VOL. XXII. OCTOBER 17, 1916. No. 4 Q 0? A *- KS, *p FT* ii #^ Double Number FACULTY RESOLUTIONS ON T HE D E A TH OF A. J. COOK—LECTURE COURSE—M. A. C. M E E T I NG IN GRAND R A P I DS — A N G E LL DAY C E L E B R A T I O N — N E WS FROM T HE BORDER — FOOTBALL — L I T T LE S T O R I E S — T HE BLACKBIRD—COR R E S P O N D E N C E — N E WS AND COM MENT—NEWS FROM CLASSES. k •«"«|®n1.k^HSJr •'J'J i l i i ll . i j i '' i I a on PUBLISH^!) BY T m ^ M I C H J GA ^AGRICULTURAL COLLEGET^siQCIATION , ,-? <. f A EAST LANDING, MjfdHIGA » 1 ^ ^ \ 3 % ill . 4 ^ .* i. - N J5 „ /Vi> L A N S I NS E NS t o. D E S I G N E R S. 2 D I R E C T O RY THE M. A. C. RECORD. LANSING BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN names in this Directory, as well as those of all our other advertisers, are of re ^HE liable parties. We hope the faculty and students will patronize those who patronize us. A. M. EMERY 223 Washing-ton Ave. N. Books. Fine Stationery, Engraved Call ing Cards, Fountain Pens, Pictures, F r a m e s. Fine F r a m i ng a Spec ialty. Loose leaf note books for all purposes. B L U D E A t, SEIBERT & GATES Bookbinders File Boxes. Map Mountings, Etc. Citizens Phone No. 3019. In City National Bank Building. LOUIS BECK COMPANY 112 "Washington Ave. N. Correct Clothes, Up-to-date H a ts and Caps, Classy Furnishings. J. E. STOFPER, D. D. S. Office 203-5 City National Bank Bldg. Automatic phone 2361 Bell phone 61 ALLEN & DE KLEINE PRINTING CO. 128-130 Ionia St. W. Printing, Typewriters, Office Supplies, Adding Machines, Programs, En 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. • H. KOSITCHEK & BROS. Lansing's Leading- Clothiers 113 N. Washington Ave. DAVIS' QUALITY ICE CREAM. Not a fad. but a food. 110 Grand Ave. S. DR. J. S. OWEN Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat and F i t t i ng Glasses Has removed from 115 W. Allegan St. to 208 S. Washington Ave. (over Gateley's Jewelry Store). Citizens, 2724. A. G. BISHOP French Dry Cleaners, Dyers and Tailors 114-16 Washtenaw St. W. Both Phones. J. H. LARRABEE 325 S. Washington Ave. Sport Shop—Athletie Goods of All Kinds. H. H. LARNED China, Glass and Lamps 105 Washington Ave. S. PAGELSEN & SPENCER Patents, P a t e nt Law, T r a d e m a r ks 1107-10 Chamber of Commerce Bldg., Detroit, Michigan E. N. Pagelsen, '89 L. M. Spencer, '06 Formerly Examiners U. S. P a t e nt Office. Ship all your Hay and Straw direct to SILAS E. CHAMPE, '06a, 289-495 W. Jefferson Ave., Detroit, Mich., and get $25 more per car. Warehouse and hay sheds on M. C. and P. M. Railroads. SMITH POULTRY & EGG CO. Commission Merchants Solicit consignments in Poultry—Veal—Eggs Guy H. Smith, '11 Western Market, Detroit. GOODELL, ZELIN C. (Forestry, M. A. C. '11) Insurance and Bonds of Every Kind If you haven't insured your better see or write Goodell about a good proposition. Lansing Insurance Agency, Inc., 208-212 Capital National Bank Bldg. salary, HARRY E. SAIER, '11 Cut Flowers, Seeds, Trees and Shrubs Greenhouse, W. St. Joe St. Nurseries. W. Main St. Retail Store, 109 E. Ottawa St. KINNEY & ALLEN Lansing Battery Shop 109 N. Grand Ave., Lansing. E. E. Kinney, '15—S. C. Allen, '14. Storage Batteries and Auto Electrical Troubles Our Specialties. SAMUEL L. KILBOURNE, ex-'61 Lawyer 214% Washington Ave. S., Lansing, Mich. CORYELL NURSERY Birmingham, Mich. Growers of High Grade Ornamentals. We raise a large variety of vigorous stock for home grounds and public parks. R. J. Coryell, '84, presi dent; Ralph I. Coryell, '14, secretary and treasurer. We will appreciate your patronage. NORTON'S HARDWARE 111 Washington Ave. S. 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. BRITEGEL Cor. Michigan Ave. and Grand River Ave., E a st Lansing. Hours: 7 to 8:30 a. in.; 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p. m. Sundays 12 to 1 p. m. Citizens' phone 3244. A. B. HARFORD College W a t c h m a k er At Variety Shop. Your barbers for "HANK" AND "FRANK" the Pool, Billiards, Cigars. In the new Dickson Building. last five years. WILDWOOD TEA ROOM Service a la carte. 318 Abbott Ave., E a st Lansing. Fountain Pens Waterman's, Mercantile, Parker's, Etc. il to $ 6, all g u a r a n t e ed College Drug & Grocery Store Full Line %f Everything. Agents for Star Laundry. Electric Supplies. LOFTUS Good Things to Eat E A ST LANSING'S L E A D I NG GROCER^ TI-IE, M AC RECORD VOL. X X I 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, O C T O B ER 17, 1 9 1 6. N O. 4 KAINS, '95, GIVES UP TEACHING FOR LARGER FIELD. [A letter of recent date from M. G. Kains, '95, who has been for two years t he D e p a r t m e nt of Horticul head of t u re at P e nn State, advises us of a satisfactory most change of occupation. We let h im tell his own story.;—ED.] i m p o r t a nt a nd took effect at "My resignation t he Pennsylvania State College October 1st. I am one of the principal con t r i b u t o rs and one of the advisory staff to and for a big f a r m e r s' encyclopedia to be published by Doubleday, Page & Co. T h is work is paying rne double the highest r a te I have ever been paid for my writings. I have job t h at will last "Since a r r i v i ng at Port Washington, led by to which place I was surely landed a the Unseen Hand, consultation indefi nitely and will alone pay me almost as m u ch as my last year's salary and still leave me m a s t er of my time. J u st now I am p l a n n i ng a fruit plantation, but in the place will probably also clude forced vegetables. Already a commercial vegetable gar den is under way. The idea is high quality products lines of eats floral with in all t r i m m i n g s. flowers and In less t h an "Another piece of good news is t h at my book on P l a nt Propagation h as been accepted as a text by m a ny agri cultural colleges. four m o n t hs the first edition was exhausted and a second edition printed in h ot haste. This h as been going as rapid ly. My book on p r u n i ng is ready for the press, if not actually being set up If a n y t h i n g, this.will be a better now. first mentioned, espe book t h an illustrations— cially as most of them photos. I'm looking for it to be a winner. to speaking t he "Work h as opened up so favorably for me, and the s u r r o u n d i n gs of my new home are so .congenial t h at I am now convinced t h at I am p e r m a n e n t ly cured of my h a n k e r i ng to teach any it—in where again. Oh, yes, I liked few spots. But and far between. t r y i ng to balance onself on a three-legged stool on a rolling stone in a m o u n t a in stream. s t u d e n ts I trouble—I en joyed all t h at p a rt by itself. The in vestigational part, ditto. So also of t a u g ht gave me no the spots were four h u n d r ed It was like The too to do something foreign the business side. Each by itself was O. K., but the combination of all t h r ee incessant together with t he positively call the work was — like one of A r t e m us lectures which h ad so m u ch W a r d 's it— in it t h at had no connection with I say, a little too much of a good was, thing. it to be out of all, b r e a t h i ng a freer atmosphere in a more civilized, more C h r i s t i an p a rt of the country. I'm delighted to "Dr. S. W. Fletcher, who was for merly at M. A. C, h as t a k en charge. the pleasure of Before giving h im my m a n t le as I for t h is heaven." I had left left I M.-.G. K A I N S, P o rt Washington, N. Y. COLLEGE LECTURE COURSE IS ANNOUNCED. The. following dates have been an nounced for t he lecture course which will be held at M. A. C. d u r i ng t he y e a r: Oct. 24, Sir Douglas Mawson's Bird, Animal and Travel Pictures, ac companying lecture to be given by N. B. Thompson of New York City; Dec. 5, "Modern Economic Conditions in China," by Dr. H. C. Adams, Univer sity of Michigan; J a n. 23, lecture by Alfred Noyes, the greatest living Eng lish poet; Feb. 6, "The W ar in Eur ope," by F r e d e r i ck Palmer, w ar cor respondent; March 6, Lecture by Dr. Robert M. Wenley, University of Michigan. MICHIGAN TEACHERS WILL BAN QUET AT GRAND RAPIDS NOV. 3. According to a r r a n g e m e n ts now be ing perfected by Prof. W. H. F r e n ch in M. A. C. alumni who, are teaching t he Michigan will hold a banquet at Chamber of Commerce F r i d ay noon, November 3. At t h is t i me t he State Teachers Association meets in Grand the record a t t e n d a n ce of Rapids and M. A. C. people the is expected at I n v i t a t i o ns are also being banquet. mailed in and a r o u nd Grand Rapids. to all a l u m ni Prof. Anderson gave advice at the Dairy Seminar last week on stock ex hibits at local fairs. RESOLUTIONS ON THE DEATH OF ALBERT J. COOK. By The Faculty. Resolved: T h at in t he death, of Professor Al the Michigan Agri bert J o hn Cook its lost one of cultural College h as and g r a d u a t es most distinguished strongest friends; one who gave the best p a rt of his life work to t h is Col influence as scholar, lege and whose teacher and investigator will extend forward t h r o u gh all time. As student, i n s t r u c t or and depart for' a period of nearly m e nt head t h i r ty years, his character impressed itself upon h u n d r e ds of s t u d e n ts and faculty associates; his energy and en t h u s i a sm a w a k e n i ng the sluggish and u r g i ng on the ambitious while his con s t a nt i n t e r e st in the increasing growth and prosperity of his Alma Mater con r e m a i n i ng all tinued years. t h r o u gh his to the College, for H is activities were by no m e a ns con t he agricul fined t u r al a nd h o r t i c u l t u r al i n t e r e s ts of the state owe much to his experiments insecti and discoveries in the use of cides and other m e a ns of insect con lectures and trol, as well as w r i t i n gs on bee culture a nd on the native birds of the country. to his It is h a r d ly possible to over-esti m a te the influence of such a life, a nd the Agricultural College and the State a re f o r t u n a te to have h ad for so long a period the services of such a scien tist a nd teacher. WALTER B. BARROWS, H. K. VEDDER, W. W. JOHNSON. "The It was my privilege last Record brings to me the the death of Prof. a n n o u n c e m e nt of to A. J. Cook. be a m e m b er of one of t he first classes t h at Prof. Cook t a u g ht at the college. He was also t he last of t h at body of able men t h at constituted the faculty d u r i ng my college days. F or t he next 25 y e a rs I met h im frequently either at t he college or about t he state, a nd fully realize t he value of his services to the state and country. H is val uable services on behalf of science and a g r i c u l t u re will be recognized for m a ny y e a rs to come. A. G. GULLEY, Storrs, Conn. 4 THE M. A. C. RECORD. THE M. A. G. RECORD Published Every Tuesday During- College Year the Michigan by Agricultural College Association. the Entered as second-class mail matter at the Post Office at E a st Lansing, Mich. C. S. LANGDON, '11, Managing Editor. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $1 P ER YEAR for by P. O. Money Order, Draft, or Personal Check. Subscriptions may be paid TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1916. two t h at should last year four year courses, STANDARDS The fact RAISED. there t h is were in the high schools of Michigan thousand five h u n d r ed stu over dents studying agriculture, and t h at one h u n d r ed forty students graduated from be viewed with delight by all interested in agriculture advance. To these num bers should be added all those boys and girls not included above, who have become in agricultural or home economics clubs, and we will have a very large number upon whom the future for an we can depend appreciative agricultural interest of problems, if not a desire and willing ness to assist in their solution. interested in This is going to enable M. A. C, in its agricultural instruction, to raise the s t a n d a r ds considerably. F or no the work one who has knowledge of done in these high schools and agri cultural clubs can but know t h at stu dents get a good deal of elementary instruction in scientific agriculture. It may not always be of the best but we venture to say t h at some of the work t h at at in high schools M. A. C. twenty years ago. And state m e n ts have been made by graduates of t h at some of their courses were equal to the same courses at M. A. C, which they have t a k en these high schools is ahead of later. * * * from the THE MISSOURI UNION. Invigoration news come the University of Missouri with first A Missouri Union Missouri Alumnus. was projected last year and this year finds them housed in their own build ing with a considerable a m o u nt of money raised for expenses. They have t a k en over one of t he old buildings their home near and have started a campaign to raise $250,000 for a new Union building. t he University for for us THEIR ALUMNI Missouri also has something of ORGANIZATION. in the way of alumni in terest organization and financing. The new a l u m ni publication is a bi-weekly and t he Missouri Union, is an organ of r a t h er association. the alumni D u r i ng the last four years their organ It has not only has been a monthly. t h an the alumni office supported itself b ut paid nearly all the expenses of and alumni association. Some record! But to the A l u m n us have •—subscriptions been $2.00 a year, and now they are $2.50. F or resident alumni subscrip tion is $5.00 per year. This also car ries membership in the Union. Here are some figures to ponder over in con nection with future Union and alumni activities at M. A. C. PUT A BIG RED CIRCLE a r o u nd Nov. 18 and t h en you'll remember t h at t h at is the date of the Alumni Game a nd Home-Coming at M. A. C. HAVE YOU SENT in t h at news item yet? A post card will do it. it We presume is quite a common to feel experience for new graduates the "old skule" (said w i th sorry for leave, and they husky voice) when t h at to the dogs" now. it will "go R a t h er refreshing, isn't it, to find t h at one of the s t a rs on last fall's varsity t h at team can e n t e r t a in t h o u g ht team M. A. C. m i g ht put out a better t h is year. the Did you ever have a feeling of age come over you "all a-sudden'?" You m i g ht have if you should see a notice of 1920 class meeting on the bulletin board. F a ir "Office, Michigan T r u st Building, traveling Grand Rapids, a nd through the state in the interests of this or ganization. t h at due Lilly has other interest in M. A. C. to his own gradua besides tion, for two of his sons graduated here. These are C. A., '03, now with the Southwest General Electric Co. at '07, as Dallas, Texas, and Scott B., sistant professor of civil engineering at S w a r t h m o re College, Swarthmore, Pa. CAN YOU BEAT THIS? Dear Record: if you are needing Oh, very well, here is t h at dollar. Excuse me for m a k i ng so much of a I thought t h at your bill was holler. for I last year's back dues, which knew I had paid, so I had to refuse. the coin But in advance, of course I will pay, and glad to help the Record out of a pit before it gets in—some bull, I admit, and Irish at that, but far better sense t h an to see it get mired while we sit on the fence and criticise him who drives the machine—when all t h at he needs is more gasoline. On reading this letter a second time I perceive into dog I have dropped fur gerel rhyme, so, ther another's domain, with apologies to C. H. G., I trespassing no remain, LITTLE STORIES. W. E. PIPER, '07. The West Michigan State F a ir at Grand Rapids has been a great suc cess for the past two years and espe cially so this year. In searching for a reason as to why this is true, when it came very near being abandoned two or ago, m en who the know what makes for success in fair business point to L y m an A. Lilly, secretary of two years, as the person largely responsible for t he regeneration. three years the fair for Three years ago the agricultural ex nil. Lilly hibits were practically thought he could build this up so he took the secretaryship. The first year things came his way considerably a nd t h is year his success may be judged by what one prominent agriculturist ten of exhibits times as m a ny agricultural as at the state fair." T h us Lilly is banking on the teachings he received at his alma m a t er and many years of experience in t he farming game, as well as in the fair business. the state says, -"There were in active interested He graduated at M. A. C. in '77, along with Kedzie, Latta, and others of prominence. After this he was for farming. 15 years engaged He became in fairs as an exhibitor and has since held every register. He was the office secretary of fair for five years and of the Allegan fair for eight years. His home is now at Allegan is though most of his the West Michigan State p ut fair the E m m et county in at time in CHICAGO WEEKLY LUNCHEONS. is holding weekly The M. A. C. Association of Chi luncheons cago T h u r s d ay noon t h is year at the Inter floor, Stevens collegiate Room, 16th reads, building. The announcement entrance, "Take either walk or ride to the 16th floor where you will smell coffee. You are now in t he m a in hall of the Intercol legiate Club—conduct yourself accord the rest of ingly—and the bunch." the Wabash look out street for The troop recently t r a i ns which went to El Paso, Texas, from Gray ling carried 14 men who would now be enrolled in College were it not for "war." An exchange says that titles such as dean, doctor, and professor will no the University of longer be used at Montana. The t h i ng we know time- we'll be back to Robert B u r n s' worn phrase, "A m a n 's a m an for a' o' that." first the In a recent announcement we find four M. A. C. men on teaching staff of Lewis Institute, Chicago. P. '86, is dean and pro B. Woodworth, fessor of electrical engineering; W. P. Hawley, '92, is assistant professor of mechanical drawing; J. D. Nies, '94, is professor of engineering; electrical F r a nk H. Wade, with '08, is instructor in physics. DR. WENLEY OUTLINES REASONS FOR ANGELL'S SUCCESS. SECRETARY BROWN GIVES STUDENT'S RECOLLECTION. in commemorating Faculty and students of M. A. C. joined the great ness of J a m es Burrell Angell as a citizen of the State and Nation, at the Armory last F r i d ay afternoon. The Cadet band the occasion. furnished music for introductory r e m a r ks were made by President Ked- zie, in which he spoke of r e m e m b e r i ng Dr. Angell chiefly for his geniality. Short Dr. Wenley of the University fac ulty spoke in p a rt as follows: the only " T h e re is no reason why, when we t h i nk of Dr. Angell, we should have any sorrowr. W h en he passed away he was full of years and full of honor and died perhaps n a t u r al death t h at men do die, the death from n a t u r al decay of w h at we m ay call the bodily machine. We meet then to commemorate all t h at he has been to us and especially to this state. It is pathetic t h at those of us who knewT him best at the close of his life should have belonged to a n o t h er generation. Although at the close of Dr. Angell's life, especially during the last six or eight years, I was one of the two or three of his most intimate friends, he was t h an three or four years older my father. * * * He had outlived almost all the men of his generation. On my first visit to the United States I arrived at Ann Arbor and was met by Dr. Angell and taken to his home where I iived for-a month. So I got to know him very intimately. I ought to say also t h at I got to know Mrs. Angell exceedingly well and we m u st she never forget played the enormous part in his work. in to the t h at seventh tell you t h at you and the make-up of F i r st of all, let me suggest if you are to u n d e r s t a nd a m an at all you m u st know something about his is I want origin. W h at something about the i n h a b i t a n ts of Ameri man. The first ca I know were pure Englishmen. And they remained p u re E n g l i s h m en for generations. Dr. An generation gell was into from Thomas Angell, who went t h at Eng Rhode Island. Down from is pure lishman the whole descent English. These Englishmen came to the United States at a peculiar crisis. They were against two great forms of their government own government. They came here to get they rid of both. The moment got into Massachusetts they set up the h e i r a r c hy of the Church. Dr. Angell's ancestor did not t h at and went like into Rhode Island and set up another interested commonwealth. They were in government in world m a t t e rs and interested administration, profoundly in the church. In religous belief and Dr. Angell was exceedingly liberal in intellectual m a t t e r s. He be merely then dominating in THE M. A. C. RECORD. lieved t h at the inner life of the spirit should be allowed to b u rn in a m a n 's in his own way. He also own soul for ad the English preserved ministration. *•:',.•* * talent for the the red tied little He attended that, condition, but it It was a very "The next p a rt Of his origin is w h at we m ay call social. In Dr. Angell's early life there were no railroads. And wrhat t h at means I t h i nk t h at we today cannot conceive. We could not con ceive of a m an being in one place. Dr. Angell would have been fact in t h at his father, who was a farmer, t he keeping of a combined with large house tavern. with a hall attached and in t h at hall were held the town meetings and na tional political meetings. So the boy was able to see all sorts and condi tions of men from the very humblest to the very highest, and began observ ing for himself and laying up a store which would serve him in the future. school house and was at no less, t h an three secondary schools, moving about from school to school in order to get better instruction in various subjects. He entered Brown University which was only a very small college—not more t h an 200 s t u d e n ts and ten m en in t he faculty. There he came into contact with several men who influenced him profoundly. Whalen was a m an ex ceedingly like Angell himself. Whalen, Hopkins and Angell were not great scholars, but they were great wits, and they applied t h e ir wits to practi cal problems r e l a t i ng to men. But his education of which I am speaking was far different from the education which wet get and give nowadays. It was fixed course of mathematics, Eng a lish, morals and very little modern language. Debates w e re held on moral questions and prose and poems. Imag ine students of today debating as to the better of two poets. the University to t h at states. t u r n ed the southern life. He happened in view when he went Under these circumstances his mind would be very naturally to preaching and no doubt his parents, and especially his mother, may have had to Brown, but he suffered from an affec tion of t he t h r o at which altered his whole to have a friend of great means, who proposed This going trip the fixed on his mind eternally issues of slavery. He said to me, "I have seen women stood upon the block in like is how he became one cattle." T h at of the most potent influences against slavery. "Later to the Europe, a r r i v i ng in F r a n ce on very day when Louis Napoleon de clared the revolution. He traveled by carriage into Italy, from Rome to Vienna and ar rived in Vienna a few m o n t hs after the present A u s t r i an emperor came to the throne—and the present A u s t r i an emperor has reigned longer t h an any this friend and he went the public square and through F r a n ce south sold 5 the to stay in Europe received a "Dr. Angell was slowly two world other E u r o p e an monarch. While he in Vienna he was letter from the president of Brown univer sity offering him the chair of modern this and de languages. He accepted cided to p r e p a re himself. W as for two years in E u r o pe m a k i ng himself familiar with F r e n ch * * * He was called and German. '68 and refused; he in to A nn Arbor '70 and accepted. was called a g a i n ' in recognized as one of in figures American education—Angell of Michi gan and Elliot of H a r v a r d. Each has institu left as his m o n u m e nt a great to tion. t he comes If a foreigner ' W h at United States and asks me, must I see? time,' I always tell h im he m u st see Har vard, the typical American private en dowed university; Michigan, the typi cal state university; and J o h ns Hop typical p a t t e rn of the Ger kins, the t r y i ng to exist u n d er m an university American conditions. Elliot t he first and Angell the second. I have not much left In the faculty lacking " W h at was the secret of Angell's power? first place he was a n a t u r al born jadministrator, but abso- lutly the great vice of most a d m i n i s t r a t o r s — a l w a ys h a r r y i ng t h e ir constituents, and students, ideas; al board members, with new ways w a n t i ng to do something t h at has not been done be fore; always wanting to be in the spot light. F or Dr. Angell light did not exist. He was always willing to abide can abide the issue only on one condition —realizing t h at there is a vast differ ence between the really i m p o r t a nt and. the -really u n i m p o r t a n t. issue and a m an to change over, the spot the issue of a problem. "The other secret of his power—he never allowed personal feelings to tie the up .He had his likes and dislikes but never al lowed these to come between him a nd the problem. His power at this was almost weird. I know several people who in his soul he simply loathed, but if they were supporting a movement he had the power to waive their per sonality aside and to t h i nk only about the question. "And curiously enough, it was these two things which were an essential for which he p a rt of his greatness, was criticised most by the men who, floor beside when him, h is to ankle bones. they stood on reached mentally only t he the small the in the United States "Dr. Angell was expression its epochal of rep period. He was essentially intense resentative of a and group, and small and intense groups always produce t he greatest men. T he greatest citizen of in h is in towered time he own Americanism, which we all need, a nd never needed it more t h an now, to face the problems which now confront u s ." t he Uni versity in 1879. At t h at time Dr. An gell had served but eight years. Re- Secretary Brown entered this state above us 6 THV M. A. C. RECORD. g a r d i ng Dr. Angell and student life at t h at time, Mr. Brown spoke in p a rt as follows: the HEWITT MILLER BANKS ON FOOTBALL TEAM. the to h im in passing, his "As we went about town and campus in the fall, his became a fa m i l i ar figure and, when we doffed our recogni h a ts that tion was so warm and genuine he at once won our hearts. At t h at t i me there were chapel exercises each m o r n i ng at which Dr. Angell read from the Scriptures and pronounced a it may brief prayer which, however h a ve appealed certainly c h a r m ed his hearers with its felicitous expression of faith and hope and gen tle supplication. to Diety, " F r om the student standpoint, his r u le was not a palpable dominating a nd ever present force, of which one r a t h er a was always conscious, but though silent power constantly acting never felt, a benign yet virile spirit, full of h u m an sympathy and guided by profound wisdom. The serious in fractions of discipline, such as hazing, and were caught up with u n e r r i ng the and almost uncanny perception guilty ones so suddenly punished that consternation spread among the r a n ks of evil doers. in old University Hall and "Dr. Angell had occasion from time to time to address the faculty and stu I dents well remember how I Avas charmed at times by his simple, direct and such scholarly diction, uttered in a voice so clear and mellow that it was a joy to remotest corner of that ancient audience room, his o ne could, without •every syllable, conscious that, though h is m a n n er was simple and undemon strative, a great and wise m an was speaking inimitable beauty. style of to him. effort, listen hear the In in a r e t u rn ancient "I recall how. toward to see " P r e x y" go * * • * His the close of my freshman year, he was summoned by President Hayes for an important m i s s i on to China, involving our treaty relations with empire. that T he mission would take him from us for a year and we students, while ap the honor, preciating to some extent from were loath the our midst. equal next spring was m a r k ed by demonstrations and fortunate enough to be the representative of my class on the delegation t h at met him these unim in Detroit. I speak of p o r t a nt details only to show what a place he held in the h e a r ts of all loyal s t u d e n t s. To the em bodiment of all t h at was noblest and best in American life, a nd without at t e m p t i ng to analyze, they saw in him talents such a blending of virtues and as m a de him at once their idol and t h e ir model of manhood. them he was I was T he first M: A. C. Union P a r ty held in the Armory F r i d ay night was a pronounced success. F e a t u r es were a college q u a r t et and a mass meeting. pro Roscoe's orchestra played g r a m. the FORT MORGAX, COLO., Oct. 5, 1916. My Dear E d i t o r: in general, and m a r r i ed I never suspected R. H. Waldo, '16, of having any such poetic inclinations as the cover of the recent Record in dicates. Maybe m a r r i ed life has af fected his keener senses in some way. [In defense of Waldo and m a r r i ed life in particular when both parties are pro t h at ducts of M. A. C, it may be said "The Wood the poem in question, in competition T h r u s h ," was w r i t t en last for the Eunomian-Holcad contest s p r i ng and fourth it was place.—En.] awarded life I'll bet you five dollars The football team s u re looks better t h an ever. I wish I could be a sub t h at it. on we beat Michigan this year worse t h an thing- we did last year. t r a n s p o r t a t i on there lines between here and I there, for should surely steal a ride going east. I know we are going to treat Michi gan t he "British T a n k" maneuvers. It is a good to some of are no aerial in the feeding the pigs. I get out on Most of my time is spent in a "tin lizzie" (not even capital letters) and when level plains in my head and h e a rt with n o t h i ng but a past recollection, I find it is of M. A. C. Maybe it is a sort of home sickness for the good old place and friends. Well, I do other things, too, so one morning I was working on the inter company ranch, and was quite ested I could not help being reminded of the days I used to w a it table at Club E. Before the word was given there was all sorts of clatter and chatter, which lasted until after everyone had received all his plate would hold, when a dead silence pervaded the atmosphere until some more efficient rest would break in with "Red E y e" down. So it was with the young pigs, when the the feed was being placed troughs until the gate was opened, it was a wild scramble for a place and t h en dead silence, until troughs were empty and each pig had eaten his fill. Some phases of life are very interesting to watch. t h an the the in I wish I had not made a hit with these sugar kings, because all the peo ple do out here is work twelve h o u rs a day, eat three good meals, sleep ten to the moun hours and in I have t a i ns once every year. dulged them a nd find I am in all of not satisfied, so if Colorado is going to keep me, something exciting has got to happen. take a trip Had a little bit of a new sport the two cow other evening. There were little boys came into town to have a sport and wake they things up. So began by breaking whiskey bottles on town m a r s h al hap the street. The them pened by, and began to inform to know. they did not w a nt of rules About 9 o'clock they began to drown in out the noise of the S a t u r d ay evening- business, so the m a r s h al went to quiet them. He h ad an automatic 44 the cowboys were practi calibre and cal demonstrators of preparedness, for they met him with a couple of 32 cali bre guns. The shooting began, a nd ended with t he life of the m a r s h al and a woman. Immediately a posse w"as formed, of which I became a member, in pursuit. After an and we started the m u r d e r e rs Were hour's to the room with found and walked cement iron barred win floors and dows. T h at was some night. Regular frontier days. search Well, I am sure glad the Record comes every week. You won't have to I'll wager a send me t h at pink slip. two bits on that. from real people t h at I don't have to write extra very much. s t a mp requires It to reach me now. I am so far an Yours for M. A. C, H. H. MILLER, '15. SHEFFIELD, FORMER EDITOR, SENDS NEWS FROM BORDER. Co. G, 31st Mich. Infty., Camp Cotton, El Paso, Tex., September 26, 1916. Dear RECORD : • it's time Seeing t h at school has opened again, I guess to send a little of the favorite brand to the Record man. Maybe he'll be able to use it, or at the worst, read it himself—unless he's too busy getting after the delinquent sub scribers, of whom I am one. T h at is, I was until this letter was received, but I now have a clear conscience and a lighter pocketbook. I have often wondered this s u m m er how many M. A. C. men were follow ing out the t r a i n i ng they received at the old college, and were serving amid the cactus and horned toads this past two I know of four summer. in the of regiments here, and, Michigan course, the in lot more there are a state troops still in Grayling. '13, is with a company Don C. McMillan, '15a, and F. C u r r an Browne, ex '15e, are both corporals in my own company, and J. A. Mc from Donald, Grand Rapids. So far as I have learned these are the only Aggies serving on to be pretty It's going the border. h a rd for us the Michigan to outyell there is a whole com men, of whom the boys under Coach pany, unless Sommer give us something to yell for. We're hoping against hope to be home in time to see' Sommers begin where Macklin left off, but since old Pancho Villa has come resumed operations, we can't tell wThere we're at. It may be necessary for the Michi gan troops to go in and catch him, if General Pershing doesn't beat us to it. life and to No doubt most of t he preparedness "fans" have followed the doings of the boys more or less closely this summer, THE M. A. C. RECORD. 7 for but I'll t a ke a chance at relating a few of the doings which have absorbed our ten weeks. a t t e n t i on it They're old stuff may interest some of those who favor universal military col leges. to us now, b ut the past t r a i n i ng for acquainted—and After we arrived here, we did noth ing for about two weeks—and believe me, we did it well. We were getting in acclimated—and t he case of at least one officer, from Massachusetts, t he acquaintance prov ed catching. But the rest have mostly confined themselves to friendships, a nd none of t he Aggies seem to be in dan ger of falling by the wayside. Suddenly, my company, " E" of the Thirty-first, was ordered out one day to do g u a rd duty at the big corral where t he government horses are re ceived a nd reissued. This proved in t h e re were between teresting, since eight a nd t en thousand animals there all t he time, b ut it w a s n 't interesting enough to keep all the sentries- awake, a nd so we h ad six cases of sleeping on post. This w as bad, a nd I don't suppose the company ever will quite live down t h at stigma. After twenty-four days of that, we were ordered back to regiment, and began a m o n th of drills a nd combat problems, ending in tests, when each organization was m a r k ed on its pro ficiency by regular army officers. " E" company made a good record in this, which helped some. During this time, I was detailed to another company in the same regiment, a nd am still at tached there. relieving On September 14th, our regiment was ordered out for fifteen days border patrol, Thirty-second. The regiment covers a front of about 135 miles, and each one t h i n ks he h as t he best post of all. This is a situa tion u n h e a rd of in a r my life, namely, where everyone is satisfied. the At the post where my company is stationed, with two others, we have a fine green lawn for t he officers' tents, electric lights, and many other com forts. We a re camped near a big ce m e nt plant, a nd take our meals in t he company's big dining hall, w h e re t he food is cooked a nd served by real Chi It is a great change from nese cooks. camp fare, and t he prospect of going is m a k i ng us back to Camp Cotton all downhearted. We'd like to stay here as long as we're on the border, and we wouldn't care how long t h at was, either. There are several n a t u r al and indus features close by to m a ke our t r i al stay largest interesting. One of t he smelters in t he country is half a mile away, where copper, lead, silver a nd a little gold is reduced. Two of very t he the railroad viaducts southwest are within a stone's t h r ow of camp, a nd there is a good-sized tun nel about a mile away. Tunnel? Oh, in this sec yes, we have m o u n t a i ns tion. for the first I climbed out last week, largest time. in Across t he Rio Grande, a nd half is a Mexican village, T h e re is one of our a mile down partly on our side a nd partly in Mex i m p o r t a nt ico. outposts, a nd it is there t h at most of the excitement occurs. There is one white "dobie" shack about 300 yards from the boundary, and several shots have been fired from there at our sen tries. But we h a ve to take it, as t he orders are very strict against soldiers crossing the line, a nd the shooting is always done after dark. We t h i nk it is the h e a d q u a r t e rs of a gang of smug glers, although they a re not smug gling much at the present writing. The railroad t u n n el is a n o t h er im p o r t a nt point, for t he so-called Villa t r a in comes t h r o u gh the m o u n t a i ns at t h at point, a nd is one of the principal ways of e n t e r i ng this p a rt of Mexico. We keep a strong outpost there, a nd an officers sleeps t h e re nights. It sunflowers. Incidentlly, One of t he interesting points in the Mexican village is a little adobe h u t, painted a dull green a nd surrounded by vines and looks peaceful enough now, b ut it h as a rec t h at Francisco ord, for it was there Madero made his h e a d q u a r t e rs at t he first battle of Juarez. it might be said t h at one can get all the Mexican local color r i g ht here t h at can be h ad anywhere, for t he people are j u st as lazy a nd dirty a nd ignor ant, a nd poor, as they a re in the in terior. All been interesting one to me, a nd a mighty to most of the other boys as well. T h e re have been a few hardships, of course, but the a r my h as made great strides since 1898, and our camps have been r e m a r k a b ly free from diseases of any sort. As a rule, less two per cent of t he m en in t he regiment report at sick-call in t he morning, a nd most of these are quickly fixed up a nd r e t u r n ed to duty. It is a fine commen t a ry on t he efficiency of our medical officers, this lack of serious trip has in all, illness. t h an this Camp life h as its h u m o r o us side, too. W h en m en get only fifteen dol lars a month, it seems like a long time to pay-day, but the Y. M. C. A., aided by one of the big film companies takes care of that. We have a feature film program each night, a nd twice a week, have some first class vaudeville acts, by m en from t he various companies. It isn't necessary, for the m en to spend their money to have a good time here, although pay-day is always welcome— by officers as well as t he boys in t he r a n k s. Some of t he r e m a r ks directed at t he screen while a picture is being shown have to be heard to be appre ciated, but they a re m i g h ty funny at t h at particular instant. G. C. SHEFFIELD, '12. ( F o r m er colonel at M. A. C. — now lieutenant in t he 31st M i c h i g a n ). '16. Florence Stoll, h, is teaching do mestic science at Ithaca, Mich. AGGIES SHOW IMPROVEMENT, WIN FROM ALMA, 33 TO 0. field next smooth With w h at comparatively looked much more like a p e r m a n e nt line-up t h an in previous 'leven settled down games the Aggie into football S a t u r d ay a nd defeated Alma's veteran team 33 to 0. Jacks at fullback was by far the sensation of M. A. C.'s at tack a nd showed t h at he will be a mighty opponent of Maultbetsch in the Saturday. tilt on F e r ry When given the ball he advanced it all the way from five to 45 yards. The latter distance was made when he caught t he ball at kickoff in the fourth and carried it to midfield. Baker at times showed much of the plunging ability of Jacks and Springer brought the crowd to its feet on several occa sions with his shifty, wriggling r u n s. Butler was not in the game on ac count of a bad ankle a nd his toe was missed considerably. is believed t h at he will at least be able to play p a rt of t he game next Saturday. On blocking and r u n n i ng interference t he Aggies showed much im the Aggies provement. times were penalized 15 y a r ds for h a v i ng 12 m en on t he field a nd on o ne of these occasions the direct loss of a touchdown. Huebel, shortly after, tried for a drop kick but failed. d e p a r t m e nt was only fair, about half t he a t t e m p ts m a k i ng good. One of these. Springer 20 yards. Lefty to T u r n er t he tossing Brown seemed surest ball though advances made by h im went for but short gains. The forward room for it m e a nt passing netted Three in It Only once did Alma t h r e a t e n. This came in the first q u a r t er when they recovered Springer's fumble. M. A. C. was penalized 15 for holding and a per fectly executed forward pass, Holli- h an to Richards, netted 30 yards. This brought t he ball to M. A. C.'s 15-yard line b ut t he Aggies held, a drop kick failed, and t he ball went over. M. A. C.'s first score was made soon after t he s t a rt of the game. Fick re J a c ks fumbled a nd covered t he punt. Alma recovered. They then attempt ed a forward pass which F r i m o d ig in tercepted and carried over the goal to kick • goal. An line. J a c ks failed other score came in the second when Huebel carried the ball over after a 20-yard scored again after a series of advances by s t r a i g ht football from the 40-yard line. No score was m a de in the t h i rd quar in ter but in the fourth, with Jacks again, touchdowns were tallied. pass. Baker three more soon M. A. C. Sl'MMARY. Ramsey S t r a i g ht Coryell F r i m o d ig VanDervoort Blacklock Huebel Springer L. E L. T L. G . .R. G R. T Q. B L. H . . . .. C Alma. Foote Spooner Miller Macauley Baribeau F r e n ch H e r b e rt Hoolihan 8 THE M. A. C. RECORD. Jacks Fick F. B R. H. Fitch . .. C. Johnson Touchdowns—Frimodig, Huebel, Ba ker, Jacks 3. Goals from touchdowns —Baker 3 in 4. Substitutions—M. A. C, Baker for Fick, Thompson for Ramsey, McClellan for Jacks, Brown for McClellan, Coulter Turner, Nelson for Thompson, Jacks for Brown, Chapel for Straight, Ode for VanDer- voort, Miller for Blacklock, Laidlaw for Coulter, Oaks for Laidlaw, McCool for Springer. Referee, Hoagland, of Princeton. Umpire, Lynch, of Brown. Head' linesman, Cox, 0. S. U. Time of quarters, 10 minutes. for FRESHMEN AND ALBION PLAY TIE. * did not allow counted the All-Fresh Coach Beatty and his freshman crew journeyed to Albion last Saturday and very nearly came back with a scalp. In fact one touchdown when Fullback O'Connor broke through Albion's line for 15 yards, went down under an Albion player, shot out from under, and r an 40 yards to the goal line. The referee it, however, claiming t h at the ball was down on the 40-yard line. Albion nearly counted in the last when a substitution was made t h at seemed to instill "pep." Twice the ball 40 yards, only they carried to be flattened at the Aggie goal. The M. A. C. freshmen got away with two forward passes, O'Connor to Barnard, on fourth down, and these two men, with Bartels, demonstrated the Aggies have a powerful backfield of fensive. t h at FRESHMEN TAKE RUSH. T he organized class rush between the freshmen a nd sophomores was r un off Saturday a nd resulted in a fresh m an victory, the score being 8 to 7. The freshmen were pulled through the river in the tug of war but they won the flag rush and got three out of five of the footballs across in the football rush. The flag r u sh was conducted around a large pole in Sleepy Hollow this year and t he freshmen defended their flag for 12 minutes. If the athletic board of control and "Jack," the keeper of the bath house and Armory, have a n y t h i ng to say about it, soccer will be introduced as interclass contest at M. A. C. A an field has been laid off on the drill ground and the first practice will be this week Thursday and F r i d ay held afternoons. Jack was a professional player in the old country and he will guide the new sport. It is provided for those m en not out for class foot ball. Professors Newlander and Dennison i n s t r u c t o r s' the dairy are attending conference this week held in connec tion with the National Dairy Show at Springfield, Mass. NEWS AND COMMENT A very large number of E a st Lan them sing a nd college people availed selves of the opportunity of meeting former Dean Gilchrist at the reception given in her honor at the Woman's Building Tuesday evening. The Home Economics department was assisted in j u n i or the girls. reception by senior a nd to faculty this year According to other in departments action last year members of t he teaching staff are privileged attend t h an classes their own in the capacity of visitors, "when the purpose is professional im provement and not the acquisition of This opportunity h as been credit." sought for a time a nd several instructors are availing themselves of the opportunity. long trip time E. C. Lindemann, state leader Boys' three and Girls' Club work, is on a in the upper peninsula, weeks' d u r i ng which the work of the season will be closed up. The Michi gan Potato Show, which will be held at Escanaba, November 1, 2 and 3, will see a large number of exhibits by the Boys' a nd Girls' clubs. Many of them in the lower peninsula are send ing exhibits. The members of the Michigan Li brary Association, which was in ses sion in L a n s i ng last week, were en tertained at the College last Tuesday morning. College buttermilk and cof fee were served in the parlors of the Woman's Building. The Library meet ing in Lansing was addressed briefly by President Kedzie a nd at some length and very instructively by Dean Shaw on the subject of Bulletins. instructor J. C. Uphof, an in the botanical department 1912-14 and in charge of the botanical gardens dur ing this time, h as recently been made assistant botanist at the Missouri Bo tanical Garden, St. Louis. Mr. Uphof went from M. A. C. to the University of Arizona at a fine increase in salary and his position in St. Louis is a still greater advance, since this is the best equipped the United States. botanical garden in near Due to the large amount of build ing material the gymnasium there were no ceremonies incident to the laying of the corner-stone last Fri day noon. President Kedzie and Sec retary Brown and a few others were present when the stone was lowered in place. The following were placed in the box that went under the corner stone: Copy of the 1915 State Board three Report; 1916 alumni directory; copies of the M. A. C. Record, one giving account of the U. of M.-M. A. C. game in 1915; one showing floor plans and sketch of the gymnasium, and one giving picture and account of the b u r n i ng of t he engineering building; copy of Holcad for Oct. 25, 1915; copy of the football records for the years 1913 a nd 1915; a nd a compilation of legislation relative to the College. the the future. While The Chesterfield Hill plat, which has been opened up j u st north of the L a n s i ng road to the west of the White Elephant, will, if present appearances are any indication, be a favorite resi dence section for M. A. C. professors in this plat h as been opened up but a short time, many to purchase have taken opportunity lots. The following a re among those on S. E. Crow, teaching staff: Mathematics d e p a r t m e n t; C. W. Chap man, Physics department; H. H. Mus- selman, F a rm Mechanics department; C. E. Newlander, Dairy department; J. F. Cox, F a rm Crops department; F. H. Sanford, F o r e s t ry department; F. A. Spragg, E x p e r i m e nt Station; W. W. Johnston, English department; E. A. Bessey, Botany department; L. H. Cooledge, Bacteriology department; G. H. Peters, P a t t e rn Shop. The Au- rorean L i t e r a ry Society h as purchased to three build in a year or two and two other societies are considering this plat. lots here also and expect lots in the the to put is largely a The class scrap which was indulged in last Thursday night was probably It the most fierce for several years. began about three o'clock in the morn ing and lasted until breakfast time. trouble occurred when t he The real their sophomores attempted posters, which were couched in no friendly and elevating terms, on "Old Abbey." Abbot junior dormitory and naturally inmates objected to becoming a party to such vile charges on the characters of their friends, freshmen. Charge and counter charge, capture of prisoners and exchange, throwing of mud balls, and fruit of questionable m a r k et con dition took up the wee sma' hours, during part of which time the college bell entire resident population of East Lansing- knew that something was doing. Sev in freshmen and juniors were eral though not severely, and jured, the claim freshmen a nd thirteen is that three juniors experienced a cold morn ing plunge in the Red Cedar. Senti m e nt which seems to be prevalent in the student council and faculty will undoubtedly prohibit altogether t he this year. putting up of posters after incessantly. The tolled CORRESPONDENCE. Dear RECORD: WASHIXGTOX, D. C. just Have from a short returned business trip to Chicago and Detroit. to visit In Chicago I was delighted '13, and the home of I. J. Woodin, wife '14). Their little daughter, Elizabeth Jane, is a beauty which I confess is, in my esti mation, r a t h er unusual for a 2-weeks- ( F e rn Liverance, I note, by old baby. t h at you forgot to chronical her a r r i v al in the Record of 9-26. the way, George the LaSalle. (Grub) Leonard, '14, ento the American Tobacco mologist with Products Co., was displaying "Nico- F u m e" and "Black Leaf 40" at the convention of the Vegetable Growers Association of America which met last Aveek at first t i me I've seen h im since 1913. He is m a k i ng good. He, Guerdon s u re Osborne, '13, '11, " J e n n i e" Holland, Woodin, and myself, had a little re 'em off union luncheon at a "grab and die quick," recommended by the It secured an immediate re "Rabbi." sponse from my dyspeptic n a t u r e. It's the J u st before leaving Chicago last Sat urday night, I r an into Mr. B. T. Hal- stead, '73, and his son, Ben Jr., who spent a couple of years at M. A. C. late nineties. They are both in well-known lawyers in my home town, Petoskey, a nd we h ad a m i g h ty pleas a nt chat in t he lobby of Hotel Morri son. the the It's two. In Detroit I m et quite by accident George Cushing, who entered M. A. C. with the good old class of '12, but only stayed a year or first time I've seen h im since he left, and he guiltily confesses t h at he has never had a chance to get back to the cam pus a single time. Of course he uses his fine wife a nd baby as the excuse. George is now in charge of the adver tising Federal Motor Truck Co., which sounds pretty good. d e p a r t m e nt the of W h en in Detroit I never miss hunt ing up my old wife, " D a d" Barrows, '12, and his wife (Lucile H a w k i n s, '12). They have bought a pretty little "Dad" bungalow at 950 F i s h er Ave. has been construction engaged t he Chalmers Motor Co., for work working under Ralph Z. (Red) Hop superintendent of kins, the m a i n t e n a n ce department. How ever, he intended changing positions when I was t h e re a nd expected to go with some s p a rk plug company very soon. '10, who in is '05, and wife A week ago Sunday our home in Rcsemont was m a de into a Sunday supplement of the campus when Clar ence A. Reed, (Kather- -05); E d na Mc- ine McNaughton, '06, and Naughton, wife; Aurelia Potts, Lee Hutchins, '13, invaded the kitchen and and proceeded Aurelia ,as you know were on their way to New York to take some more high-brow stuff at Columbia. '11; R. C. Potts, to get lunch. E d na '12; and AH I m e a nt to say when I started was t h at you will find your n e at little check made out for $1, and inclosed. Notice t h at you haven't raised your ad subscription price vancing cost of p r i nt paper, inks, etc. This fact strikes me quite forcibly as it's the only " n o r m a l" bill I had for some t i me past. to meet t he Kindly regards, G. V. BRANCH, '12. THE M. A. C. RECORD. Dear E d i t o r: Grand Rapids, Mich. Am still at Central again this year. Things are booming and it. like living with " J o s h" Billings, me. He came up from Detroit Mon the Good-Year day Rubber Co. He's fat and happy as ever. to work here for '14e, is I Let t he fellows know we are living it at the Y. M. C. A. Room 825. and makes a m i g h ty fine M. A. C. head q u a r t e rs when any of the bunch strike G. R. Up here Ave can see n o t h i ng b ut an M. A. C. victory at A nn Arbor t h is year and believe me our gang is com ing doAvn w i th bells on. A prosperous year to you. HERBERT J. SHELDOX, '14. W I I X M A R, M I N N ., Sept. 9, 1916. My Dear L a n g d o n: It has only been my good fortune once to r e t u rn to college since gradu like ation a nd 'a stran t h en I felt leaving M. A. ger in a crowd. After C, one year Avas spent in Michigan, the next four in New York, and now second t h is the beginning of my year h as been good to little me and mine and Ave like it out here much better t h an in the East. is in Minnesota. Everybody to me It has been a pleasure to meet occasionally in my wanderings an M. A. G. person. E. R. Bender, '12e, locally known as chief, since he guides a nd directs the Manual Train ing d e p a r t m e nt and the high school knowledge athletics. gained at M. A. C. a nd our holding I n d u s t r i al Building h as fort brought us closely together. In spite of the fact this is Mr. Bender's t h at fifth year in Minnesota he still seems for Michigan to have a preference girl's. common Our the in in time Some to m a ke the future we may send a couple of students to good old M. A. C. However, they will not be able t e am or the wrestling following the baseball squad, thereby the example of their dad, unless equal suffrage secures a more popular foot it has at present. ing t h an W i th best wishes, remain, Yours I truly, E. L. RODEGEB. STORRS, CONN., Oct. 2, 1916. Dear E d i t o r: in Prof. A. G. Gulley, of '68, was very ill early is now the summer, but recovered. While apparently fully convalescing he and Mrs. Gulley took a is now to New Mexico. He back at the desk daily. trip Jessie Philip Knickerbocker, '04m, is here at Storrs now, s u p e r i n t e n d i ng installation of our central heat t he ing plant, for the American District Steam H e a t i ng Co. W i s h i ng M. A. C. and the Record a prosperous year I am most sincerely yours, A. T. STEVENS, '93, Prof, of H o r t i c u l t u r e. 9 A LUMNI NOTES 'SO. News h as been received of t he re cent death of Charles J. Leonard at Union City. Leonard was in College two years with this class. He owned a very large farm n e ar Union City, Mich. into n o r t h e rn Michigan. active publication work '83. J. H. Smith a nd Avife stopped at M. last week while on an auto A. C. Since trip in leaving two years ago NeAV York City some Smith has been traveling most of the time. This past s u m m er he h as visit ed Yellowstone P a r k, Glacier Park, Alaska, a nd other points in the North west. W h en here T h u r s d ay he said t h at he expected to spend the winter t o u r i ng in California. '93. H. F. Palmer, a', h as decided defi the practice of nitely in veterinary medicine Brooklyn, Mich. to engage at '04. F r ed A. Loew, a, is s t a r t i ng his 12th year as head of the a g r i c u l t u r al work at H u n t i n g t on College, H u n t i n g t o n, institution Ind. He writes t h at in attend has ance over soon in home eco p ut on a s h o rt course nomics a nd agriculture for farm the ers of H u n t i n g t on county. t he increased 25 per cent last year. He will H. G. Walker, m, is chief tool drafts man, Advance Rumley Co., L a P o r t e, Ind. He writes t h at he has six drafts tool m a k e rs under m en and seventy his charge a nd they a re very busy getting ready for next season. t h at F r a nk Wells '05. ( w i t h ), Grand Ledge, Lansing. is now living formerly of in E a st '06. Miss F l o ra Campbell is i n s t r u c t or in domestic science in the H i g h l a nd P a r k, California, high school. '07. Lyle E. Smith, e, h as recently moved from Oglesby, 111., to Newaygo, Mich., where he is engineer for the Newaygo P o r t l a nd Cement Co. '09. Grace I. Martin, h, Rosedale Ct., Detroit. is now at 226 Catherine E. Koch, h, Avho h as spent two years in g r a d u a te work the last at Cornell University, is now at Vas- sar College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. She is s t a r t i ng land scape gardening and also giving a course in systematic botany. the w o rk there in J a m es E. Robertson, e, h as recently t a k en a position as head of the graph ics d e p a r t m e nt at Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colo. He writes, "The College is of high s t a n d i ng and I enjoy my work very much, as well as the wonderful climate and beauti- 10 in fnl Bights around Colorado Springs." Robertson's address is 410 N. Tejon St. and '10. R. I!. Stuart (With) is farming near Fremont, Mich. H. H. Douglas, a, is bacteriologist and cheBlist for the Detroit Creamery Co.. living at 539 Third Ave.. Detroit. ' l i. \V. . W. Shanor, a, "Bill," is profes sor of sciences at. Thiel College, Creen- ville, Pa. C. A. Hamilton, e, "Shorty," is now living at (ill S. Limestone St., Spring field, Ohio. (}. A. Sanford. "Cork," is purchas ing agent the Jackson Rim Co., of Jackson, with residence at ni7 Clin ton St. for W. C. Schneider, sp., draftsman for the Peo Motor Co., will teach mechani cal drawing in the Lansing Y. M. C. A. Night School this winter. L. G. Johnsoii, f, is manager of the F. F. Frazer lumber yard, Sacramento, Calif. " J o h n n i e" writes for an alumni directory and says "Miss nary a word between the Record's covers." Less Frazer, h, at liedlands, Cal., writes that, she expects to be back for '11 reunion next June. She says the in California has made her a booster a year. Of course, she's going to vote next month. Marjorie Bird Coplan, is now super in domestic- in addi the same b r a n d i es reports a visor of all gra.de work science and art at Cadillac tion in the high very satisfactory increase' in salary. teaching school. She to L. B. Scott, a, assistant pomologisl of the Office of Pomological Investiga tions, U. S. Dept. of Agr., has an arti cle in the October Journal of Heredity on "Forgotten Bud V a r i a t i o n s /' writ ten as a result of the work of himself and others regions of Florida and California. the citrus in A clipping from a recent Chicago terms Evening Post dwells in glowing on the work of Marjorie McBride Brad ley in connection with the Harvester Gardens at Thirty-first street and Cali fornia avenue, Chicago. is "Midge" the success of given much credit for spirit these and "has given a new of community interest." '12. J. A. Blust, c, is the Milk River Consolidated School Dis trict, Alberta, He gets his mail at Masinasin, Alta. teaching in Max Wershow, with '12v, who has been teaching pathology in the veteri nary division of O. S. U. for several years, h as resigned and h as entered the medical school at U. of M. Edw. J. F r i a r, a, sealer of weights and measures, and dairy and food in spector is a busy man. He writes t h at he hopes to have an assistant before long. We should say it was a m a n 's t a sk to handle the for city of Flint, THE M. A. C. RECORD. above work alone in a city of 75,000 people. William Gardner, horticultural student with this class, has a fine po sition as the city of Evansville, Ind. landscape gardener for a, '13. \V. S. McGowan ( w i t h ), is 'The Coal Man' at Sodus, Mich. A. .1. Wilson, a, is with the LaHabra Citrus Association at La Habra, Cali fornia. \V. Reiley, a, teaching again at, is Frazee, Minn. He reports a very suc cessful past year. Karl L. Digby, a, is now with the Ford Motor Co., living at Hi!) F e r r is Ave., Highland Park. nounces, "A m i n i a t u re co-ed now and will soon be ready an active interest J. M. Weudt, a, of Centerville, an is here take to in College doings." the L. A. I'rescott, e, who Fargo Engineering Co., of Jackson, has recently ordered his mail forward ed to 6332 March and St., Pittsburg, Pa. is with in is now H a r ry Schuyler, a, the promotion end of the fruit game, man aging the Leflinswell Rancho at Whil- Since graduation he tier, California. the California Fruit has been with Growers Exchange, last year, as their district manager a t ' W i n n i p e g. K. K. Vining, a, who is entering his fourth year as in agricul instructor ture at Fremont, Mich., has done well by M. A. C. thus far. This year there are eight students enrolled at M. A. C. from that place and two other boys working in the Dairy department who will enter eventually. the way," says Keats. "More on I believe M. A. C. has another booster for in Rena Crane Loomis the Southwest of Raton, N. Mex. letter In a recent to the Record she speaks in glowing the N o r t h e rn New Mexico terms of t h at place and, while Stale F a ir at the apple section of she comes from Michigan, she believes t h at the apple show there would come up to one here. "And the Boys and Girls' club exhibit would hustle Lindy's ag gregation there in Michigan." the benefit of anyone who should happen to be cruious I will say t h at I am still occupied in convincing The Herzog Art F u r n i t u re Co. of Sagi naw are making money through the medium of accurate cost to wander I happened accounting. over the other night and had town the good fortune of meeting a few of the old "gang." Among them were Volz, Mueller, Phelps, Dutch Miller, and Spence." ELMER GEVEH. "For they t h at '14. C. S. McArdle, e, is working with the Illinois State Highway department at Springfield, 111.; residence, 707 E. Cook St. ( C o n t i n u ed on p a ge 11.) HOTEL HEADQUARTERS FOR M. A. C. PEOPLE H O T EL S T A T I i ER D e t r o it r o o m s — 1 , 0 00 1,000 b a t h s. 400 r o o ms ( w i th s h o w er b a t h) at $1.50 a nd $2 a d a y. G r a nd C i r c us C l ub P a r k, W a s h i n g t on B o u l e v a rd Lag-ley A v e n u e. b r e a k f a s t s. b e t w e en a nd M OW B U R D I CK H O T EL K a l a m a z o o, M i c h. F i re p r o of c o n s t r u c t i o n; 250 r o o m s; 150 r o o ms w i th p r i v a te b a t h. E u r o p e an p l a n. $1.00 p er d ay a nd u p. T HE l ' A HK J ' L A CE H O T EL T r a v e r se C i t y, M i c h. T he of l e a d i ng t he a l l - t h e - . \ e a r - ' r o u nd h o t el r e g i o n. All m o d e rn c o n v e n i e n c e s. All o u t s i de r o o m s. \V. O. H o l d e n, M g r. <)(•< IDIOXTAL H O T EL M u s k e g o n, Mich. 150 r o o m s. t e l e p h o ne H ot a nd eold w a t er a nd in e v e ry r o o m. E u r o p e an p l a n, $1.00 a nd u p. Edward ft. Sweet, .Manager. W h en in I ' o n t i ac S t op at H O T EL H U R ON C e n t r al l o c a t i o n, Dear C o u rt H o u s e. All o u t s i de r o o m s. Cafe in c o n n e c t i o n. H a t es $1.00. R o o ms w i th p r i v a te b a t h, $1.50. P h o n e, <;71-YV. Lansing Engraving Co. 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 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. T he s w e e t e st story e v er told Liggetts Candy ALWAYS F R E SH G. J. ROUSER DRUG CO. For 21 Years Printers of the M. A. C. R e c o rd Hahinmrr & Ban tBnmt •Printing domnantj 210-212 North G r a nd Ave., Lansing THE M. A. C. 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Two CATALOGUES GLADLY SENT FOR THE'ASKING. NEW AND SECOND-HAND, AT ALL PRICES. The Hammond Typewriter Co. 69th St. at East River New York City, N. Y., U.S.A. is Bernie Beach, 15a, and Lorene Ful ler were m a r r i ed Aug. 21. They are living at H a r t, Michigan, where Mr. Beach teaching agriculture. Ralph J. Dodge, a, alias "Crooked Arm," is with the Reynolds Company insur of Jackson, dealers ance and real estate; address, 1027 S. Milwaukee St. in general is with H. F. Rook, e, the U. S. E n g i n e e r i ng Corps at Sault Ste. Marie, working on the F o u r th Lock. He writes t h at E. Dowd, '15, and S. Leit- ner, '05, are also there. Fred L. Granger, a, is j u st now at St. Joseph, Mich., with the North American F r u it Exchange, though he expects a change j u st as soon as the fruit season closes. at that, place. M a rk A. Chambers, e, visited M. A. on C. recently. Chambers county road work at Battle Creek, though he expects to join the city road fu forces at ture. t h at place the near now in is •E-m.il A. Marklewitz, e, has been, since J a n u a r y, assistant, commercial engineer with the Mountain State Tele graph and Telephone Co. of Denver. He is very well satisfied with his work and writes t h at he 'begins to feel his stride.' Norton W. Mogge, a, who is with F r u it Growers Ex the California in Kan change, has recently sas City, Mo. H is address is 517 Mid a land Bldg. Mogge complains scarcity of M. A. C. people t h at vicinity. located of in 'J 5. J. W. Leggat, e, h as a daughter, born August 20. Archibold Allen, a has a son, born J u ly 19. in J. A. Bennett, a, is teaching science the high school at Traverse City. Grace H. Hitchcock, h, is at home this year, Ludington, Mich. O. E. H a r r i n g t o n, a, is teaching ag r i c u l t u re at Shenendoah, Iowa. Dahue Riker, a, was m a r r i ed Sept. 5 to Miss E t h el Wood of Pontiac, who is a g r a d u a te of Y p s i l a n ti Normal. T. J. Smith, e,. visited M. A. C. re cently, while on his way to Wyandotte, Mich., where he h as accepted a posi tion w i th t he Gas Co, is in Paul Armstrong, a, who the advertising service of the California F r u it Growers Exchange, h as m a de several visits at, M. A. C. recently. J u st now A r m s t r o ng i's engaged in an educational campaign retail among dealers towns. He uses a neat little automobile with which he tours to advertise "Sun- kist." the country in small "Somewhere four h u n d r ed W. W. Lavers, f, writes as follows from L'Anse, Mich.: in the folds of this message you will find one iron man. As we are camping in the woods about and fifty miles from E a st L a n s i ng a nd ten miles south of Lake Superior we find little use for the "root of all evil." T h us my generosity is exposed. E. E. Peterson a nd I are leading a wild life in the frozen north. At present we are a t t e m p t i ng to locate a highway in t h at the U. P. Our sincere wish we may be able to connect it with one of the byways of the lower peninsula, thereby b r i n g i ng into closer relations two distinct races." is P a u l i ne Felt, h, is teaching at New Providence, Iowa. R. E. Matteson, e, is stock chaser the Cadillac Motor Co., of De with troit. E. J. Menerey, e, mental work with & Gas Co. is doing experi the L a n s i ng F u el R. B. Jackson, e, is assistant city sanitary engineer at Jackson. Helen Heitsch, h, is teaching in Marine City. Vera Gruner, h, is teaching n a t u r al sciences at Imlay City. Bessie Halsted, h, is teaching his tory in the F l i nt high school. H. E. Morton, e, is draftsman with the Morton Manufacturing Co., Mus kegon Heights, Mich. N. E. March, e, is taking an appren tice course in the shops of the Shaw- Electric Crane Co., Muskegon. D. F. Jones, e, is a t r u ck salesman with F. E. Avery & Son, P o r t s m o u t h, Ohio. M. J. De Young, e, is assistant as sembler with C. A. S t r a nd Co. of De troit. A. W. Barron, e, is with F. F. Van Tuyl at 1112 Union T r u st Bldg., De troit, Mich. Margaret Haddon, h, is teaching at South Haven, with address, 406 St. Joe St. to teaching Karl B. King, a, E v e r e tt C. Yates, a, studies preparatory is p u r s u i ng in the Boston Normal School t h at city. is w o r k i ng with Peck and Hills F u r n. Co., Wholesalers, at 141 Madison Ave., New York City. E d g ar Hamlin, f, h as been appointed for time g r a d u a te assistant in in half estry for the year. J a m es M. Johnson, e, is in t he ex- 12 THE M. A. C. RECORD. laboratory of the Buick periinental Motor Car Co., Flint. T. L. Jackson, e, for inspection work way department. is doing bridge the State High H. J. Horan, e, is engineer with the Electric Light and Water Commission, Lansing. H. M. Van Aken, a, is teaching ag ronomy at the Winona College of Ag riculture, Winona Lake, Ind. O. S. Shields, a, has charge of the Baron the Dairy department at de Hirsch Agricultural School at Wood bine. L. D. Fisher, e, is i n s t r u m e n t m an for the P e re Marquette Ry., Toledo- Saginaw-Ludington division; address, 512 S. Jefferson Ave., Saginaw. M. B. Jensen, e, charge of construction of a disposal plant naba. for is engineer in sewage the city of Esca- Russell A. Runnels, v. is acting as animal h u s b a n d r y m an on farm owned by his father and brothers at Clio, Mich. the T. B. Dimmick, e, is t a k i ng gradu ate work at the University of Michi gan the state college scholarship allotted to M. A. C. this year, having received W. M. Buell, e, is with the Illinois Central Railway as masonry inspector. He is traveling considerably, a recent letter having been received from Mis sissippi. this company." is M. E. Bottomley, a, is w o r k i ng for the Allen Nursery Co., Rochester, N. Y. " T h i n gs are developing greatly. It is probable t h at I shall go to Cleveland permanently after the first of Novem ber, for instructor ("art A. Smith, a, in crops and soils at the Theo. N. Vail Agricultural School and at Lyndon Center, Vt, He also has su pervision of all the field work on the school 2,000 acres. farm, which comprises F a r m s, and Albert L. Waltz, a, J o h a n na Vander Haagen, ex '16, were m a r r i ed J u ne 21. They are living at R. F. D. No. 3, Grand Rapids, Mich., where Waltz is "busy, tilling the soil, with a successful season for this year." T he m a ny friends of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Massie will be pained to learn t h at they have been compelled to give up their residence at Athens, Ga., on account of Dr. Massie's very serious nervous breakdown. A complete rest for several m o n t hs has been ordered and they are now at Eaton, Ohio. She came Blanche Cade, h, successfully passed t h r o u gh a very serious operation for appendicitis at Almont, Mich., recent ly. last week to stay with her brother for a time. Miss Cade h ad a teaching posi this year, but will tion at Onaway probably not go to work until the first of J a n u a r y. to E a st L a n s i ng MADAME, That In dispensable Tailored Suit or Coat for Fall: Invitations • Programs Cards • Announcements Stationery Personal Knowing really how good tailoring there is to be had, we have always been careful in choosing our tailored garments. little in J u st this regard, we wish you would inspect the Suits and Coats we offer fall. this W h en looking at them, note, the lining of for example, t h at every g a r m e nt is built separately and then fitted into its garment, and interlining with rJicst at hack—preserving the s m a rt ap pearance of the g a r m e nt as long as it is worn. 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