lawyer hington Ave. L an S., sing , Mich. Ship all your H ay and Straw direct to SILAS E. CHAMPE, '06a, 2S9-4 95 W. Jefferson Ave., Detroit, Mich., and g et $25 more per car. Warehouse and hay sheds on M. C. and P. M. Railroads. SMITH-L AH I E CO. Specializing in Poultry—Veal—Egg" Consignments solicited. Sales dailv. •Write for tags. G H. Smith, '11. 26-28 Western Market, Detroit, Mich. CORYELL NURSERY B i r m i n g h a m, 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 «fc Paint Co., Springport, Mich. R. J. West, ex-'05 W. H. West West pays the freight If Experience and we ham both. Equipment Count "• j™,s/9, French Dry Cleaners, Dyers and Tailors. A. G. BISHOP 114-16 Washtenaw W. Both Phones 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 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., E a st Lansing. Hours: 7 to 8:30 a. m.; 2 to 4 and 7 to S 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 t he Students' Trade Shop, Cor. Grand River and M. A. C. Aves. WILDWOOD TEA ROOM Service a la carte. 318 Abbott Ave., E a st Lansing. Fountain Pons M^Sie.8' • W M l l f c U l ll • V l l tl Parker's, Etc. $1 to $ 6, a ll g u a r a n t e ed College Drug & Grocery Store Full Line g/' Everything. Agents for Star Laundry. Electric Supplies. Good Things to Eat E A ST L A N S I N GS L E A D I NG GROCERj, T HE M-A/C- RECORD V O L. X X I. N S I N G, MICHIGAN. T U E S D AY .JANUARY NEWS FROM THE MEXICAN BORDER. M. A. C. AT THE CON FERENCES. E d i t or M. A. C. RECORD, E a st Lansing, Mich. Will you please change address of my RECORD from Colorado to Laredo, Texas, a nd give me t he benefit of all issues from this time forward. T h a nk you. schemes advertising My failure to change t he address of the paper earlier was brot forcibly to this evening while a t t e n d i ng a mind here when one of H e n ry "movie" F o r d 's in t he shape of "Ford's A n i m a t ed Weekly" was t h r o wn on t he screen, featuring the recent Michigan-M. A. C. football game, which I h ad t he good fortune to I'm a long w ay from Michigan see. but t h at picture of t he biggest game in history m a de a h it with me from the s t a rt a nd o ur All-Western, Ail- American friend, J e r ry DePrato, h i ts t he line j u st as h a rd in t he movies as in actual combat, a little more so, I think, if t h at were possible. J u d g i ng from comments a r o u nd me when t he pictures were presented others appre ciated t he aggressiveness of F a r m er football a nd my suggestion is t h at every t r a i n i ng camp should include a movie outfit as t he pictures assuredly emphasize t he aggressive style of play. Am located on t he Mexican border engaged in t he carlot distribution of Texas a nd enjoying t he w i n t er climate. Border conditions h av improved July, everyone now prophesying a prompt r e t u rn to normal conditions in Mexico. Daily t r a i ns a re scheduled between Laredo a nd Mexico City a nd heavy supplies moving in both directions. vegetables greatly since last W i th earnest Wishes for RECORD pros perity, I am, Yours truly, F. L. GRANGER, '14. The following items were sent in as representative of t he p a rt t h at M. A. C. m en took in t he recent confer ences held in Washington, D. C, a nd Columbus, Ohio: W A S H I N G T O N. D. •('. Papers' given by M. A. C. m en at the W a s h i n g t on conferences were as follows: "The Place of I n d u s t r i al Education in t he System of Public Schools of a Self-governed People." Dean Eugene Davenport, 1878, College of Agricul ture, University of Illinois. " E x t e nt a nd Possibilities of Co-op eration." Charles E. Bassett, special '85. U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Office of Markets a nd Rural Organization. "Extension Education." Kenyon L. Butterfield ( a) 1891. President Massa chusetts Agricultural College. "Relation of Feed a nd E n v i r o n m e nt to t he Profitable F a t t e n i ng of Cattle." Herbert W. Mumford ( a) 1891. Uni versity of Illinois. "The W a t er Requirements of Crops." L y m an J. Briggs ( a) 1893, a nd H. L. Shantz. U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of P l a nt Industry. "Education in F o r e s t r y ." J. W. Tou rney ( a) 1899. Yale University. "A Practical Market System for t he Large Cities." G. V. Branch ( a) '12. U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Office of Markets a nd R u r al Organization. Prof. C. D. Smith, w ho used to be director of t he E x p e r i m e nt Station at M. A. C, told me he w as to deliver an address in French. I did n ot find the exact title. Prof. Smith w as very twenty young much pleased because men who h ad received instruction un der h im in Brazil, were here as dele gates to t he Pan-American Congress. CORA L. FELDK.VMF, '05. Requirements for admission to M. A. C. have recently been changed so t h at no longer a re geometry a nd physics demanded of high school graduates, ex cept t he latter for admission to t he engineering course. This will gladden t he h e a r ts of a good many high school students who would like to come to M. A. C. b ut for t he physics require m e nt which h as be.en held up in t he past. OOIA'MIHS. OHIO. R e a d e rs of t he RECORD m ay be in terested in an account of M. A. C. m en in attendance at t he recent meeting of t he Society for Horticultural Sci ence, held at Columbus, d u r i ng t he holidays. T he list follows: L. H. Bailey ('82) of Ithaca; Brown ('03) of t he University of Maine; Close ('95) of t he Department of Agricul t u r e; Dorsey ('06) of t he University of Minnesota; Moore ('03) of t he Uni versity of Wisconsin; Woodbury ('04) of P u r d u e; Thayer, ('00) of Ohio State Exp. Sta., a nd t he writer. All of these m en a re at t he head of their d e p a r t m e n ts in their respective institutions. Of course, we m u st in clude Prof. Bailey in our list, even though he w as in our m e e t i ng b ut a few m i n u t es a nd h is d e p a r t m e nt h as now come to be t he werld. C. P. Close w as re-elected secretary- treasurer, an office which he h as held continuously since 1907. On T h u r s d ay n i g ht t he m e m b e rs of the society h ad Prof. Bailey as their guest at a dinner at one of t he hotels. After t he dinner all gathered in one of t he parlors for an old-time "Lazy Club" meeting with Prof. Bailey in h is questions place. Many accustomed were asked which were as readily answered, consequently t he occasion proved to be very profitable as well as pleasant. W. PADDOCK, '93, Columbus, Ohio. PRES. HAIGH'S DEFENSE PROGRAM AROUSES DISCUSSION. E d i t or M. A. C. RECORD, E a st Lansing, Mich. almost continuously Dear S i r : —I have read t he M. A. C. RECORD since about 1899. I have seen in it many an article of worth a nd merit, m a ny an inspiring incident of personal or co operative achievement a nd m a ny a his tory-making suggestion. B ut I do n ot recall, in all t h at time, a ny article t h at enthused a nd aroused me as h as the one entitled "An Army of Peace" recently r e p r i n t ed from t he J u ne ad dress of o ur Alumni President, H e n ry A. Haigh of t he class of '74. Mr. Haigh is a past m a s t er in t he use of o ur m o t h er tongue a nd I have been inspired more t h an once by h is level-headed good sense. I do n ot hope or desire to m e a s u re my meager ability with h is in t he field of letters, of ora tory, or of world renown. B ut I do that, wish to call a t t e n t i on to t he fact as regards military affairs, he is seek ing to mold t he future of our western republic—and of t he world—in t he atmosphere of a generation ago. Not (Continued on page 4.) 4 THE M. A. C. RECORD. THE M. A. C. RECORD Published Every Tuesday During College Year by Agricultural College Association . the Michigan . Entered as second-class mail m a t t er at the Post Office in Lansing, Mich. the 4 C. S. LANGDOJf, Ml, 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 S u r en P r i n t i ng Co., 210-212 Grand Ave. No., Lansing, Mich. Address all subscriptions and adver tising matter to the M. A. C. Record, East Lansing, Mich. Address all con tributions the Managing Editor, E a st Lansing, Mich. to TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 191G. THE NEW GYMNASIUM—ITS USES. There is no doubt in the minds of anyone now t h at M. A. C. is to hav a new gymnasium, and t h at within a little more t h an a year. There does to be still some doubt about seem just the best location for the building, which, of course, is a very minor mat ter compared to the fact of our h a v i ng the building. The probable opening date for use, September, 1917, is over a year a nd a half away but we do not believe it too early to t h i nk about and talk over the uses to which this building should be put. The State of Michigan is put ting in the neighborhood of $200,000 t r a i n i ng q u a r t e rs for M. A. C. into students. It needs but a moment's re flection for one to come to the conclu is going to de sion t h at this outlay m a nd a new kind of instruction from a n y t h i ng in the annals of M. A. C. In the past our gymnasium and its equipment has been one huge joke. There has been very little opportunity for the general s t u d e nt body—at least in t he last ten years when it has been so numerous—to engage health- exercises. W h at giving gymnasium space has been available has been used to develop a few athletes—the varsity teams—into condition extraordinary in order t h at M. A. C. might be put laudable "on say with ambition. No student authority t h at body h as been willingly neglected when the athletic direction has been employed in the t r a i n i ng of a few men. This seems to be the only t h i ng t h at could be done. But with a gymnasium such as is apparently on the way there looms up a greater opportunity—if we will but take it. one the general the map"—a perfectly can in This is the opportunity to t r a in the students of M. A. C—all of them— in the knowledge of how to m a i n t a in iheir physical s t r e n g th to meet the de m a n ds of post college days, as well as develop t h ru systematic gymnasium courses while in college. The story, " W h at H as Be this physical s t r e n g th a t t e n t i on this object. receive much come of J o n e s ?" in the Outlook of Dec. interesting bearing 29, 1915, has an interso- on Interclass, ciety, in fact, all forms of i n t r a m u r al sports should, with the new gymnas from ium, athletic coaches, directors, etc. We believe t h at if more time is given to these kinds of careful direction of sports to to be given less will have the development of varsity athletes, for a varsity position will be merely a g r a d u a t i on from i n t r a m u r al sports. And we venture to say, with no timid finances one of ity, that if because of these lines of athletic activities should have to be done away with, M. inter A. C. could best dispense with collegiate sports. two in t h an has been had We r e i t e r a te t h at a program of ath letics such as has been outlined de m a n ds a far different kind of direction and work the past. Until society in general comes to demand a different success for col lege athletics-—and it looks as if this were a m e re m a t t er of time—directors of athletics would hav to be content with very little public popularity. But we believe t h at M. A. C, now t h at she h as been put on in no un certainty because of her intercollegiate contests, can well t u rn her attention to developing a system of t r a i n i ng t h ru i n t r a m u r al gymnasium work fit every sports t h at will physically this graduate, and respect place her with the lead of educa tional readers are encouraged to express their opin ion on to suggest formulas by which this can best be accomplisht. in those in institutions. this subject, and the map RECORD and NEW ASSOCIATIONS. The fact t h at we get more calls from alumni outside of Michigan, looking toward the formation of new M. A. C. Associations, the state, is striking. We cannot but con clude t h at the farther away a body of alumni are the more they t h i nk about their Alma Mater. from within t h an to the While M. A. C. is glad to hav her sons and daughters get together occa sionally, wherever they may be, most institution should come good the from strong organizations within in the a l u m ni state and the aim of j u st as to h av Michigan should be many strong organizations as possible. There is room for several more t h an at present. Three recitals are to be given this term at the Women's Building. The first, a miscellaneous Students' Recital will be given on J a n u a ry 28. On F e b r u a ry 11, Prof. Fred Killeen will give a vocal recital assisted by Miss Lyla Edgerton of the piano de p a r t m e n t. On March 10 the students will present a Leochetizky program. Other musical events of term will be a Mid-year Chorus Concert and sacred concerts to be given Sunday af ternoons. the HAIGH'S DEFENSE PROGRAM CRITICIZED. (Continued from page 3.) to fasten freedom the only does he fail utterly to grasp the European conflict as meaning of the most gigantic and diabolical trea son the political and economic r u l e rs of the earth have yet dared to per petuate upon a long-suffering human ity, but he seeks to prostitute the very terminology a nd institutions of a dear ly bought upon America the identical shackles of auto cratic rulership t h at have made Eu rope the seething hell t h at it is at the sacred h o ur of Christmas, 1915. A m an who would saddle upon the un born youth of America such a debt and blighting h a n d i c ap to all civilization and progress has somehow missed his aim. the manhood and womanhood of t he M. A. C. to repudiate t h at before the world the insinuation is com the flower of rising America mitted t h at t r a i n i ng our youth in the a r ts of mur der can ever bring peace—or justice or democracy or any other desirable thing. to t h at age-old falsehood I appeal to I spent four years and more in the halls of M. A. C. a nd have had un usual opportunities to observe the ef fects of military t r a i n i ng upon young men in other the institutions and in t h at r e g u l ar army, and I rise to say there is no institution ever devised by m an or devil t h at will more quickly u n d e r m i ne and destroy the spirit and power of democracy and freedom t h an will general, compulsory military drill. Dr. Haigh himself a d m i ts as much, yet glories in the prospect. If this patriotic their feet, but I might go on to point out the why of all (?) zeal for "pre paredness" t h at is sweeping so m a ny of our people off the personnel of the Navy League and the din of oUr privately-owned m u n i t i on to a factories make this unnecessary big t h i n k i ng our population. "Uncle" will come to the bat at the present session of congress and knock the profits out of "preparedness," 90 per cent, of this ultra-patriotic wave will crawl back into Bethlehem, Pa., from whence it came and the Ameri can people Avill have an extra billion or two of dollars in the aggregate to put into the development of their re sources their needs, to say nothing of t he m i l l i o ns of day's works per year t h at an eman cipated people can then devote to the neglected avocations of peace and the enlightenment of the world. the supplying of and Most sincerely yours, F. D. LlNKLETTER. 3804 10th Ave., N. E., Seattle, Wash. Dec. 27, 1915. The electrical department has j u st received an oscillograph to add to its equipment. This is an i n s t r u m e nt for showing the wave of E. M. F. and cur rents in an a l t e r n a t i ng c u r r e nt circuit. THE M. A. C. RECORD. 5 DATES OF ANNUAL MEET INGS OF M. A. C. AS SOCIATIONS. Rigby, 1; Wood, 2; Hood, 1; Van Put- ten, 2; P. P r i n s, 2; Veenker, 4; T. Prins, 1. Baskets from fouls: Ricker, 0 in 1; Veenker, 2 in 4. Referee, Rome, Michigan. We p r i nt herewith the dates of the a n n u al banquets of the branch M. A. t h at hav been heard C. Associations from, believing t he alumni will t h at be glad to m a ke note accordingly on their calendars: W e s t e rn New York—Lafayette Ho tel, Buffalo, 6:30 p. m., J a n u a ry 25th. Dr. Kedzie will be there. Washington, D. C.—February 21st. N o r t h e rn Ohio, Cleveland—February 26th. Chicago—March 4th. (?) Southern California, Los A n g e l e s- March 7th. Lansing—March 10th. M. A. C. BASKETEERS WIN TWO OF FIRST THREE GAMES. M. A. C, 51; KALAMAZOO, 21. to say M. A. C. started her basketball sea son last Wednesday evening by wrest ing an easy victory from the quintet representing W e s t e rn State Normal. The outcome of the game was r a t h er a surprise to Aggie fans who expected the loss of the Millers and J e r ry De- Prato, nothing of McClellan, would slow the squad down consider able, especially at t he s t a rt of the sea last year's son. Three regulars from and string, Capt. Frimodig, Hood, Ricker, went in on the start, with Karl Miller (brother of " D u t c h ") and Rigby, and while they did not seem to be able to get u n d er motion at first, the initial period ended M. A. C, 21; Kazoo, 15. in t he second period Brown went In for Hood at forward; F r i m o d ig took Miller's position, and Wood provd a the pivot position. valuable m an Sheffield job and took Rigby's g u a rd the new combination w o r kt better t h an the first. F r i m o d ig and Hood showd up best in the basket shooting. in H O PE COLLEGE, 20; M. A. C, 14. The five boys from Holland put a crimp in M. A. Cs seemingly brilliant s t a rt of Wednesday evening by com pletely outclassing them F r i d ay night. Despite an apparently aggressive style of play on the p a rt of t he F a r m e r s, the men from Hope boxed them away from t h at the baskets so successfully when they did get a chance at basket it had to be accurate. And P. P r i ns a nd Veenker for t he visi tors scored almost at will. M. A. C. lined up as follows: Ricker, left for ward; Brown, r i g h t; Wood, center; right. Frimodig, Substitutions w e r e: Hood for Brown, Miller for for Hood. Baskets Wood, Sheffield field: Brown, 1; Frimodig, 2; from for Frimodig, F r i m o d ig left guard; Rigby, to be too fast M. A. C, 29; P O L I SH SEMIXARY, 19. In the The Polish Seminary boys from Pon- tiac gave M. A. C. a r un for her money in t he game S a t u r d ay afternoon, at least in the first half when the Aggie to the good, five was only one point the score being 12 to 11. last half, however, the boys got under way and scored 18 points. Ricker was the chief basket shooter the Aggies, m a k i ng 13 out of the 29 counts. M. A. C. used ten men in the game, one of the substitutes being McClellan, who broke his ankle fall. Mac didn't stay in long, being replaced by Sheffield. Other substitutions w e r e: Miller for Hood; Brown for F r i m o d i g; F r i m o d ig for Wood; Schwei for Rigby. for F r i m o d i g; F r i m o d ig in football last for M. A. C. TOTALS 998 IN FIRST RIFLE MATCH M. A. C.'s initial shoot in the inter collegiate rifle contest, was m a de last Wednesday and the boys made a record for the first one. Pennington, Kean, S. W. H a r m on and F r e e m an shot perfect scores of 200, a nd the team made 998 out of a possible 1,000. Other mem bers of the team a r e: R. W. Berridge, E. H. Pate, A. J. Patch, M. M. H a r m o n, and J. A. Berry. Under the rules each member of the team fires 20 shots from the prone position, the 20 to be fired in a period of not to exceed 30 minutes. F r om now on the contests will take place once a week until April 8th, M. A. C. vieing with teams from Annapo lis Naval Academy, University of Cali Illinois, fornia, Norwich, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Vermont, W a s h i n g t on State, Massachusetts Aggies, Iowa State, and West Virginia. NEW M. A. C. ASSOCIATIONS. M I S S O U R I. E d m u nd H. Gibson, '12a, who is in the U. S. E x p e r i m e nt Station at Char leston, Mo., is pushing an M. A. C. As sociation in t h at state. If there is any one r e a d i ng the RECORD in this state who does not h e ar re g a r d i ng this, please drop him a card to let him know you are on the map. from Gibson N EW YORK CITY. '13, with I. J. Woodin, the N o r th American F r u it Exchange, seems to h av settled momentarily in New York City, and he writes t h at he is " s t r o n g" for an association there. Woodin's ad dress is 61 Broadway and if you are inclined to s t r e n g th in any degree on this proposition, drop h im a card, or better, drop in and see him. NEWS AND COMMENT Word h as been received of the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. W. G. W a rd of Fargo, N. Dak. W a rd was instruc tor in drawing at M. A. C. from 1912- 14. At the F o r e s t ry Club meeting week C. A. Nicols spoke on lumbering cent ginia. S. A. Boatman periences on a National Forest summer. trip down last the re into Vir told of his ex last George E. Gauthier, assistant ath issued a call for re letic coach, h as t h is cruits for "gym." class. Up date between five a nd ten students h av responded and the work is progressing as well as facilities will permit. to At the E n g i n e e r i ng Society meeting last week Prof. W. H. F r e n ch gave some good advice on the way the en gineer should meet the world after graduation. Plans were put in motion for a n n u al engineering banquet which will be held some time this term. the the Hort. m e e t i ng Irvin Pickford, '13, of Honor, Mich., t a l kt on "Common Mistakes in F r u it Growing" at last week. The plans for the a n n u al hor ticultural show, which will be held J a n. 28th and 29th, are going forward a nd the Hort. Club promises to m a ke this " t he best ever." At the faculty meeting last week a resolution was past recommending the use in all official college publications of reformd spelling the extent of twelv words decided upon using by the National E d u c a t i o n al Associa tion. These words a r e: program, cata log, tho, altho, thoro, thorofare, thru, thruout, demagog, pedagog, prolog, decalog. the to "A Campus Kid Returned." This is the the way Dr. Kedzie comments on entrance this t e rm of Wheelock Paul Chamberlain, son of P. M. Chamber lain, '88, of Chicago, who was a mem ber of the first class in engineering at M. A. C. Wheelock Chamberlain was in H o w a rd Terrace when his born father was of assistant mechanical engineering at M. A. C. professor t h at society The new members of the Union Lit erary Society were guests at a banquet held by in Club B last F r i d ay evening. Clarence Oviatt acted as toastniaster and toasts were given as follows: "Prospects," L. J. Roth- "Clearing the Forest," Merton gery; " C u t t i ng the Log," B. McClure; Rae; "Manufactured Gifford Product," P a t c h; "Reforesting," T h o m as Gun- son. The Eclectic Society held an initia tion banquet at their house last Sat following m en urday evening. The were i n i t i a t e d: W. H. Wallace, s p e c, '19, Grand Saginaw; W. S. Horner, Rapids; R. W. Demmon, '19, Grand Rapids; L. C. Archer, '19, Benton Har- 6 bor; A. M. Allen, '19, Benton H a r b o r; C. E. Bird, '19, Lansing; R. D. Crapo, '19, Mt. Pleasant. L. H. Gork acted as toastmaster and the new men, E. C. Heubner and W. M. Coulter, responded to toasts. this President Runnels of the Veterinary Association, has w o r kt out a complete the meetings of this or schedule for ganization term. Each meeting is to be a special one on some phase of veterinary work and in addition to papers by students on appropriate top ics the meetings will be addrest by specialists from the v e t e r i n a ry faculty. At the meeting last week C. H. Bur- get t read a paper on "Balsam of P e r u ," and Prof. McDaniels gave a general talk on "Pharmacology." The twenty-fifth annual meeting of the Michigan Improved Live Stock Breeders' and Feeders' Association oc curs at the College this week, J a n. 18, 19 and 20. This association consists breeders' of u p w a r ds of 20 distinct associations and is ex pected to draw several h u n d r ed farm In connection with ers these meetings there will be held on Friday, J a n. 21st, a sale of 40 pure bred s h o r t h o rn cattle and 60 pure bred draft horses. to M. A. C. the meeting the cover of the F o r e s t ry The picture, on the RECOHD this week was taken by W. I. Gilson of department. In addition to giving a glimpse of the campus in winter, it shows how three evergreens weather winter of our storms. is a tree on The Norway spruce and the branches mere ly droop with the weight of snow and tree, a white center ice, while pine, has several branches broken off from the weight. The Scotch pine on the right bears the weight tho not so well as the spruce. left the the The second a n n u al sale of Percherons a nd Belgians will be held at the live stock pavilion at the college, Friday, J a n u a ry 21st, under the auspices of the .Michigan Horse Breeders' Associa tion. According to the announcement by the, secretary, Ralph S. Hudson, this consignment of 55 horses towers con in siderably above quality and to draw m a ny of the horse lovers of the state to M. A. C. In the list of con signors we find the B a r n um Brothers, '12, of Woodland, and H a r ry Saier, '11, of. Lansing. last year is expected the sale t h at of A banquet was given last T h u r s d ay n i g ht at Club D for the w i n n i ng class in the Y. M. C. A. Bible study contest, which was held last term. The class u n d er the direction of Chauncey Hoag of Mosherville, won first honors in this contest. as Prof. Chapman toastmaster at the banquet and called upon Glidden, Stanley, Jessop, Riddell, Prof. F r e n ch a nd Dr. Snyder. The banquet was well attended, 150 being present, and it is expected t h at the 32 classes which have been held in Bible into mission study study will merge acted THE M. A. C. RECORD. t h is t e rm with a good deal of enthusi asm. The fifth speakers as H. S. Cue of a n n u al meeting of the Michigan E x p e r i m e nt Association oc curs at M. A. C, J a n. 20th-21st. Such noted the United States Department of Agricul t u r e; Prof. C. D. Draper of -Purdue, and Dr. H. J. Wheeler, formerly of Rhode Island E x p e r i m e nt Station, in addition to the teaching staff in farm crops, a nd successful the farmers of interesting pro state, g u a r a n t ee an gram. The State Boys' and Girls' Corn Contest will be held at that time. Dur ing the week t he seniors in farm crops will hav interesting exhibits the benefit of the visitors. for Word h as been past around this last week t h at there is quite a possibility the new gymnasium being placed of across the river from its present de- termind site. This m a t t er will come their up for State Board action at meeting this week. The a r g u m e n ts in favor of having the gymnasium across It will the bring in stead of p u t t i ng it behind the campus. (2) The g y m n a s i um will be nearer the (3) There will athletic grounds, and not be the danger of high water t h at there would be on the flats north of the river in the spring. to be: into the campus seem the river river (1) Pocahontas, Iowa, Dec. 13, 1915. Dear Mr. E d i t o r: t h ru I want to send greeting to my M. A, the •"RECORD. We are C. friends told t h at we would scarcely be able to recognize the College, as so many changes hav taken place in the past two and a half years. However, Col the Library are not lege Hall the changed and I think I could find Women's Building with my eyes closed. and the same and in college when I left. I am glad t h at the majority of the there Faculty r e m a i ns is stiil one geenration of students who These were students are now dignified seniors. However, there may be two or three, perhaps more, who are not as grave and reverend as the rest of the class. I venture to hope t h at these remember me in connection with their freshman year. Then there is t h at great body of Alumni whose faces and n a m es are distinctly remembered. My mother, whose health just now is much improved, joins me in extend ing to all most cordial good wishes for the New Year. Yours very truly, M AI DK G i i . c i i K i s T. 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 of THE PARK PLACE HOTEL Traverse City, Mich. leading1 all-the-year-'round hotel the veniences. All outside rooms. W. O. Holden, Mgr. region. All modern con 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 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. M. J, Dewey ( m) ( w i t h) engineer mal Bank Bldg., Los Angeles, Gal. at 913 is a ther International F. H. Valentine (e) is h e a t i ng en Bishop-Babcock-Becker living at 9230 Wade P a rk Ave., gineer with Co., Cleveland, Ohio. S P E C I AL A N N O U N C E M E NT ! ; OQ Chocolate Cherries ^yc P ^r Chocolate Assorted Nuts Chocolate Assorted Fruits ) P ° u " 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. ALUMNI NOTES Frank Barnett (with), Baptist min ister at Kalamazoo, was at M. A. G. last week. Mr. Barnett is planning to go back on the home farm at Pontiac and visited his Alma Mater for the purpose of getting some evergreens to make his place remind him of his old college. Mr. Barnett has sent two sons to M. A. C., H. H. Barnett, '08, civil engineer of Pontiac, and Frank Bar nett, '14, who is teaching manual train ing at Wakefield, Mich. '78. F. E. Skeels, surveyor and forest cruiser with Cobbs & Mitchell of Cadil lac, writes from Wolverine: "There are none of the old M. A. C. men up this way, that I know of. I occasionally meet some of the newer men in institute work or at fairs but not many in the woods, and as my work compels me to 'take to the tim ber,' I shall probably remain isolated for a fewr years yet. "Our company thirty million feet of timber annually for its mills in Cadillac, Mich. 'logs' about "I should like to hear from any of the fellows who were at M. A. C. from 1875 to 1880—my class being 1878—at the time of graduation the largest in the history of M. A. C." . '79. Decatur, Mich., Jan. 5, 1916. Editor M. A. C. RECORD: I enjoy the RECORD very much, only with all the older boys, wish there could be more news from those who were in college during the time we were, my class was "79" and there is very little from graduates of that time. It is very gratifying to know of the progress made there, and to those of us who knew and loved Dr. Kedzie it is particularly gratifying that his youngest and only living son should not only come to fill his place but reach the highest place in the gift of the college. We feel he will do honor to his distinguished father and that the college is in safe hands. Another matter that interests me a good deal is President Haigh's plan to make College Hall over into a home for the Alumni. It is a wise plan and will answer the purpose until we can hav a much better and larger one some time in the future. When I was in college it contained the offices of the president and secretary, library and all the class rooms. Can you won der that the associations with it, to the older ones, are very dear to them? And that we desire to hav it preserved. Yours respectfully, the M. S. THOMAS, Pres. Decatur Creamery Co., Decatur, Mich. '85. Charles F. Schneider (a) section director of the IT. S. Weather Bureau, at Grand Rapids, celebrated on Decem THE M. A. C. RECORD. ber 28th, the close of 30 years' of suc cessful service with the IT. S. Govern ment. He has servd at Washington, D. C, Pikes Peak, Lansing, Detroit, and at Grand Rapids, since 1903. '86. Edward G. Eldridge is instructor in vocational training in Chicago, with residence at 1507 South Kedzie Ave. '93. A. T. Stevens (a) is still instructor in horticulture at the commercial Ag ricultural College. He renews for two years and says: "We want to know what is doing at the dear old place and this is the only way we can know." '96. Robert B. Buek (a) publishes the Richmond Review at Richmond, Mich., and in addition running a farm is with his brother at Brighton. '99. Mrs. Fay Eastman is living with her mother, Mrs. K. T. Wheeler, at 1512 E. Ash St., Portland, Oregon, and writes that they expect to make Port land their permanent home. '02. E. R. Bennett (a) has been located (Continued on page 8.) 7 'Natco On The Farm is the title of our new book that everv farmer who t kcs 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. Also get our Silo Catalog and learn about the money-saving, worryless, repairless Natco Imperishable Si!o "The Silo That Lasts for Generations" —that perfect ensilage preserver that can never bl"W down, decay, warp, crack, crumble or burn. So effi cient that a great demand for other Natco buildings wascreated and they are nowspringing up everywhere. Send for these books. Ask for free plans and advice. Let us save you money for years to come. Write ?t National Fire Proofing Company - 1143 Fulton Building Pittsburgh, Pa„ - 2J Fasiortsf—Pr?:;;fit shipments. Northwestern Teachers' Agency BOISE, IDAHO T he l a r g e st a g e n cy W e st of C h i c a g o. We cover the entire W E ST and ALASKA. W r i te immediately for free circular. T he B u s i e st Store on L a n s i n g 's B u s i e st Street. The Mills Store 108-110 Washington Ave. S. Is always ready to supply you with the latest styles and best goods of the season. Our Silks and Dress Goods Sections and our L i n e n, Domestic, Hosiery, Gloves, and Underwear are on the first floor. Our W o m e n 's Suits, Coats, W a i s t s, Dresses, S k i r t s, Cor= sets, Muslin Underwear and Rustic Tea Room will be found on the second floor. Carpets, Rugs, Linoleums, Curtains, W i n d ow S h a d e s, Draperies, Etc., on third floor. Pay us a visit—it will pay you Invitations Programs Cards Announcements Personal Stationery ENGRAVED OR PRINTED 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 8 ALUMNI NOTES. (Continued from page 7.) t h ru t he kindness of C. A. Ileed, '<>:">, a1 Hampton, Va., where he agent. county is '04, Archie R. Alger (e) is squad leader a nd checker steel at Whitehead & Kales Iron Works, De troit. Mich. He lives at 1410 14th Ave. in s t r u c t u r al '05. Kingston, II. I. E d i t or M. A. G. RECORD: Enclosed find check for my subscrip this h ad tion to t he RECORD. been sent b ut h av just found it. I thot Last November 1 h ad occasion to go to Washington, P. C, a nd took t he occasion to stop off at Philadelphia to see A. J. Anderson, '05, editor of t he "Pennsylvania F a r m e r ." I enjoyed my visit "with h im so much t h at I was very glad to accept h is invitation to stop off again on my way back. We found plenty to talk about as it h ad been nearly eight years since we h ad met. Those w ho knew "Andy" at M. A. G, t h at he is will do well to r e m e m b er in Philadelphia a nd m a ke a stop in t h at place when in that section of t he country. W i th best wishes to t he RECORD for 1916, I am. Yours sincerely, P. H. W I » K I . -. 'ffi. (Associate in Chemistry at t he Rhode Island Expt. Sta., Kings ton, R. I.) '07. Lyle E. Smith ( e) who h as been with t he Newaygo Portland Cement Co. of Newaygo for t he past several years, h as recently moved to Oglesby, ill., where he will be engineer for t he Chicago Portland Cement Co. '12. H a r ry Lee Bancroft (f) and Miss H e n r i e t ta Quinn of Caro were united in m a r r i a ge .Ian. 12th. They will be at home after March 1st at 811 Prince ton Ave., Lansing, Mich. •13. "915 45th St., Milwaukee. Wis. " E d i t or of M. A. C. RECORD: "Since reading t he letter w r i t t en by classmate Douglas in last week's REC OUP. I decided t h at it w as about time for me to show signs of life and give an account of myself and others of "13' t h at I m ay know of. I am teaching m a t h e m a t i cs a nd coaching at Wash ington H i gh School here. W as mar ried last September to I va Wilson, '11, a nd find t h at M. A. C, domestic science works wonders in the' home and upon a fellow's outlook upon life in general. "Clare Gilson is m a r r i ed a nd lives at Niles, Mich. He h as patented a slide rule a nd it promises to be a win ner. "I note in today's paper t h at W m. Davidson, who h as been teaching agri culture at Escanaba, Mich., is to come to Milwaukee a nd t a ke charge of t he THE M. A. C. RECORD. Boy Scouts here. At present J. F. Campbell, ex-'ll, a nd myself a re t he only M. A. C. m en located in Milwau kee, b ut gradually I t h i nk they will come in a nd t h en we w a nt an M. A. C. Association here. "I w a nt to echo Dug's w o r d s: '1913ers, speak up. Show t he 'pep.' Let's have a letter every week in t he RECORD. With best wishes, I am, "Sincerely yours. "R. G. CHA:UKEI:LAI.\." George E. Piper ( a) and Miss Beat rice M. Goodden of Bay City, were m a r r i ed at t he bride's home, Satur day, J a n. 8th. They will live at Glen- dive, Montana, Dawson in which Piper is t he agricultural agent. This is t he largest county in t he state, being larger t h an t he state of Massa chusetts. county, '15. G. W. Green ( a) h as recently re t u r n ed from a trip t h ru Florida. He is spending a little time at M. A. C. " F a t" Ewing (f) of Chelsea, called on college friends last week. E w i ng is in t he lumber business with h is father. D. A. Stroh ( a ), who h as been in the canning business at E a t on Rapids since graduation, is now with t he Keo k uk Canning Co. of Lansing. He ex pects to be on t he road most of t he time. ALUMNI LUNCHEONS. DETROIT. There will be a weekly M. A. C. luncheon at t he Hotel Griswold every Tuesday from 12 to 1 o'clock. CHICAGO. Every Wednesday at 12:30 p. m. t he M. A. C. Association of Chicago holds a luncheon at t he New Morrison Ho tel, Clark a nd Griswold Sts. Any M. A. G. m en who happen to be in Chi cago at t h is time will find some friends here a nd a h e a r ty welcome. 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 A ll K i n ds of E n g r a v i ng KINTJEY LANSING Electric Lighting Plants for Country Homes, Stores, Churches, Halls, Etc. Circulars, etc., free. H. A. KINNEY, Lansing, Mich. You will always get a square deal at Hoover-Bond's Everything in the House Furnishing line. N EW TUSSING BLDG. LANSING, MICHIGAN