VOL.XXI. MAY 16, 1916. No. 31 2 THE M. A. C. RECORD. D I R E C T O RY LANSING BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN as well as in this Directory, names those of all our other advertisers, are of re liable parties. We hope the faculty and students those who patronize will patronize ^HE 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 i ng 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. 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T he F r a n c o - A m e r i c an H y g i e n ic T o i l et R e q u i s i t es a s p e c i a l t y. A u t o m a t ic p h o ne N o. 3451 214% W a s h i n g t on A v e. S. A L L EN & DE K L E I NE P R I N T I NG CO. 128-130 I o n ia St. W. P r i n t i n g, T y p e w r i t e r s, Office S u p p l i e s, A d d i ng M a c h i n e s, P r o g r a m s, E n g r a v ed C a r d s, F i l i ng C a b i n e t s, S e c t i o n al B o ok C a s e s. B e ll 1094 A u t o m a t ic 3436 S p e c i al c a re g i v en to M. A. C. a nd i ts s t u d e n t s. E L E C T R I C AL E Q U I P M E NT COMPANY E l e c t r ic S u p p l i es of a ll K i n ds T u n g s t en L a m p s, S h a d e s, E t c. L a t e st I m p r o v e m e n ts in R e a d i ng L a m p s. M o t o rs a nd G e n e r a t o r s. 117 M i c h i g an A v e. E. D A V I S' Q U A L I TY I CE C R E A M. food, N ot a fad, but a 110 G r a nd A v e. 8. 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 B. 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 o y, Inc., 208-212 C a p i t al N a t i o n al B a nk B l d g. S A M U EL 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, Mich. 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. SMITH P O U L T RY & EGG CO. C o m m i s s i on M e r c h a n ts in S o l i c it c o n s i g n m e n ts P o u l t r y — V e a l— E g r gs G uy H. S m i t h, *11 W e s t e rn M a r k e t, D e t r o i t. CORYELL N U R S E RY B i r m i n g h a m, Mich. 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 r a i se a We 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. If Experience and Equipment Count We have both. ln £™9; French Dry Cleaners, Dyers and Tailors. A. G. B I S H OP 7 74-76 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. B R U E G EL Cor. M i c h i g an A v e. a nd G r a nd R i v er Ave., E a st L a n s i n g. H o u r s: 7 to 8:30 a. m .; 2 to 4 a nd 7 to 8 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 Lansing- 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 P o o l, B i l l i a r d s, C i g a r s. t he n ew D i c k s on B u i l d i n g. l a st f or five y e a r s. In 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 %f Everything. Agents for Star Laundry. Electric Supplies. Good Things to Eat EAST LANSING'S LEADING GROCER^, Trie M A. c RECORD V O L. X X I. E A ST L A N S I N G, M I C H I G A N, T U E S D A Y, MAY 16, 1 9 1 6. A LETTER TO 1906—AND OTHERS. The following is more t h an a letter to the members of the class of 1906. It's a challenge to the members of the other classes t h at come back. 210 Engineering Hall, University of Illinois, Urbana, 111., 4/30/16. Dear F r i e n ds of '06: — Do you realize t h at it is ten years t h at memorable day when we since sat on the lawn after all was over, in hand, and had our pic diplomas tures ten years since t he old campus has heard a real "Chi Bim, Chi Boom?" taken; it. So let's do We haven't had a real reunion since then, or possibly since 1907, and it seems to me this is our opportunity to " r e n u e ." Let's get our '06 girls, our old class cham pion football team and our athletes, our champion water throwers, pig tot- together ers, pedro players, etc., all once more and forget what prim, dig nified, prosaic persons we have since become. Let's have an E a s t e rn dele gation, with Lambert, Bates and Wil son as a nucleus, a Western delega tion with Kid Stevens as "Chief push er" advertising m a n a g e r; a great big Michigan dele gation of farmers, engineers, automo bile manufacturers, patent attorneys, etc., not forgetting " P i n k y" Gordon of Muskegon; our Chicago Aristocracy, etc. and Linkletter as Let's have " P u t t y" F r a n c is " y a r n" to us about Mexico, Belle F a r r a nd R a hn about Germany and " P e g" Wil the army. We w ho are son about to get together and engineers, ought for R. E. Olds and give nine r a hs his splendid gift to E n g i n e e r i ng at M. A. C. Sally, there will be a sort of night shirt parade on Tuesday night of Com mencement week and we need you and B a r n e tt and K. B. to show up t he younger generation. Don't forget the dynamite fuse. We won't be afraid of Thomas Gunson any more, either. teachers a re there; Prof. t o ' t he Kedzie, who consigned Lamb "other flock"; Prof. Vedder and his bridge quizzes; Prof. Shaw, Prof. Hed- rick, etc., etc., are still there, and they will be as glad to see us as we will be to see them. Our old We need to go back and acquaint ourselves with the wonderful changes at M. A. C. E a st L a n s i ng h as num It's so, for Zae Nor bered throp the numbered houses. M. A. C. is now " the school t h at beat Michigan." T h a t 's a develop ment since we left. streets. lives at one of T h en when after all of the big times together are over, we m i g ht gather and join in the shout: "Are we all DEAD y e t ?" And the newer genera tion will appreciate the a n s w e r: "NO, by golly, we a re much alive yet! Let's m a ke it a big time. A r r a n ge now to get away show M. A. C. t h at our h e a r ts are in the r i g ht place.. the doings and for Yours of '06, GEO. P. B O O M su TEH. HIGH SCHOOL BANDS WILL COMPETE AT INTER- SCHOLASTIC. When the various high school ath letes of the state meet at M. A. C. on J u ne 10th for the annual interschol- astic t r a ck meet they will find a de cidedly new feature as a part of the program, for band authorities at the College, in co-operation with the ath letic department, a re planning a com petition for high school bands. A sur vey h as already been instituted by E. the C. Kiefer, assistant director of band, which h as for its purpose the finding out of j u st how many schools sizable bands and how m a ny have would wish to enter such a contest. He reports t h at the interest among the is various organizations of the state keen and t h at in view of this a regular system of a w a r ds will be worked out, t he same as for the ordinary track events. It is felt by musical authori ties at the College t h at such a contest will not only give more high school students a chance to look M. A. C. over, b ut it will provide a wider in terest in the t r a ck meet and incident ally enable the band leaders to get a line on possible m a t e r i al for the M. A. C. Band. A son, Glenn Mills, was born April 21 to Mr. and Mrs. F r a nk Spragg, of E a st Lansing. Mr. Spragg farm crops experimentalist for the College. is SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REUNION. T he reunion of t h i rd annual the Southern California M. A. C. Associa tion, held at Christopher's Cafe, Los Angeles, the evening of March 14th, was the best attended and most en thusiastic meeting in the history of the association. talk by Following a reception at which old acquaintances were renewed, the an nual business meeting was held. A the retired president, short A. H. Voight, and the annual report of the secretary and treasurer, G. C. Davis, preceded the election of the fol lowing officers for the ensuing y e a r: G. C. Davis, president; F. J. Twaits, secretary F l o ra L. Campbell, t h i rd member of the exec utive board; A. H. Voight, member of the alumni board. t r e a s u r e r; and An (class '87), was interesting lecture, " T he Work of a Solar Observatory," illustrated by stereopticon views, by Dr. Charles E. St. J o hn t h en en joyed. Dr. St. J o hn is located at the Carnegie Solar Observatory on the s u m m it of Mt. Wilson. The m e m b e rs t he opportunity of appreciated listening to a description of the work institution. being done at t h is unique A delightful luncheon was served in the tea room, following the program, after which a n u m b er of i m p r o m tu talks were enjoyed. fully Among guests of " the association the College. were, Professor and Mrs. H. J. Eu stace of Professor Eu stace gave us a short account of t he complimentary things he h ad heard of M. A. C. and M. A. C. graduates, trip he is t a k i ng during an extended a r o u nd t he country. Of course no M. A. C. g a t h e r i ng is complete without some of the old col lege songs, and this occasion proved to be no exception to the rule, for, following t he luncheon a delightfully informal g a t h e r i ng reception the room showed t h at the real M. A. C. spirit was r u n n i ng t r ue to form. in There were sixty-five present at the re-union, including members and their Twenty-one guests. families represented. classes were (By mistake, news of this meeting the Record until re and did not reach cently.—Ed.) 4 THE M. A. C. RECORD. THE M. A. C. RECORD Prof. E. Sylvester King's Dramatic club will stage an open air production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. M. A. C. PEOPLE IN UPPER PENINSULA. Published Every Tuesday During- College Year by Agricultural College Association- the Michigan the Entered as second-class mail m a t t er at the Post Office in Lansing, Mich. C. S. LAJTGDOIf, '11, Managing Editor. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $1.00 P ER YEAR. Subscriptions may be paid for by P. O. Money Order, Draft, or Registered Letter. Business Office with Lawrence & Van Buren P r i n t i ng Co., 210-212 Grand Ave. No., Lansing, Mich. Address all subscriptions and adver tising matter to the M. A. C. Record, East Lansing, Mich. Address all con tributions the Managing Editor, East Lansing, Mich. to TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1916. 1916- JUNE ^1916 SUN. MON. Tue. Weo THUR. FRI. SAT. 1 7 1A 8 15 z 9 16 3 10 17 21 22 Z3 24 6 13 ko 4 11 6 12 JS 25 19 26 Z7 2a 29 30 /IL-UM/V/ D/?YS" Tise.-Weo. J3r^l4r" A GENERAL INVITATION. interested W h en we say. a "General Invitation," this means You—every reader of the Record, and through you every other a l u m n us and former student who is the Record and yet not a reader of in meeting who would be the sights of old friends and seeing h is college days. A RE YOU COMING BACK? We mean, of course, to the M. A. C. Reunion, J u ne 13 and 14. It i s n 't a question now of getting a crowd; it's a question of getting you. We don't appeal to loyalty. Some one has said t h at loyalty is a plant t h at grows best if you don't keep pulling is it up by the roots getting along. We to come back because we know you'll have a good time, and will enjoy your self as you never did before at M. A. C. In if seen first hand, you and carried out at your friends will find enough of in terest to keep alive your youth, and fond memories of college days until you are able to meet in reunion again. Drop us a card. to see how it j u st ask you t he following program, The interesting program will really s t a rt on Monday night, t he 12th, when In '78, the afternoon Tuesday m o r n i ng M. A. C.'s crack cadets will put on an exhibition drill and regimental parade. Tuesday noon the various classes will meet in class luncheons. the an n u al oratorio will be given, and, due to t he k i nd invitation of W. K. Prud- den, take place t h is event will in t he P r u d d en Auditorium, Lansing. Tuesday evening will find the alumni assembled supper which m a de such a " h i t" a year ago. Following this the classes will line up with their old time vigor and march in with the celebration of cap night. After this t he annual college reception and ball will be held. the student body to p a r t a ke informal the for is planned from t h at all will be re It these activities by 10 covered t h at o'clock Wednesday m o r n i ng so they can attend the Commencement Exercises of the Class of 1916. These will be followed by the alumni lunch eon, and then by a monster alumni mass meeting. The M. A. C. Band will then e n t e r t a in until evening when Terpsichore will again reign supreme and direct the assembly in the annual alumni ball, which will also be held in P r u d d en Auditorium. This closes the official program for the alumni. Now go over these events once more, to in your mind, and throw "stuff" in t h at old " t u r k e y" for a steal away from worldly cares, J u ne 13 and 14. then begin CAMPUS SINGING. The to be training, to compete in singing with At a recent "All College" banquet in a Michigan city, alumni of M. A. C. had the alumni of some dozen other colleges. And the report is t h at they fell down the crti- very badly. We often h e ar cism t h at we have no repertoire of good songs—that we ought to have an M. A. C. song book. trouble seems t h at we haven't had any speak to of, in singing together. There are a h u n d r ed good college songs t h at ought to be known in every college in Am erica. We suggest stu dents could get together once a week d u r i ng term and under some strong leader sing the songs t h at they all know, some definite sentiment m i g ht develop in this direction. Out of "this as a s t a r t i ng point M. A. C. might evolve more songs of her own as well as become acquainted with Singing the best of other colleges. the en masse is undoubtedly one of finest ways of bringing students to gether in spirit. spring t h at the the if Escanaba, Mich., April 29th. Editor of Record: — The demonstration its trip in train, known as the Cloverland Seed Special, u n d er the direction of W. F. Raven, exten sion specialist, assisted by J. W. Wes ton and J. A. Petrie, both of '14, has tour over round completed the Upper the various railroads the deep Peninsula. On account of snow during the first p a rt of the t r ip and high water at t he last the attend ance in some places was limited, but generally t he attendance a nd interest were good. In m a k i ng this trip 'round the horn, we met a n u m b er of M. A. C. people engaged and lumbering, educational mining, engineering and forestry, in fact they are into everything going on in this section. in practical agriculture, for '12, '14, Escanaba, " P e t e" Dillman, specializing '15, teacher Among some of the men met were, F. P. Furlong, T r o ut Lake, with fath lumbering and farming; R. J. er in teaching agri Dodge, '13, super culture; State Highway intendent de in Upper Peninsula; E. H. p a r t m e nt Shuttleworth, 13, State Highway bridge construction; R. T. Garland, ex in '15, Ford River, in poultry; E. B. Hill, Menominee county agricultural school and R. L. Nye, '12, superintendent Of same; C. V. Ballard, '12, Iron Moun tain, county agent of Dickinson coun ty; E. G. Amos, '15, teaching at Iron for Mountain; Dick Browning, estry; Jim Seibert, '14, m i n i n g; R. G. Hoopingarner, '09; Crystal Falls, I r on county '14, t r a i n i n g; Wakefield, teaching m a n u al teaching Lucy Corbett, '14, Wakefield, '14, domestic science; Bessemer, county highway surveyor; '13, Ironwood, m i n i ng "Bill" Gribble, in engineer; U. G. Josberg, terpreter Jo seph A. Jeffery, formerly professor of '15, T r o ut soils at M. A. C; Durand, agriculture; L. A. Creek, Walker, county for Marquette county; B. W. agent '16, Chatham; Cawkins, Householder, ex lumber business; Lardie, '13 and E. H. Collins, '13, at '11, St. the Ignace, u n d e r t a k i ng f u r n i t u r e; and "Soo"; L. P. Walker, the F i nn districts; '15, Michigamme, '15, Newberry, J im Johnston, agriculturist; teaching Barnett, '17, our lumber. and in What is the m a t t er with h a v i ng an catalog of Upper Peninsula alumni people? J. WADE W E S T O N, '14. * * * The University of Minnesota is open ing negotiations with other Colleges for professorships. Why would this not be a good project for M. A. C. to consider with Colleges of like n a t u r e? exchange t h at to know Readers of t he Record may be in the old M. A. terested is no more. The fence C. deer p a rk was land plowed and seeded a nd the area will soon be an established part of the campus. this spring, taken out the THE M. A. C. RECOFD. o Corner of Williams Hall at left, L i b r a ry a nd W o m a n 's Building in center. H o r t i c u l t u r al Building at right. V I EW OF CAMPUS FROM TOP OF W A T ER POWER. j, THE SOCIAL QUESTION A REPLY. "Dear E d i t o r: " In the RKCOHO for April 25th, there is one 'A Senior,' who is quite anxious the Alumni. of an early opinion from In what follows I hope to have an swered him. "Why m a ke such a problem of danc It has been foremost among our ing? i n s t i t u t i o ns of recreation and a rt for ages past. There is and never will be any sort of social function to surpass It keeps one awake and alive, and it. so much more jovial t h an one of those long d r a wn out card parties where t h an one goes home sore, be more cause a p a r t n er t r u m p ed his or her ace. "I do not find t h at dancing parties It pays to are growing extravagant. (not always select the best in music the highest priced) for poor quality takes all the ease a nd r h y t hm out of the dance, and is more t he rough spots of to have pleasing covered up, so as t h at ugly a r m o ry not the to be out of h a r m o ny with spirit a nd fine vibrations of t he occa sion. With a better hall this expendi it certainly of is always to cost far more t u re could be greatly cut down, and no doubt will soon be remedied by the the gymnasium. And completion of the p r o g r a ms another ex item pense are, indeed, sometimes foolishly extravagant. A simple, well arranged card in keeping with any function no m a t t er how formal. And as for total costs, dances foot up no more t h an other forms of high class lower. amusement and a good m a ny How about a fine show at the t h e a t e r? I have found card parties t h e a t er and dinner parties, stag parties and even picnics any dance I ever attended at M. A. C, and the I assure you I attended the best, J Hop " In the second place why should fellow, who does not dance not the help 'pay the fiddler?' He is no bet ter t h an the fellow t h at does not take the the in either tennis, or bowling society, baseball, teams, smokers, ten o'clocks—they all m u st be t h e ir the entire society. He supported by the society should be loyal whatever it wills is against his morals, when in such a case I would not degrade myself, my to such own self-respect by sticking interest he should their picnics, inclusive. by vote, unless to do their t h an an organization. And further I migt say on this point t h at dancing is not alone a college function, so it is up to everyone, who does not wish to set the rest a r o u nd of his life, to limber up a bit. the evening fireplace all dancing. t he more "Third, a picnic is a picnic whether dancing or not. you have a picnic the popular sort The more events of t he profound at a picnic success of the occasion, as there are many phases of h u m an character to please and a wide range is necessary. At all I have ever attended there has tastes—base been frolic to suit races, ball, eating, boating, strolling, J u st because etc., besides your best friend : r a t h er than play your game, don't get 'peeved," he might have occasion on his side. If you are to play at a the only one game of ball, decide your old fashion the ed, j u mp new steps, you will grow to like them as well as the others—you're h u m a n. t h at will not take in a non-dancer, and I there are no such at M. A. C. hope if a society could While I was there in other get hold of a fellow worthy too lines of action, only i^ glad to polish up any rough spots "Narrow, indeed, is the society learn a few of they were in and dance 6 " T h i n k i ng I have seen a great his social world. m a ny made better for it. And it is well t h at t he dancing influence is in majority for if dancing was dropped by society, t h e re would be those who would dance and become frequenters of the public dance halls, much in con t r a st to the wholesome college dances. back, I did not dance, though not against it, when I entered college and the society t h at selected me did not ask me a word about it. However, when I expressed a desire took hold and to learn, they quickly helped me out. been afraid to s t a rt and lacked confidence. I found t h at one m u st know pleasure is like many to enjoy other things worth while, any difficult college study, for instance, one hates it w i t h o ut study or practice when recitation or tests must be attended. T h en t h i nk how many there a re t h at a t t e nd a dance once a term, more or less, and never step between. No wonder when they come to dance it is such a bore to them and their p a r t n e r s. especially t a ke a fantastic it. Dancing I had only 'Is t h an "Why say its preparation there a n y t h i ng t h at requires less initiative and originality in the dance?' Of course there are certain set things t h at m u st be attended to, and even these give the committee much experi ence in h a n d l i ng affairs in a business like manner. And again in business it is not the whole system the business m an w a n ts remodeled by the graduate's originality, but certain im provements on m i n or operations that will reduce expense or increase effi ciency. So it is with the dance. The committee if wise at all, can discover w a ys of saving money and introduce " i m e t h i ng t h at will m a ke the crowd m e r r i e r. that Is " A nd mental stagnation! there a n y t h i ng more likely to come to t he nondancer who mopes around wishing for something to do or studying all t he while till he becomes stale as an athlete who h as h ad too much train ing? the "And why not technical so cieties dance? They hold many mem bers who a re independents and who a re more in need of a little social life outside of r e h e a r s i ng technical sub jects at smokers and weekly meetings. toward de I see here a push ahead mocracy. something "But for all this I am not adverse to t a ke up other forms of amusement. I t ry them all w h en t he occasion de m a n d s, a nd if some one among our t h at will a l u m ni devises- the place of dancing, I'm with t a ke him as much as the dancing baseball crowd, t he crowd, the t h e a t er crowd, the tennis crowd, t he Y. M. C. A., the debating crowd,— yes, in fact, every crowd t h at p e r t a i ns to any phase of righteous life and a greater M. A. C. I'm now with "Very sincerely, " Ax ALUMNUS.'" THE M. A. C. RECORD. LITTLE STORIES. Uncle Sam has, in t he history of t he U. S. Department of Agriculture, dele gated a goodly s h a re of his agricul tural problems to M. A. C. men. Not the least of these is Charles Christian Georgeson, B. S., 1878, M. S., 1882, who has had direction and m a n a g e m e nt of the a g r i c u l t u r al work in Alaska for the past eighteen years. He holds the distinction of organizing experiment stations in this country, this being the C. C. GEOR<;KXOX. '78. in the early Mr. Georgeson was born task he was sent to do, in 1898. There fitted by is probably no m an better ability and experience'for the position. in Den m a rk and trained there on some of the large agricultural estates. Coming to the United States '70's, he worked for a time in one of the E a s t e rn nurseries before entering M. A. C. Here he m a de an enviable repu tation. One of his classmates says of h i m: "A little older t h an most of us, he brought to the college not only a riper m a t u r i ty and a more varied ex training in the perience but a better fundamentals for college work. We all esteemed him highly as a friend, respected his ability as a student, and his s t a n d a r ds as a m a n ." Directly after graduation he became assistant editor of the " R u r al New Yorker," which position he held for two years. Then from 1880-83, he w as professor of agriculture at the Texas Agricultural College. In 1886 he was to be professor of agriculture called in the Imperial College of Agriculture at Tokyo. H e re he remained for three introducing years and h ad a h a nd in land of farming modern into the for t h en served seven J a p a n. He years—until 1897—as professor of ag riculture at K a n s as Agricultural Col lege, being appointed in this period a special agent of the U. S. D e p a r t m e nt of Agriculture to investigate t he dairy i n d u s t ry of Denmark. The next year he was appointed to h is present posi tion. established, During Prof. Georgeson's eighteen years in Alaska much of importance has been done. Several experiment t he stations have been m a in one which serves as headquar ters, being at Sitka. One of t he oth ers is at Rampart, on the Yukon n e ar the Arctic circle, and is devoted to breeding oats, barley and wheat. An is near F a i r b a n k s, in t he rich other valley of t he Tanana, in t he h e a rt of Alaska, all-around farming, a t h i rd on t he island of Kod- iak, situated w i t h in a short distance of Seward, where stock raising a nd dairying are carried on. and devoted to in, said to be achievements. others brought The production of a greatly im proved strawberry, finer t h an any grown in the United States, by t he crossing of wild native plants is one of with Im Georgeson's best proved varieties of barley and alfalfa have also been developed. Fifty bush els of wheat to t he acre h as not been an u n h e a rd of yield, and a sixty-bushel average h as been secured for oats. Po tatoes have been made to produce 150 bushels per acre. Raspberries and various other small fruits grow in per fection. Until t he growing recently of apples successfully was despaired of, but prospects nOw look better and experimenting with they cherries, h a r dy nuts. also filberts and other a re Corn, beans, can be grown The following vegetables are some Which successfully: Radishes, kale, carrots, parsnips, peas, cabbage, cauliflower, onions, beets and rhubarb, tomatoes, eggplant, melons, etc., have not as yet the sur proved successful. One of prising features of the gardening is the beautiful there are poppies, pansies, roses and others. in all there are 64,000,t)00 acres t h at can farming be devoted to successful in Alaska, and t e r r i t o ry can eventually support a stable population of three million people. Prof. Georgeson estimates flowers, of which t h at t h at t he towards Sheep raisers of Ohio are each asked to contribute one fleece t he erection of a sheep building at Ohio State University. The legislature re for fused con this building. like tributes his quota, *140,000 will looks like an a t t e m pt to fleece Ohio State by the already shorn to make an appropriation If each raiser something be raised. This farmer. Elaborate plans a re being pushed for the Second Annual Military Field Day on May 30th. THE M. A. C. RECORD. 7 COLLEGE CONDUCTS SUCCESSFUL STEER FEEDING EXPERIMENT. L a st week saw the culmination of a steer feeding experiment at the Col lege when Dean Shaw and Prof. George Brown m a r k e t ed 18 sleek beeves at the Chicago Stock Yards. The 18 topped the m a r k et and brought in a cool $1,978.47. Many will see in t h is an explanation of t he high cost of living so far as m e at contributes to food expense, while others will readily conclude t h at there is a fortune in feeding steers. T h e re was a good profit, as the fol future lowing figures will show—and Dean S h aw believes is not gold in feeding stock in this state—and yet the old saying t h at "all started t h at glitters" can well be applied in this last November, the steers being p u r c h a s ed at seven cents a pound. They were divided into three classes for the purposes of experiment, and when sold they were valued at $9.15, $9.00 a nd $8.85 per hundred, or an average of $9.00. The experiment is a good there case. The figures of the experiment are given h e re in some detail as, for those they give considerable information, and to t he un involved can be ob particularly initiated a very comprehensive idea of the problems tained. interested, The following is the s u m m a ry of the feeding experiment which extended from November 27th to April 30th, inclusive, or a period of 156 days. Lot I. Lot II: Lot I I I. Initial weight at E a st L a n s i n g. F i n al weight at E a st L a n s i ng F i n al weight at Chicago Shrinkage Total gain (figured on selling weight) . Gain per steer (figured on selling wt.) Gain per steer per day . . . . .. , . 5521 7700 7480 220 1959 5563 7382 7382 182 1637 326.50 2.093 272.83 1.749 Average Daily Rations- Silage Hay Cottonseed meal Bean meal Cooked beans Corn . 37.366 3.361 1.748 .. 33.85 3.357 2.421 , 7.551 , 7.495 5530 7511 7511 211 1770 295 1.89 34.628 3.527 6.897 7.325 $0.2373 37.0315 222.1889 11.34 Cost of feed per steer per day Total cost of feed per steer Cost of feed per lot Cost per 100 pounds g a i n. $0.2210 34.4813 206.8888 11.688 Feeds were charged at the following prices: Corn silage, $4.40 per ton; alfalfa hay, $12.00 per ton; cottonseed meal, $38.00 per ton; corn, $0.70 per bushel; with an additional charge of eight cents per 100 pounds for grind t he ing, m a k i ng a total of $1,348 per hundred. Cull beans were charged at rate of $15 per ton, which charge includes the cost of g r i n d i ng or cooking to one as the case may be. Two pounds of cooked beans are equivalent pound of raw beans so t h at the figures for cooked beans in Lot I II should be divided by two to express in t e r ms of raw beans. $0.2138 33.358 200.149 12.22 . .. In the following the various costs and profits are brought together: . Initial cost at 7 cents Cost of feed . . Cost of m a r k e t i ng (freight and c o m . ). Total cost Selling price Profit In . Lot I. $386.47 222.19 16.86 625.52 684.42 58.90 Lot II. $389.41 200.15 16.86 606.42 648.00 41.58 Lot III. $387.10 206.89 16.86 610.85 646.05 35.20 the profit on the experiment no account is taken of the cost of care. This is more t h an balanced by the value of the m a n u re produced. figuring The concert of second band the occasion of the spring term, held last T h u r s d ay even ing, was the a n n u al 'swing-out,' by t he g r a d u a t i ng class. Following an impressive m a r ch a r o u nd the campus the cap a nd gowned sen iors formed a square around the band a nd sang A l ma Mater. D u r i ng t he r e m a i n d er of t he term the seniors will wear their 'symbols of wisdom' Tues days a nd T h u r s d a y s. in Candidates for advanced degrees the engineering division a r e: C. D. Curtiss, '11, C. E.; G. B. Fuller, '00, M. E.; W. H. H a r t m a n, '09, M. E.; W. W. Hitchcock, '07, C. E.; W. Neilson, '06, C. E.; R. A. Small, '08, C. E.; F. H. '09, M. E.; H. G. Walker, Valentine, '04, M. E. You forgot for t h at new subscriber in your last letter. to enclose a dollar CLASS OF '14 IS HEARD FROM. E a st Lansing, Mich., May 9, 1916. "Does the class of 1914 realize t h at we are due for our first class reunion this J u ne a nd t h at some a r r a n g e m e n ts m u st be made to m a ke this, our first reunion, a big success? in the leaders "Where is t h at pep t h at was so pre '14 which the class of dominant in all college made them activities d u r i ng t h e ir four years at M. A. C? Have we all become set tled in the r u ts of business and care friends no more for the we parted campus in J u n e, 1914? from when we those good old left " F r om w h at I know of our class m a t es I would say they had not lost their pep and they have not forgotten those friends which were formed in our college days. We are j u st wait ing for a chance to show some of the t h at J u ne 13th old stuff and I t r u st and 14th will be days which will be for long remembered by m a ny of us they should to find us all gathered gether once more on common ground, our Alma Mater. We m u st get to gether a nd show the present students a nd a l u m ni how things were done at M. A. C. when '14 was at its best. the class of " P l a ns a re being m a de for a special feature for the members of our class on cap night and the class of '14 will be t h e re in full force to see t h at things go off in due form. If you have any suggestions to m a ke in r e g a rd to our r e u n i on get t h em into the Alumni Secretary immediately. I know t h at "We ought to have a get-together dinner at t he hotel or a local cafe a nd m u st m a ke a r r a n g e m e n ts to provide for the same. We are all anxious to meet the wives and h u s b a n ds of our newly so b r i ng m a r r i ed them with you and let us see how well you have fared. classmates, "Remember it is J u ne 13th and 14th and we will all be there. "Sincerely, "G. E. G A U T H I E R ." APPEAL FROM CLASS SECRETARY. it t h at on Tuesday "As class secretary, is my duty to correspond with all of our class mates, a duty, however, which I have I t a ke not yet attempted to perform. loyal t h is means, then, to inform all fourteeners noon. J u ne 13, we shall have a class lunch eon which will be eclipsed by none. Lets come back w i th t h at old enthu siasm and show M. A. C. t h at we have not forgotten her. This year's commencement promises u n u s u al a t tractions, and besides, t h is is our year for a reunion. Don't miss it! Plan t h at t r ip n o w !" F r a t e r n a l l y, OVE F. J E N S E N. Ames, Iowa. 8 SHELDON BREAKS RECORDS -NOTRE DAME WINS MEET, 90—41, In the field and time ever made on track meet which was held with Notre Dame at South Bend last S a t u r d ay the principal feat ure, so far as M. A. C. is concerned, was the r u n n i ng of Sheldon in the half mile. He made the trip in 1.59, which the is the fastest Notre Dame track and this also beats -M. A. C.'s record of two minutes and one-half second which Sheldon him self made last year. And this feat was accomplished on a. very soft track. In fact much of the meet was pulled off in the driving rain. Sheldon also had no trouble the mile race, the time being 4:45 2-5. Beatty won first in the 220 low hurdles and these three were all the first places M. A. C. captured. The final score stood 90 to 41. in winning in second; Notre Dame showed up especially strong the dashes, c a p t u r i ng all places in the 100 and 220 yards sprints. In the low They also won the relay. the in took hurdles Beatty 440 dash Peppard got t h i r d; Barnett took second in the two mile; Lukins and Blacklock got second and t h i rd in the h a m m e r; Blacklock third in the discus; Curtis and Carver of M. A. C. j u m p; the high in second tied j u m p: Beatty got third in the broad and E m e r s on and W a r n er for third in the pole vault. This week S a t u r d ay the F a r m e rs the U. of M. All-Fresh Track meet track team at home and with good conditions much hetter showing is ex pected. tied for M. A. C. HANDS TWO BEAT INGS TO WABASH. For the first time in several years Wabash College made her appearance on M. A. C.'s athletic field last week. While perhaps not entirely disheart the Wa ened with bash boys put up a good brand of base ball—she knows t h at M. A. C. is up to the old tricks in the sport line. the showing—for in figured In the first game, on Friday, "Lefty" the Brown for M. A. C. team pitcher's duel, and with his mates, won the game by a count of 4 to 1. The contest was featured by a Huebel-Clark in which each got two hits( all t h at were made, by the w a y ), and some clever fielding by Fick at short and Thomas in center combine hitting field. like an extra The game looked in ning affair up to the sixth as neither side had pushed a r u n n er to second base. In this inning, however Frimo- dig got on on an error. Huebel belted the ball for two sacks scoring " F r i m ," and then " C h i n a" Clark duplicated the feat, bringing then scored himself on a sacrifice by Fick. in Huebel, and THE M. A. C. RECORD. This gave three r u ns and sewed game up. the to but the Aggies While Mickels, pitching for Wabash, held four hits, Brown did the same to Wabash only kept them scattered so as to permit of the This came but one inning. Brown fanned nine seventh men; Mickels, five. Mickels passed two. Each team was credited with two errors. score. in With DeMond on the rubber for M. A- C. Saturday, Wabash was defeated 6 to 1. The visitors were held to five hits the first six innings. Not until the eighth did they were able to bunch their clouts somewhat. in all, only one coming they score when in from In the sixth inning it looked as if Sturgis would be pounded the box. Fuller and F r i m o d ig each got two-base registered hits, Williams one a nd two m en were walked—five scores a sum total for the inning. T he feature play of the game was McWil- liams in right field throwing out Stur gis at first on a line drive. S u m m a r y: M. A. C. 1 A. B. H. O. A, Huebel, 3 . . . . . . . . .. 1 4 Clark, 2 3 Fick, ss 4 Fuller, c. 4 Williams, If 3 McWill, rf 3 4 Thomas, m Frimodig, l b. . . . .. . 4 3 Demond, p 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 10 1 1 1 11 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 3 10 Totals 34 9 11 27 Ofol, 3 Nelson, c Allen, ss Kerns, cf Bacon, lb Runsten, Eby, rf Green, 2b Sturgis, p If WABASH. A. B. H. 0 11 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 3 3 O. A. 3 3 3 1 0 - 0 0 0 2 2 4 3 9 2 0 0 0 . . .. 5 10 31 T o t a l s .. 24 Runs—Fick 2, Fuller, Williams, Mc- Williams, Thomas, 6. Eby—1. Earn ed runs, M. A. C, 3. Errors—Williams, Fuller 2, Green 2. Two-base hits—Ful ler, Frimodig, Sturgis, Allen. First base on balls—Sturgis, 2. Struck out Stolen by Demond, 7; Sturgis, 2. bases—Huebel 2, Thomas, Green. 2, Fick trip, meeting This week the Aggie nine takes an E a s t e rn the University of Niagara on Wednesday; University of Buffalo, T h u r s d a y; Rochester Uni versity, Friday and Syracuse on Sat urday. The M. A. C. tennis team consisting of Russell Crozier, Van Cleve Taggart and Birg defeated teams from Olivet and Detroit Law College on the local grounds last week. HOTEL HEADQUARTERS FOR M. A. C. PEOPLE HOTEL STATLBR Detroit 800 rooms—800 baths. 400 rooms (with shower bath) at $1.50 and $2.00 a day. Club breakfasts. Grand Circus Park, between Washington Boulevard and Bag-ley Avenue. NEW BURDICK HOTEL Kalamazoo, Mich. Absolutely fire proof. 250 rooms; 150 rooms with private bath. European plan. $1.00 per day and up. T HE 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. 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Allegan and Washington Ave. 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 Bent in by mail receive our most careful attention. Robert Smith Printing Co. Lansing, Michigan T he B u s i e st Store on L a n s i n g 's B u s i e st S t r e e t. 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 S u i t s, 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 THE M. A. C. RECORD. NEWS AND COMMENT The last Student's Recital of the term will take place this week Tues day at 7:30 p. m., in the parlors of the Woman's Building. Bulletin No. 2 of Last Wednesday noon the senior co eds "sprung" their distinctive apparel when they appeared on the campus with white parasols. The men of the senior class 'appeared' earlier in the term with canes, derbys, and goggles. the Extension Series on "The Babcock Test" is just It is by C. E. New- off in dairying, and lander, gives very concise "notes on its use in determining the percentage of fat in whole milk, skim milk, buttermilk, cream and whey." the press. instructor Dr. W. S. Franklin, until recently professor of physics at Lehigh Uni versity, and formerly Dean Bissell's colleague at Iowa State, was the guest of Dean Bissell last week. On Thurs day Dr. Franklin lectured before the engineering students on the subject, "Elementary Ideas in Electricity and Magnetism." H. J. Bock, of the Hort. Experiment Station staff has been doing consider able work lately at the South Haven sub-station on the crossing of fruits. He has been working in conjunction the U. S. with a representative of Dept. of Agriculture. In this vicinity Bock is also doing some experimental work on orchard heating on the farm of George Lowe, a former short course man. Mr. Lowe has 17 acres of Duch ess apples and here Bock is making some critical temperature studies of fruits at various stages. Lansing and College folk Will have to enjoy a an unusual opportunity musical treat when the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, under the direc tion of Emil Oberhoffer, appears in two concerts at the Prudden Auditor ium, Lansing on May 23d. The list of soloists includes artists of the very first rank. Miss Leonora Allen is the soprano; Jean Vincent Cooper, con tralto; Albert Lindquist, tenor; Louis Kreidler, baritone. Arrangements for this concert are in the hands of Fred Killeen, director of the college chorus. A Republican club was formed last week by interested students at M. A. C. Leonard Verschoor of Grand Rapids was elected president; H. C. Rather of Elkton and R. D. Kean of Stanley, N. Y., vice-presidents; A. D. Maire of Detroit, secretary; George H. Dettling of Grand Rapids, treasurer; Earl Trangmar of Hancock, chairman of the executive committee. The first meeting was held Wednesday night and the speakers were Representative Wm. M. Smith of St. Johns and Frank Shaw, assistant city attorney of Grand Rapids. The club started out with 50 members. "Natco On The Farm" is the title of our new book that every farmer who t kes 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 Silo "The Silo That Lasts for Generations" —that perfect ensilage preserver that can never blew down, decay, warp, crack, crumble or burn. So effi cient that a great demand for other Natco buildings was createdandthevarenowspringing up every where. Send for these books. Ask for free plans and advice. Let us save you money for years to come. Write now. National Fire Proofing Company - 1143 Fulton Building Pittsburgh, Pa. - 23 Factories—Provzfit shipments. ALUMNI NOTES '82. W. E. Hale of Eaton Rapids is presi dent of the Michigan Mutual Tornado, Cyclone and Windstorm Insurance Co. lecture before H. F. Palmer (a) .who is traveling for the H. K. Mulford Co. of Phila delphia, spent several days at M. A. C. last week, and gave a very interest ing the • Veterinary Medical Association on the production of serums, vaccines, etc. In speaking the of the present war has brought to the makers of these biological products he said that one order alone to his company called for ten million bi-chloride tab lets. immense business which '05. Kate M. Coad (Mrs. G. W. Carpen ter), recently spent a week-end at the college with Mrs. Landon. of Williamston '07. Her many friends among the alumni body will be pained to learn of the death of Mrs. Robert W. Ashley of Davison, which occurred on Easter Monday. Mrs. Ashley was the mother of Helen Ashley Hill of this class, also Myron B., '09, who died in 1911, and Lee J., of the class of '12. Mrs. Ash ley often visited her daughter and sons while in college and the many friends will in their bereavement. the daughter and son join '09. Robert E. Dickson (f) arrived at his home in East Lansing from Boise, Idaho, where he has been teaching for three years. He has also been doing 10 THE M. A. C. RECORD. some coaching in the western country, having turned out championship bas ketball and baseball teams for several years. "Red" expressed himself as being mighty glad to get back to the scenes of his college days and is not sure that he will return to the West. '10. Can you hear the 1910 reunion com It's on its ing a year from this June? way. '12. Max Gardner (a) who is doing grad uate work at Wisconsin University, has been spending some time recently with his parents in Lansing, incident ally making numerous calls at M. A. G. Max received his Master's degree is now- in pathology working for a Doctor's degree. last June and '14. H. S. Bird (a) has resigned his position with the U. S. Government at North Yakima. Washington, and re turned to his home in Lansing where he will take charge of the family es tate. '15. (a) who Karl Miller teaching agriculture at Bangor this year has signed up as principal at Manton for the coming year. is "16. 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