VOL.  XXII. 

NOVEMBER  7,  1916. 

No. 

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E A ST  L A N S I N G,  M I C H I G A N,  T U K S D A V,  XOVKMliKK 

TWO-YEAR  SHORT  COURSE 
ENROLLS 139. 

The 

total  enrollment  for 

the  two-
year  short  course  in  agriculture  which 
began  last  Aveek,  was  on  F r i d ay  139. 
Of 
the 
second  year  work  and  the  a u t h o r i t i es 
are  gratified  t h at  such  a  large  n u m b er 
returned. 

these  n u m b er  5 2  are 

t a k i ng 

The  new  students  are  of  high  grade, 
many  of  them  having  had  some  work 
in  colleges  before.  One  has  spent  three 
years  at  the  University  of  Michigan 
a nd  one  comes  from  Wisconsin.  Oth 
ers  a re  from  military  academies  and  a 
larger  portion  a re  high  school  grad 
uates. 

125  ALUMNI  ATTEND  BANQUET  AT 
GRAND  RAPIDS. 

PROF. FRENCH ACTS AS TOASTMASTER. 

Never  before  did  M.  A.  C.  teachers 
congregate  in  such  numbers  and  with 
such,  fine  cordiality  as  at  the  banquet 
held  at  the  Chamber  of  Commerce, 
Grand  Rapids,  last  F r i d ay  noon,  at  the 
occasion  of  the  State  Teachers'  Meet 
ing.  A  grand 
total  of  12 5  sat  down 
to  the  noon  meal  and  the  room  was 
filled—filled  with  t h at  M.  A.  C.  spirit 
which  seemed  to  bubble  over  in  all  di 
rections. 

in 

to  the 

teachers. 

Several  of  the  Grand  Rapids  alumni 
were  present  to  extend  the  glad  h a nd 
of  welcome 
"Chet" 
Spaulding,  as  yell  m a s t e r,  a nd  Prof. 
French,  with  his  never-failing  word 
and  smile  in  the  right  place,  aided  a nd 
abbeted 
the  good  cheer.  Guests 
from  the  College  were  Dr.  F.  S.  Kedzie, 
Dr.  Jr.  L.  Snyder  and  C.  S.  Langdon. 
The  Hon.  R.  D.  G r a h am  of  t he  State 
Board  of  Agriculture  was  also  present. 
The  toast  program  was  in  charge  of 
Prof.  French.  C  .S.  Langdon  respond 
ed  to  " T he  R e c o r d ;"  Minnie 
John 
son  S t a rr  gave  a  very  artistic  toast  on 
"The  Practical  Application  of  Domes 
re 
tic  Science;"  P r e s i d e nt  Kedzie 
to  " T he  Spirit  of  M.  A.  C ," 
sponded 
and 
r e m a r ks  were 
made  by  Mr.  Graham. 

informal 

some 

Others  t h an  those  mentioned  above 
at 
Chas,  W. 
Garfield,  ' 7 0;  E va  D.  McBain,  ' 7 9;  Jo 

t he  g a t h e r i ng  w e r e: 

J.  Rood, 

'  Munson, 

J.  Atchison, 
' 1 6;  C,  M.  Loesel, 

'8 2;  J o hn  W.  Mar-
seph  E.  Coulter, 
' 8 5;  Dora  Kennedy  Matthews 
thews, 
'8 3; 
(U.  of  M.,  ' 8 7 );  E.  P.  Clarke, 
'9 3;  F.  J.  Bonesteel, 
Elmer  B.  Hale, 
' 9 1;  C.  J.  B a r n u m, 
'9 4;  D.  S.  Cole, 
'9 3;  Miss  Dora  Cole;  J o hn  F.  Nellist, 
'9 6;  Clara  W a t e r m an  Nellist,  ' 0 2;  R. 
J.  Baldwin, 
' 0 4;  Sophia  Southwick. 
'05;  E.  E.  Gallup,  ' 0 6;  E.  L.  Grover, 
'07;  Beta  Hyde  Keller, 
' 0 9;  Wilhel-
' 1 0;  Florence 
m i na  Bates  Overstreet, 
L.  Hall,  ' 0 9;  J.  O.  Linton, 
' 0 9;  Mar-
jorie  Bird  Coplan,  ' 1 1;  Hazel  Lamor-
' 1 3:  J.  DeKoning,  ' 1 1; 
eaux  Lynch, 
R.  S.  Linton, 
' 1 6;  G.  C.  White,  ' 1 1; 
Margaret  Kedzie. Perkins,  ' 1 1;  H e r b e rt 
J.  Sheldon,  ' 1 4;  A r t h ur  D.  Wolf,  ' 1 3; 
A.  L.  Birdsall,  ' 1 4;  F.  H.  Mueller,  ' 1 4; 
Mary  D a r r ah  Mueller,  ' 1 5;  Melvin  A. 
Russell,  '14;  J.  Pomeroy  Munson  anrl 
Mrs. 
' 9 9; 
short 
course 
' 1 6;  Mrs.  Rood; 
Paul 
' 1 6;  S.  A. 
William 
Boatman, 
' 1 6; 
Glenn  I.  Hobbs,  ' 1 6;  Louis  S.  Wells, 
'16;  Leo  R.  Stanley, 
' 1 6;  A n na  B. 
Cowles,  ' 1 5;  Don  P.  Toland,  ' 1 4;  Keats 
' 1 3;  Mrs.  Vining;  E.  C. 
K.  Vining, 
' 1 1;  H.  G.  Smith,  U.  of 
Lindemann, 
W.,  ' 1 1;  V.  F r e da  Seigworth,  U,  of  M., 
'16:  Mary  Pennington  Otte,  ' 1 1;  Grace 
Pennington,  ' 1 5;  Margaret  P r a t t,  '14; 
' 1 3:  Pauline  Cres-
Ruth  Brusselbach, 
well  Kellog;  ' 1 4;  E s t h er  Keating,  ' 1 6; 
Reeva  Hinyan, 
' 1 6;  Grace  McKinley, 
'16:  F.  J,  Gibbs,  ' 1 1;  Mrs.  Gibbs;  C 
B.  WTaters,  ' 1 6;  W.  E.  McCarthy,  ' 1 5; 
R.  N.  Kebler,  ' 1 4;  J a n et  Renwick,  '14; 
' 1 2;  Madge  Lamoreaux, 
Vera  Hyde, 
' 1 3;  E va  Lombard  Hanley, 
' 1 3;  Rus 
sell  F.  Valleau,  ' 1 6;  E.  Burnette  More. 
'16;  Lucius  D.  Sears,  ' 1 6;  S.  S.  Smith, 
' 1 3;  Walter 
'12;  M.  Louise  Clawson, 
Taft, 
A.  Wood, 
'12; 
' 1 4;  Clara 
' 1 3;  Lila  M.  Cor-
M.  Waldron, 
' 1 3;  Dorothy 
bett;  Luie  H.  Ball, 
Lewis, 
' 1 6; 
R u th  Williams,  ' 1 6;  Helen  Petri,  ' 1 6; 
Amanda  Eisenlohr, 
' 1 6;  Lenore  L. 
Nixon,  ' 1 4;  Isabelle  Brewer,  ' 1 4;  Mrs. 
L.  J.  Reed,  ' 1 4;  L.  J.  Reed,  ' 1 3;  J.  A. 
' 1 4:  Roy 
Bennett; 
' 1 5;  E z ra  Levin, 
E.  Decker, 
' 1 4;  L. 
S.  Aseltine,  ' 1 5;  Karl  H.  Miller,  ' 1 5; 
O.  C.  Cobb,  ' 1 4;  Theodora  Hollinger, 
' 1 5;  Elsie 
'15;  Grace  H.  Hitchcock, 
Johnson, 
' 1 6; 
Elda  Robb,  ' 1 6;  Marshall  H.  Shearer, 
'16;  Lillie  Thomason, 
' 1 6;  C.  M.  Mc-
Crary,  ' 1 6;  Ray  H.  Storm,  '14. 

' 1 6;  Lydia  Croninger, 

' 1 6;  Pauline  Coppens, 

Clara  G.  Rogers, 

' 1 2;  H a r ry  G. 

' 1 5;  M.  J.  Paine, 

COUNTY  Y. M. C. A.  LEADERS 
MEET  AT COLLEGE. 

MICHIGAN  LEADS 

IN  COUNTY 

ORGANIZATION. 

in 

t h an 

M.  A.  C.  was  host  last  F r i d ay  and 
to  the  county  Y.  M.  A.  C. 
S a t u r d ay 
inter 
leaders  of  the  state  and  others 
ested 
the  work.  At  t he  present 
time  this  work  in  Michigan  has  been 
in  any 
developed  much  farther 
other  state.  A  total  of  19  counties 
are  organized  for  the  work.  The  states 
coming  next  in  n u m b er  a re  New  York, 
with  eight,  and. Wisconsin,  with  seven. 
A  banquet  was  held  F r i d ay  evening 
and 
and  was  attended  by 
members  of  the  faculty  in  addition  to 
the  secretaries.  C.  L.  Rowe, 
state 
county  work  man,  acted  as  toastmas-
ter,  and  responses  were  made  as  fol 
lows:  Physical  Training,  C. F.  Angell, 
Ionia  county;  County  Y.  M.  C.  A.  an 
I m p o r t a nt  Factor 
the 
R u r al  Community  to  Its  Own,  Prof.  W. 
H.  F r e n c h;  County  Y.  M.  C.  A.  At 
Work,  Walter 
Terpinning,  Branch 
county;  E.  T.  May,  Sanilac  county;  J. 
W.  Nicholson,  field  agent  for  the  col 
lege;  L.  A.  Buell,  state  Y.  M.  C.  A.  sec 
retary. 

in  Bringing 

students 

County  work  began  in  Michigan  13 
years  ago  in  Hillsdale,  C.  L.  Rowe, 
the  present  leader  of  t he  men,  being 
the  pioneer.  One  of  the  m en  developd 
by  him 
is  O.  O.  Stanchfield,  now  a 
worker  in  India,  and  a  m an  who  h as 
attracted  the  attention  of  the  English 
they 
government 
to  t h at  extent 
are  giving  much 
to 
him.  and  a s k i ng  for  more  of  his  type. 

t h at 
support 

financial 

at 

t h at 

this  county  work.  And 

Don.  Heffley,  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  secre 
tary  at  M.  A.  C,  feels 
this  col 
lege  is  peculiarly  adapted  to  t r a in  m en 
for 
the 
present  time  there  a re  five  or  six  stu 
dents  who  a re  t h i n k i ng  very  strongly 
field. 
of  entering  this 
T he  organized  counties  in  Michigan 
are: 
Oakland,  Clinton,  Lenawee,  St. 
Joseph,  St.  Clair,  Huron,  Barry,  Hills 
dale,  Branch,  Allegan,  Iron,  Houghton, 
Charlevoix,  Montcalm,  Gratiot,  Sani 
lac,  Calhoun,  E a t on  and  Ionia. 

A  s t r aw  vote  t a k en  among  the  stu 
dents  at  M.  A.  C.  last  week  showed 
Hughes  to  be  a  favorite  by  a  consid 
erable  margin. 

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TUESDAY,  NOVEMBER  J,  1916. 

STATEMENTS 

WORTH 

STUDYIXd. 

The  following  statements,  made  by 
various  alumni  secretaries  at 
the  re 
cent  national  conference,  are  valuable 
thot 
in  showing  the  trend  of  alumni 
and  activity  at  the  educational 
insti 
t u t i o ns  represented. 

touch  with 
other 

Intercollegiate  athletics  do  more 
in 

to 
the 
keep  the  alumni 
University 
thing. 
t h an 
There  a re  several  different  elements 
in  the  a l u m ni  body.  Every  policy  ad 
vocated  by  the  alumni  does  not  maKf 
for  good  athletics.—McLaughlin,  of 
Broun 

University. 

any 

in 

the 

invite 

alumni 

association 
the 

We  have  cut  off  intercollegiate  base 
t h i ng 
ball  because  it  was  such  a  h a rd 
in-
to  handle.  Last  year  we  pushed 
t e r m u r al  baseball  and  had  four 
times 
as  m a ny  students  playing  and  drew 
It  is  very  easy  to  ex 
larger  crowds. 
aggerate  the  value  of  athletics  as  an 
advertising  medium.—Joli  nso)i  of  Min 
nesota. 
For 

t h at 
does  not  have  dues 
first  person 
needed  is  the  grave  digger.  Our  local 
their 
associations  often 
high 
meeting  the  principal 
school  where 
The 
they  are 
clubs  also  get  in  touch  with  the  bright 
est  high  school  m en  and  get 
them 
to 
coming  our  way.  We  always  plan 
have  s t r o ng  clubs  where  legislators  re 
side  and  this  may  not  be  unrelated  to 
t h r ee  mil 
t he  fact  t h at  we  get  over 
lion  dollars  a  year  from 
legisla 
the 
t u r e.  We  always  aim  to  see  t h at  our 
local  meetings  are  well  w r i t t en  up  in 
I n t r a m u r al  athletics 
t he  newspapers. 
have  gone 
Illinois.  We 
forward  at 
have  h ad  to  cut  down  the  acreage  of 
the  campus  proper 
take  care  of 
gridirons  and  diamonds.—Scott,  Uni 
versity 

to 
of 
the 
located. 

Illinois. 

of 

to 

of 

our 

system 
It  h as  been  t a k en  from 

At  Yale  we  have  recently  changed 
athletic 
completely 
control. 
the 
s t u d e n ts  and  given  to  a  corporate  body 
composed  of  faculty  and  alumni.  Our 
coaches  are  not  selected  p r i m a r i ly  for 
their  technical  coaching  ability  but  for 
t h e ir  character  and  personality.  Our 
team  is  built  up  on  rational  grounds. 
The  major  p a rt  of  our  money  goes  for 
i n t r a m u r al  athletics.  We  have  had 
g r e at  success  w i th  our  a l u m ni  univer 

they 

a t t e nd 

time  we  get 

sity  day.  This  occurs  on  Washing-
tin's  birthday,  which  is  not  a  holiday 
with  us,  and  at  that 
the 
alumni  to  come  back  and  visit  the  in 
stitution  in  its  working  clothes.  In  the 
forenoon 
regular 
the  afternoon  a  general 
In 
classes. 
time  some 
meeting 
is  held  at  which 
one  phase  of  university  activities 
is 
presented  by  members  of  the  faculty. 
We  have  taken  up  this  so  t h at  athlet 
ics  will  not  over-awe  all  the  other  ac 
tivities  in  t he  m i n ds  of  the  alumni.— 
Embree, 

Yale. 

the 

Students 

the  health  of 

in  his  office  from  9 

in  Columbia  College,  Co 
lumbia  University,  are  organized  and 
have  a  Board  of  Health  which  h as 
done  most  excellent  work  in  keeping 
up 
the  students.  We 
have  a  university  medical  officer,  who 
is 
'till  6  every 
day,  at  which 
vileged  to  consult  h im  free  of  charge. 
I n t r a m u r al  football  h as  been  a  great 
success  at  Columbia,  We  don't  believe 
intercollegiate  athletics  h as  any  posi 
tive  value  as  an  advertising  medium. 
We  have  not  had  it.  until  recently,  for 
many  years,  and  in  the  last  five  years 
Columbia  College  has  doubled 
its  en 
rollment,—TUSOIK  Coliunia. 

time  students  are  pri 

Our  a l u m ni  have  become  much 

in 
terested 
in  the  housing  conditions  at 
the  University.  So  much  so,  in  fact, 
t h at  they  have  contributed  very  large 
ly  toward  the  erection  of  dormitories. 
We  believe 
in  t he  dormitory  system. 
F r e s h m en  and  seniors  are  the  ones  we 
try  to  take  care  of  in  dormitories.  We 
also  have  a  "University  Day"  at  Cor 
nell  when  we  invite  the  alumni  to  re 
t u rn  to  t h e ir  alma  m a t er  as  a  teaching 
It  seems  to  me  t h at  we 
institution. 
alumni 
to  devise 
some  way  of  interesting  the  alumni  in 
the  intellectual  activities  of  our  insti 
tutions  more 
they  now  are.— 
Bitcheoek, 

t h an 
of  Cornell. 

secretaries  ought 

M.  A. C.  POULTRY  DEPARTMENT 
MAKES  RECORDS. 

EGGS  SCORE  99  OUT  OF  POSSIBLE  100. 

the 
The  Poultry  department,  under 
direction  of  Prof.  C.  H.  Burgess, 
is 
m a k i ng  some  records  which  command 
the  attention  of  poultry  specialists  all 
over  the  country.  Prof.  Burgess  h as 
eleven  b a r r ed  rock  hens  which  have 
an  average  of  221  eggs  for 
the  past 
year.  T h is  sets  the  American  record, 
is  b ut 
and 
little  better  t h an  this,  being  222  eggs 
average  for  10  hens.  He  h as  a  group 
of  60  with  a  record  of  191  eggs  each 
and  his  flock  of  b a r r ed  rocks,  consist 
ing  of  153  hens,  has  a  record  of  177. 
record  ever 
This 
made  for  a  flock,  even  the  Leghorns 
cannot  touch  it, 

I n t e r n a t i o n al 

the  best 

record 

latter 

the 

is 

In  his  feeding  operations  Prof.  Burg 
ess  advocates  a  simple  r a t i on  consist 
ing  of  corn,  wheat,  oats,  bran,  but 
t e r m i lk  and  cabbage.  Not  only  is  t h is 

efficient,  as  proved  by  the  above  fig 
ures,  but  the  i m p o r t a nt  point  is  t h at 
the 
contains  nothing  but  w h at 
it 
t he 
raises  r i g ht  on 
o r d i n a ry 
farm. 

farmer 

at 

competition 

T h at  quantity  alone  is  not  w h at  t he 
is  evident 
is  striving  for 
d e p a r t m e nt 
from  the  recent 
the 
North  Carolina  Agricultural  College. 
At  t h is  contest  there  were  entries  from 
48  American  and  Canadian  colleges, 
and  eggs  from  M.  A.  C.  took  second 
place,  scoring  99  out  of  a  possible 
100,  being  nosed  out  by  P u r d ue  with 
a  score  of  9 9%. 

M.  A. C. AT  STATE  TEACHERS' 
MEETING. 

following 

F or  t he  first  time  in  t he  history  of 
there 
the  State  Teachers'  Association 
was  a  section  for  teachers  of  agricul 
ture  at  the  meeting  in  Grand  Rapids 
last  week.  L.  R.  Servis,  ' 1 3,  of  Mon 
roe  was  c h a i r m an  of  this  section,  and 
' 1 5,  of  Blissfield,  secre 
E.  J.  Smith, 
program  was 
tary.  The 
given: 
"School  Credit  for  Home  Proj 
ect  Wrork  in  Agriculture,"  R.  N.  Keb-
'14,  of  Hastings,  and  K.  K.  Vin-
ler, 
'12,  Fremont;-  "Shall  We  Teach 
ing, 
the  High  Schools  of 
Agriculture 
in 
the 
t he  Vocational  or 
Michigan  from 
Educational  Standpoint,"  E.  E.  Gallup, 
'06,  s u p e r i n t e n d e nt  at  Monroe;  "Rela 
tion  of  t he  Michigan  Agricultural  Col 
lege  to  the  High  Schools,"  President 
F.  S.  Kedzie. 

the  meeting  of 

the  American 
At 
League,  Michigan 
School 
Peace 
branch,  Charles  McKenny, 
' 8 1,  Presi 
dent  of  the  Michigan  S t a te  Normal 
College,  Ypsilanti,  gave  an  address  on 
in  High  Schools." 
"Military  T r a i n i ng 
' 1 1,  State  Club 
E.  C.  Lindemann, 
Leader,  addressed 
the  Commissioners 
section  on  "Some  Results  of  Boys'  and 
Girls'  Club  W d rk  in  Michigan,"  and 
he  also  talked  before  the  Rural  School 
section  on,  "The  Rural  Teacher  as  a 
Leader  in  Club  Work." 

CONCERNING  MEMORIAL  TO  GUY 
L.  STEWART,  '95, AND OTHER 
THINGS. 

thoughtful 
the 

Eitor  of  the  M.  A.  C.  Record: 
Gently  let  me  break  the  news,  the 
I 
$1 
is  enclosed.  Being 
have  been  waiting  till  after 
first 
rush  of  remittances  and  accompanying 
news . w i th  idea  of  h a v i ng  more  space, 
and  r u n n i ng  a  better  chance  of  seeing 
my  name  in  print,  F r om  news  items 
such  precautions  have 
of  my  class 
been  unnecessary,  either 
remittances 
are  slow  or  news  is  scarce. 

Down  h e re 

in  Southern  A r k a n s as 
one  M.  A.  C.  m an  has  a  splendid  monu 
ment  erected  to  his  memory.  Guy  L. 
Stewart,  class  of  ' 9 5,  was  killed  in  a 
railroad  accident  some  years  ago.  A 
g r a n i te  shaft  on  the  streets  of  Camden 
" H is 
bears  the  following  inscription: 

life  work  to  aid  progress  and  promote 
prosperity.  Erected  to  the  Memory  of 
Guy  L.  S t e w a rt  by  his  m a ny  friends." 
An  occasional  M.  A.  C.  m an  passes 
through.  L.  Carrier  of  Washington, 
D.  C,  was  here  last  s u m m er  on  work 
dealing  with  forage  crops.  Frequently 
' 1 3,  at  our 
I  hear  of  W.  S.  Fields, 
State  University  a nd  Caldwell, 
'15, 
wears  the  title  of  Assistant  State  Vet 
erinarian. 

As  county  agent  I  am  enjoying 

life 
and  acquiring  knowledge.  T h r i v i ng  on 
cooking  of  a  finished  product  of  M.  A. 
C.  domestic  science  course. 

Feeling  relieved,  and  hoping  you  are 

the  same,  I  am,  till  next  year, 

ROBERT  A.  BROWN,  '14. 

N.  B.—All  hail  the  Domestic  Science 

Course. 

FARM  GIRLS  MAKE  MONEY  IN 
CANNING  CLUBS. 

The 

report 

following 

to  President 
Kedzie  from  Anna  B.  Cowles,  ' 1 5,  As 
sistant  State  Club  Leader,  gives  some 
idea  as  to  the  value  of  the  work  which 
this  branch  of  t he  Extension  division 
to  anyone  who  can 
is  doing.  And 
read  between  the  lines—and 
figures-
it  becomes  apparent  t h at  the 
financial 
aspect  is  only  one  phase  of  the  ques 
tion. 

interest 

2 8 th.  We 

"Because  of  your 

the 
in 
tak 
boys'  and  girls'  club  work  I  am 
ing 
this  opportunity  of  sending  you 
some  of  t he  results  of  the  girls'  club 
work  in  Osceola  County.  The  county 
roundup  of  the  boys'  and  girls'  clubs 
of  Osceola  County  was  held  at  Reed 
obtained 
City,  October 
in 
some  very 
regard 
potato 
to 
clubs.  Forty-five  boys  completed  their 
potato  project,  a nd  each  exhibited  a 
peck  of  his  potatoes.  Eighteen  girls 
fruit 
exhibited  some  of  their  canned 
and  vegetable.  The  following  are 
the 
figures  obtained  from  t h e ir  r e p o r t s: 
Number  of  girls 
. 

information 
and 

interesting 
the 

in  Canning-

canning 

Club 

18 

., 

. 

Number  of  q u a r ts  of  fruit  and 

vegetables  c a n n e d . . . . . . . ..  1355.5 
Total  value  canned  p r o d u c t s .$  544.70 
Total  cost  canned  p r o d u c t s . ..  101.23 
Total  profit  on  canned  products  443.47 
"This  was  one  of  the  best  canning 
e x h i b i t s ' t h at  I  have  seen  in  the  state." 

B.  F.  Kindig,  assistant  to  the  state 
some 
entomologist  of 
time  on  the  campus  last  week.  Kindig 
was  a  special  student  at  M.  A.  C.  in 
1907-08  and  1910-11. 

Indiana,  spent 

for  October  9 

In  the  " F r om  State  to  S t a t e"  page  of 
there 
the  Independent 
appears  a  fine  bit  of  unsolicited  adver 
tising  for  M.  A.  C.  in  a  notice  of  a 
school  of  instruction  held  at  the  col 
lege  last  s u m m er  for  boys'  and  girls' 
club  leaders. 
t h at 
its  kind 
t he 
this  was 
ever  conducted  in  the  United  States. 

It  was  mentioned 
first  school  of 

THE  M.  A.  C.  RECORD. 

ALUMNUS  WRITES  OF  CONDITIONS 
IN  PHILIPPINES. 

r e t u r n i ng 

conceited.  The 

the  people 
t h e . f a u lt 

t he  r e st  of  the  world. 

It  may  be  t h at  Americans  here  are 
broader  minded  t h an  the  average  peo 
ple  at  home  or  it  may  be  t h at  we  are 
average 
j u st  more 
A m e r i c an  h e re  on 
from 
leave  is  very  much  disgusted  with  the 
at 
narrow  viewpoint  of 
lies 
home. 
It  may  be  t h at 
w i th  us  but  it  is  very  difficult 
to  un 
derstand  what  the  folks  at  home  m u st 
t h i nk  of  the  United  States  in  her  rela 
It 
tions  with 
is  the  common  opinion  here  t h at  un 
less  t he  United  States  gets  over  her 
conceited 
t h at 
sooner  or  later  we  will  have  our  na 
in  such  a  man 
tional  p r i de  humbled 
t h at 
t h at  we  will  certainly  wish 
ner 
we  h ad  realized  a nd  prepared  for  our 
duties  as  a  great  nation. 
It  may  be 
t h at  the  wealth  and  prosperity  of  the 
country  h as  been  based  too  much  on 
national 
resources  a nd  has  come  so 
easily  t h at  we  as. a  nation  are  fat  and 
flabby. 

self-satisfied 

a t t i t u de 

to 

here. 

the  a r my  will 

The  passage  of  the  Jones  bill  in 

its 
is  not  regarded  as  any 
present  form 
t h i ng  especially  serious 
The 
veto  power  of  the  governor  general  is 
re 
strengthened  and 
to  back  up  American  prestige. 
m a in 
It  gives  more  elective  offices 
the 
Filipinos  but  does  not  alter  affairs  ma 
it  will  m a ke  a 
terially.  Of  course 
.  difference.in  the  civil  service,  and  the 
so-called  Filipinization  of  the  service 
will  continue  more  rapidly.  They  have 
lost  so  m a ny  Americans  of  ability  now 
that,  in  the  opinions  of  m a ny  Ameri 
cans,  several  of  the  bureaus  have  de 
creased  greatly  in  efficiency.  Of  course 
things  will  go  on  the  same  to  all  out 
b ut  where 
ward 
the 
appearances 
the  quickest  will 
changes  will  show 
be  in  the 
labor 
ing  classes,  most  of  whom  do  not 
they  have  any  r i g h ts  and  a re 
know 
the 
imposed 
very  easily 
the 
folks  at  home  do  not  appreciate 
first  principles  of  how  to  squeeze 
the 
underdog,  if  pretty  good  h e a r s ay  evi 
dence  is  creditable. 

t r e a t m e nt  given  the 

on.  And 

Of  course, 

re 
the  whole  question 
the 
mains  as  to  whether  it  is  best  for 
U.  S.  to  remain.  Sometimes  I  doubt 
very  much  the  wisdom  of  our  attempt 
ing  to  remain.  But  when  we  do  go 
we  ought  hot  to  be  such  hypocrites  as 
t h at 
to  t ry  to  m a ke  ourselves  believe 
these 
to 
t he  giving  of 
In  my 
people  is  for  their  own  good. 
opinion 
t h em  a 
is  merely  giving 
change  of  rulers.  Sometimes  I  doubt 
very  mueh  the  i n h e r e nt  r i g ht  of  every 
people  to  select  t h at  form  of  govern 
to 
m e nt  which 
think  they  w a nt 

they  themselves  ssem 

independence 

it 

5 

today  for 

boys  seem  to  give  satisfaction.  There 
is  a  call  at 
six 
the  office 
more  boys  (o  go  to  Mindinao  where 
we  already  have  nearly  one  h u n d r ed 
boys.  The  work  here  has  given  ex 
perience  of  a  class  t h at  I  feel  will  be 
of  help  when 
I  believe 
t h at  this  type  of  school  gives  a  train 
ing  for 
t h at  meets  an 
actual  demand. 

I  go  home. 

farmers 

real 

t h at 

Mrs.  Tibbs  and 

till  Oct.  1917,  and 

to 
considered, 

I  had  planned  on 
staying  here 
then 
a t t e m p t i ng  to  farm  when  we  go  home. 
the  conclu 
Lately  we  have  come 
sion 
it 
everything 
t h at 
would  be  advisable  to  r e t u rn  so 
we  arrive  in  the  states  in  J u n e.  T h at 
to  get 
will  give  us  an  opportunity 
located 
ourselves  adjusted 
be 
when  schools  open  in  Sept. 
J u st  w h at 
work  I  will  a t t e m pt  to  enter  is  uncer 
largely  on  cir 
t a in  and  will  depend 
cumstances. 

and 

here 

Nearly  five  y e a rs  over 

h as 
caused  me  to  forget  a  lot  of  the  tech 
nical  m a t e r i al  that.  I  learned  at  M.  A. 
the  work 
C.  While  a  great  deal  of 
is 
t h e re 
here  has  been  different,  yet 
is  similiar, 
much  of  the  work  which 
t h at  in  m a ny  respects  I  am  in 
touch 
with  a  lot  of  the  work  at  home.  We 
receive  a  good  supply  of  the  Depart 
ment  of  Agriculture  bulletins,  m a ny  of 
the  state  publications,  the  E x p e r i m e nt 
Station  Record  and  the  J o u r n al  of  Ag 
ricultural  Research.  While  I  may  not 
m a ke  an  exhaustive  study  of  all  of 
this  material  I  am  not  as  far  behind 
the  times  as  it  would  be  possible  for 
me  to  get.  According  to  our  p r e s e nt 
plans,  as  we  consider  them  at  present, 
I  would  endeavor  to  a t t e nd  t he  M.  A. 
C.  s u m m er  session  next  year  unless 
it  seemed  more  advisable  to  brush  up 
on  field  work  u n d er  states  conditions. 

Munoz,  Nueva  Ecija,  P.  I. 

J.  H.  T I B B S, 

(Mr.  Tibbs  graduated  from  M.  A.  C. 
in  1912  and  Mrs.  Tibbs,  H a n n ah  Wil 
liamson,  in  1911.  Both  are  teaching  in 
the  public  school.) 

BOUQUETS. 

"I 

r e g a rd 

the  Record  as 

the  best 
paper  of  its  class  I  have  ever  seen  at 
c a r r y i ng  out  i ts  particular  plan  of  let 
ting  the  old  boys  know  w h at  is  going 
on  in  connection  with  the  College." 
Subscriber. 

"Send  on 

a n o t h er 
t he  Record 
year.  We  get  so  we  can  stand  any 
t h i ng  up  here." 

for 

Subscriber. 

"The  Record  costs  the  least  of  any 
of  my  e n t e r t a i n m e n ts  and  yet  I  enjoy 
it  the  m o s t ." 

SUBSCRIBER. 

• 

Our  school  work  s t a r ts  off  very  nice 
ly.  We  have  had  about  five  h u n d r ed 
enrolled  and  at  present  we  have  an 
attendance  of 
h u n d r e d. 
about 
We  refused  admission  to  m a ny  appli 
cants  because  of  lack  of  facilities.  Our 

four 

N o t w i t h s t a n d i ng  the  fact  t h at  M.  A. 
C.  h e ns  laid  17,19 3  eggs  this  last  y e ar 
t h e re  h as  been  no  appreciable 
flurry 
in  the  egg  market,  even  in  the  vicinity 
of  E a st  Lansing. 

6 

TH*1  M.  A.  C.  RECORD. 

M  A. C. AND  U. OF S. DAK.  BATTLE 
TIE  GAME, 3 - 3. 

HUEBEL'S  TOE  SAVES  GAME  FOR 
FARMERS. 

In  t he  closing  minutes  of  play  at 
Vermillion.  S.  Dakota.  Saturday,  Hue-
bel  drop-kicked  a  goal  from  the  thirty-
yard  line  a nd  t h us  saved  t he  Michigan 
Aggies  from  defeat  by  the  University 
of  South  Dakota.  The  final  score  was 
3  to  3.  each  side  getting  a  drop  kick. 
Though  the  Aggies  didn't  cross  the 
they  did 
Coyotes'  goal 
in  reality,  in  t he  4th  quarter,  Huebel 
taking  the  ball  over  from  the  one-yard 
line  through  center.  But  Referee  Eise-
man.  who  blew  his  whistle  after  the 
ball  had  crossed  the  line,  allowed  the 
to  .shove  Huebel  back  and 
Dakotans 
the  ball  lacked  six  inches  of  a  touch 
down. 

line  officially 

M.  A.  C.'s  offense  was  weak,  J a c ks 
and  Butler  being  t he  only  consistent 
gainers,  and  the  latter  played  only  t he 
last  five  minutes  of  the  game.  The 
shifting  of  Blacklock  from 
tackle  to 
full  proved  to  be  a  failure.  He  hasn't, 
had  time  to  learn  the  signals  a nd  get 
a  good  idea  of  t he  game  from  the  back-
field  position. 

The  South  Dakota  team  gained  con 
forward 
sistently  oh  end  r u ns  a nd 
passes. 
-The  balk was  passed  from  40 
to  50  yards  at  a  time  and  in  the  2nd 
q u a r t er  t he  ball  was  taken  to  M.  A. 
C.'s  15-yard 
line  where  the  F a r m e rs 
held  for  three  downs.  McKinnon  then 
dropped  back  and  kicked  an  easy  goal 
for  the  Coyotes. 

Lineup  and  s u m m a r y: 

. . . . . . ..  L. T 

M.  A.  C. 
Uni.  S.  Dak. 
Ramsey,  Oas. . . ..  .L. E.  .  Frankenfield 
Seely 
S t r a i g ht 
Alman 
VanDervoort 
F r i m.  Archer 
Berg,  Hoy 
Coryell 
II. G . . . . . ..  .  Manary 
Ode,  Blacklock, 

. . . .L. G 
C. 

K.T 
R. E 
Q 

Ellis 
Miller 
Duncan 
H e n n i ng 
Huebel 
Coffey 
Black'Ik,  B u t l e r.  . . F.  B . .. .  McCormick 
McCl'n,  B r o w n.  . . L. H. 
Reigal 
Fick,  Springer.  . . .R. H.  Heck,  Mc'Kin' 

, 

ALMA  WINS  FROM  SCRUBS  27--6. 

WESTERN  NORMAL  SNOWS  UNDER 
ALL-FRESH  77-3. 

Last  S a t u r d ay  was  not  an  M.  \.  C. 
day  in  t he  strict  sense  of  the  word. 
Coach  Helmer's  Alma 
aggregation 
looked  t he  best  it  h as  this  season  and 
romped  over  the  M. A.  C. scrubs  to  the 
tune  of  2 7  to  6. 
It  looked  a.3  if  the 
scoreless, 
Aggies  would  come  home 
but  near  the  end  of  the  game  Jewett 
grabbed  an  Alma  pass  on  the  50-yard 
line  and  ran  the  length  of  the  field  for 
a 
touchdown.  McCool  and  W a r n er 
were  also  bright  lights  for  M.  A.  C. 

The  Aggie  All-Fresh,  was  completely 

time 

they  advanced 

snowed  under  by  Kalamazoo  Normal, 
the  final  score  being  77  to  '.',.  Ofilv 
once  did  M.  A.  C.  get  a  look  in  and 
to  Kalama 
this 
zoo's 
line  where  O'Connor 
booted  the  pigskin  for  a  field  goal  Of 
the  freshmen  Basseit  at  left  end,  Barn 
a rd  at  left  half  and  O'Connor  at  quart-
ter  showed  strong. 

2 5-yard 

NEWS  AND 

COMMENT 

There  seems 

to  be  a  certain 

line 
west  of  which  M.  A.  C.  football 
t e a ms 
ought  not.  to  venture.  Two  years  ago 
Nebraska  t r i m m ed  us  thoroughly  a nd 
the  game  with  South  Dakota  Satur 
day  was  expected  to  be  a  walk-away. 

Prof.  P e t t it  h as  received  two  double 
apples,  perfect  examples  of  bud  fusion. 
This  state  is  common  in  some  of  t he 
smaller  fruits  but  is  quite  r a re  with 
apples.  T he  tree  upon  which 
these 
were  grown  is  said  to  produce  a  con 
siderable  number 

like 
Call  for  basket  ball  practice  went 
out 
last  week  a nd  a  likely  bunch  of 
candidates  reported.  N o t w i t h s t a n d i ng 
the  fact  t h at  M. A.  C.  will  be  operating 
under  t he  three-year  rule  t he  varsity 
crew  will  be  strong,  as  only  Ricker  of 
last  year's  team  "graduated. 

them. 

least 

Some  of  t he  members  of  t he  College 
faculty  a re  'on  their  toes,'  so  to  speak. 
At 
follow 
this  would  seem 
from  the  news  t h at  a  faculty  dancing 
club  h as  been  organized.  The  club 
meets  once  a  week  and  the  members 
a re  l e a r n i ng  t he  waltz  a nd  two-step  as 
well  as  t he  newer  dancing  steps. 

to 

M.  A.  C.  students  gave  the  football 
squad  a  rousing  send-off  last  Thursday 
m o r n i ng  when  they  left  t he  campus  to 
e n t r a in  for  Vermillion,  S.  Dak.  The 
squad  stopped  off  at  Sioux  City,  Iowa, 
and 
indulged  in  light  practice.  The 
p a ny  numbered  2 4,  composed  of  foot 
ball  players,  m a n a g e rs  a nd  coaches. 

to 

This  week  the  military  department 
plans 
finish  up  the  outdoor  drill 
work  for  the  fall  term  with  two  regi 
mental  parades  a nd  an 
inspection. 
Next  week  the  freshmen  will  drill  in 
the  armory  and  the  upper  classmen 
will  take  up  regular  class  work. 
It  is 
also  planned  this  week  to  close  up  the 
company  indoor  target  practice. 

Because  of  contagious  disease  at Yp-
silanti  the  game  which  was 
to  be 
played  at  E a st  Lansing  this  week  Sat 
urday  between 
t he  Normal  College 
eleven  and  M. A.  C. All-Fresh  h as  been 
called  off.  Hence 
there  will  be  no 
football  at  M.  A.  C.  until  the  Notre 
Dame  game  unless  the  All-Fresh  and 
Varsity  mix  it  up  to  keep  the  latter 
in  training. 

In  h er  toast  at  t he  M.  A.  C.  Teach 
ers'  Banquet  at  Grand  Rapids  last  Fri 
day,  Minnie  Johnson  Starr, 
'10,  rec 
ommended 
the  establishment  of  a 
course  in  t r a i n i ng  for  motherhood  at 

HOTEL  HEADQUARTERS 

FOR  M.  A.  C.  PEOPLE 

H O T EL  S T A T L ER 
D e t r o it 
1,000  r o o m s — 1 , 0 00  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.  C l ub 
G r a nd  C i r c us  P a r k, 

b r e a k f a s t s. 
b e t w e en 

W a s h i n g t on  B o u l e v a rd  a nd 
B a g l ey  A v e n u e. 

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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  P A HK  P 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  a l l - t h e - y e a r - ' r o u nd 
t he 

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c o n 

h o t el 

v e n i e n c e s.  A ll  o u t s i de 

r o o m s. 

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O C C I D E N T AL  H O T EL 
M u s k e g o n,  M i c h. 
150  r o o m s.  H ot  a nd  c o l d'  w a t er  a nd 
t e l e p h o ne  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. 
E d w a rd  R.  S w e e t,  M a n a g e r. 

W h en  in  P o n t i ne  S t op  at 
H O T EL  H U R ON 

C e n t r al 

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A ll  o u t s i de  r o o m s.  C a fe  in  c o n n e c 
t i o n.  R a t es  $1.00.  R o o ms  w i th 
.  p r i v a te  b a t h,  $1.50. 

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THE  M.  A.  C.  RECORD. 

7 

t h at 

laboratory  m a t e r i al 
the  College.  F or 
small  boy  and 
she  volunteered  h er 
there  m i g ht  be  other 
suggested 
the 
do 
a l u m ni  present  who  would 
i n s t r u m e n t al 
same.  Mrs.  S t a rr  was 
t r a i n i ng 
in  s t a r t i ng  a  night  course  in 
in 
along 
Grand  Rapids 
last  year,  and  she  re 
ports  a  most  enthusiastic  class,  m a ny 
of  the  members  of  which  were  college 
girls. 

line,  near  h er  home 

t h is 

in 

fire 

to  pump  1,700 

Two  high  pressure  water  pumps  de 
signed 
feet  of  water 
per  m i n u te  have  been  purchased  by 
the  state  board  of  agriculture  to  pro 
the  buildings 
vide  fire  protection  for 
at  the  M.  A.  0.  The  pumps  answer 
t he  r e q u i r e m e n ts  set  down  by  the  fire 
u n d e r w r i t e rs  which  recently  made  an 
inspection  of  the  needs  of  the  M.  A. 
C.  for  adequate  fire  protection.  A  re 
d e p a r t m e nt 
the 
organization  of 
the  near 
will  probably  be  made 
future  and  other  steps  t a k en 
to  pre 
vent  a n o t h er  big  loss  by  fire  similar 
to  the  one  which  destroyed 
the  engi 
neering  buildings 
last  spring  with  a 
loss  of  $240,000. 
.  Dr.  Coons  of  the  Botany  department, 
C.  W.  Waid  of  the  H o r t i c u l t u re  depart 
ment,  George  Brown  and  W.  F.  Raven 
of  the  Animal  H u s b a n d ry  department, 
and  R.  G.  Hoopingarver  and  J.  W. 
Weston  of  the  Extension  Division  took 
p a rt  in  the  program  of  the  State  Po 
tato  ShowT  held  at  Escanaba  last  week. 
in  bean  dis 
eases  for  t he  Botany  department,  was 
an  expert  witness 
the  United 
States  Government  at  Grand  Rapids, 
Oct.  21-28,  in  a  suit  against  t he  Oce 
ana  Canning  Co.  for  c a n n i ng  beans  af 
fected  with  anthraenose.  The  Govern 
m e nt  won  t he  suit  on  the  point 
t h at 
the  disease  caused 
the  decomposition 
of  t he  beans. 

H.  Muncie,  specialist 

for 

ALUMNI 

NOTES 

'96. 
R.  L.  Clute,  who  has  been  profes 
in  the  Porto  Rico 
sor  of  horticulture 
College 
some 
for 
m o n t hs  is  now  back  in  Washington,  D. 
C,  living  at  the,  Y.  M.  C.  A. 

of  Agriculture 

'07. 

B.  B.  Clise,  a,  is  with  Wilson  &  Co., 
dealers  in  beef  and  provisions  at  Rich 
mond,  .Va. 

'09. 

there 

Walter  Postiff,  a,  in  a  recent 

letter 
to  Mr.  Eustace,  m e n t i o ns  having  four 
acres  of  late  cabbage  from  which,  up 
to  the  first  of  November  he  h ad  sold 
$1,870  worth  and  believes 
is 
enough  more  to  m a ke  t he  total  a m o u nt 
located  at  Ply 
$2,500.  He 
is  now 
mouth,  Michigan,  having  bought 
a 
farm  t h e r e,  last  spring  and  is  special 
izing  in  vegetable  crops.  He  mentions 
t h at  he  m a r k e ts  all  his  crops  by  Re 
public 
some 
other  prices  are  carrots  $1,25  a  bushel, 
beets  $1.50,  t u r n i ps  $1.50,  cauliflower 
$2.50. 

in  Detroit 

t r u ck 

and 

R.  C.  Rudzinski,  "Rud,"  is  r u n n i ng 
a  m i nt  farm  at  Decatur,  Mich.  Mrs. 
Rudzinski  will  be  remembered  as  Lu-
cile  Carney,  with  the  same  class. 

'10. 

Tom  Hooper,  e,  is  chief  engineer  of 
the  Consumers  Power  Co.,  Battle 
Creek.  Mrs.  Hooper  will  be 
remem-
.bered  as  Agnes  Crumb,  at  one  time  as 
sistant  l i b r a r i an  at  M.  A.  C. 

J.  W.  Chapin,  a,  is  with  Swift  & Co., 
in  the  west 
h a n d l i ng  their  fertilizers 
ern  half  of 
tiers  of 
three 
counties  in  Michigan.  He  is  living  in 
Coldwater. 

lower 

the 

"I  suggest 

if  you  w a nt  prompt  ac 
tion  on  renewals  cut  subscribers  off 
short  a nd  you  will  h e ar  from  it.  Am 
these 
sticking  close 
intention 
days,  but  have 
this 
to  get  up  to  M.  A.  C,  some  time 
fall."  O.  C.  Lawrence,  Hudson. 

to  the  old  farm 

the  best  of 

' l i. 
O.  H.  Cleveland,  e,  is  with  the  West 
e rn  L i g ht  a nd  Power  Co.,  at  Boulder, 
Colo.  He  w r i t e s:  "Went  to  the  U.  of 
tried 
C.-D.  U  game  last  S a t u r d ay  and 
to  kid  myself  into  t h i n k i ng  it  was  the 
U.  of  M.-M.  A.  C.  game.  Unlike  a  popu 
lar  b r a nd  of  cigarettes, 
to 
satisfy." 

it  failed 

Walter 

R.  S.  Russell 

the  Knight  motors.  He 

is  in  the  engineering-
d e p a r t m e nt  of  the  Willys-Overland  Co. 
at  Toledo,  having  charge  of  the  work 
on 
lives  at 
2801  Monroe  St. 
"Bob''  spent  a  day 
on  the  campus  last  week. 
familiarly 
C.  Maliskey, 
known  as  "Count"  in  his  college  days, 
who  w i th  his  father  h as  been  build 
ing  the  E a st  L a n s i ng  school,  had  both 
ankles  and  some  bones 
in  his  heel-; 
broken  last  F r i d ay  when  a  cable  of  au 
the  new  building  broke 
elevator  at 
and  dropped  h im  20  feet.  He  is  new 
in  the  Sparrow  Hospital,  Lansing, 

E.  C.  Sanford, 

'12. 
t he 
f, 
U  .S.  F o r e st  Service  at  Challis,  Idaho. 
Vera  Hyde,  h,  is  teaching  domestic 
science  this  year  at  Ionia,  Mich.,  liv 
ing  at  322  R  St. 

is  now  w i th 

A.  G.  Bovay,  a, 

is  county  agricul 
tural  agent  in  Jackson  county,  Minne 
sota,  with  h e a d q u a r t e rs  at  Lakefield. 

'13. 

J o hn  H.  Dennis,  e,  who 

re-entered 
w i th  '16  and  g r a d u a t ed  w i th  '16  at  U. 
of  M.,  is  now  w i th  t he  S t a te  H i g h w ay 
department.  He  has  j u st  completed  a 
big  road  survey  in  B e r r i en  County. 

H.  K.  Wright,  a, 

'15  v,  who  w e nt 
with  the  H.  K.  Mulford  Co.  of  Philadel 
phia  last  spring,  is  now  on  the  road 
for  this  company.  He  wrote  recently 
from  J u n c t i on  City,  K a n s a s. 

"I  am  looking  forward  to  Nov.  18 th 
and  have  followed  your  suggestion  of 
p u t t i ng  a  big  red  r i ng  a r o u nd  the  date. 
to  E a st 
It's  a 
Lansing,  but  I'll  be  there  to  see 
the 
boys  p ut  one  over  again  as  they  did 
in  the  days  of  Exelby  Hill  & Co."  Geo. 

from  h e re 

long  way 

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THE  M.  A.  C.  RECORD. 

MADAME,  That In 
dispensable  Tailored 
Suit or Coat for  Fall: 

Knowing 

really 
how 
good  tailoring  there  is  to  be  had, 
we  have  always  been  careful 
in 
choosing  our  tailored  garments. 

little 

J u st 

in  this  regard,  we  wish 
you  would  inspect  the  Suits  and 
Coats  we  offer 

t h is  fall. 

When 

looking  at 

them,  note, 
for  example,  t h at 
the  lining  of 
every  garment,  is  built  separate!]/ 
and  t h en  fitted  into  its  garment, 
and 
interlining 
with 
at  chest 
back—preserving 
the  s m a rt  ap 
pearance  of  the  g a r m e nt  as  long 
as  it  is  worn. 

You  will 

larger 
choice  t h an  you  m i g ht  expect  to 
findin  any  other  store. 

see  here  a 

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Michigan 

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-:- 

F.  Bateson,  628  Oxford  Ave..  Youngs-
town,  Ohio. 

'14. 
" J o s h"  Billings,  e,  is  with  the  Good 
rich  Rubber  Co.,  traveling  in  the  west 
ern  half  of  Michigan.  He  is  living  at 
the  Grand  Rapids  Y.  M.  G.  A. 

Martin  YanBuren  MeGill  and  Lela 
McAllisii-r  were  married  Thursday, 
October  26,  in  Loraine,  Ohio.  They 
lire  Industrial  School. 
are  ai  home  al 
Lansing,  where  Mr.  McGill  has  charge 
of  the  greenhouse  and  grounds. 

'15. 
. F.  J.  Yushe,  e,  '•Sun."  is  now  louring 
the  East,  testing  out  an  experimental 
car.  He 
the  Allegheny s. 
White  Mountains  and  Berkshire  Hills 
and  intends  to  go  up  into  Maine  if  the 
weather  permits. 

is  m a k i ng 

•Herman  C.  Zierleyn.  e.  who  is  with 
the  Chicago  Bridge  &  Iron  Works,  is 
now  at  the  Chicago  office  of  this  com 
pany  in  the  Old  Colony  Bldg. 

R.  E.  Olin.  e,  is  still  in  the  tool  de 
signing  department  of  the  Reo  Motor 
Car  Co.,  though  his  address  has  been 
ehanged  to  1006  Oakland  Ave. 

'16. 
Henry  A.  Jessop,  a.  is  specializing  in 
religious  education  at  the  Young  Men's 
C h r i s t i a n.  Association  College 
in  Chi 
cago  this  year,  with  the  view  of  going 
into  county  Y.  ML  0.  A.  work  in  Mich 
igan. 

Garcia  Ingalls,  with,  who  spent  two 
years  at  Munising  in  W y m a n 's  School 
of  the  Woods,  is  now  assistant  paying 
in  Hackley  National  Bank  at 
teller 
Muskegon. 
Ingalls  did  a  large  part  of 
the  cartoon  work  for  the  101 5  Wolver 
ine. 

"My  address  lias  been  changed  from 
Battery  A.  Michigan  F.  A.,  Grayling, 
Mich..'to  F.  A.  R e gt  11th  P r ow  Div., 
El  Paso.  Texas.  Heard  with  sorrow 
the  news  of  the  M.  A.  0.-C  of  M.  game. 
The  ML  A.  C.  men,  n u m b e r i ng  about 
twenty,  'banqueted 
two  U.  of  M.  men 
the  S a t u r d ay  night  of  the  game.  All 
Sheffield, 
had  an  enjoyable  evening. 
Colonel  at  Ai.  A.  C,  now  a  Lieutenant, 
Chaddoclv,  "Fitz."  and  Hutton,  both 
football  men,  were  present. 
Paul  B. 
Barber,  '12,  located  at  Las  Cruces,  -N. 
jokes  and 
M«x..  was 
there  with  his 
sand 
humor. 
storms  here."  E a rl  Spencer. 

Lots  of  hot  sun  and 

Abe  L.  Alderman,  e , is  now  drafting 
living 

at 
at  his  home  in  E a st  Lansing. 

the  Reo  works 

in  Lansing, 

Chas.  Dunphy,  with 

'Hi  v,  is  now  a 
in  the  LT.  S.  Army  at  El 
v e t e r i n a r i an 
Paso,  Texas.  He  writes  t h at  there 
is 
buf  one  other  v e t e r i n a r i an  in  the  regi 
m e nt  with  800  horses  and  mules 
to 
look  after. 

I.  X.  Peed,  e,  is  r e p a i r m an  with 

the 
Detroit  United  Lines,  living  at  251  Mt. 
Elliot  Ave.,  Detroit. 

Amanda  Eisenlohn,.  h,  is  t a k i ng  Bar 
bara  Van  Heulen's 
as 
teacher  of  science  in  the  South  Grand 
Rapids  high  school. 

(TO)  place