VOL. XXII. NOVEMBER 14, 1916. No. 8 CDC \L Qcji ma Q f-t \4 V* F •>> Annual Fall Homecoming, November 18. Monster Mass Meeting Friday Night. Cross-Country Run, Saturday, 10 o'clock. Alumni Luncheon, Saturday, 12 o'clock. j a g * ** • ..' M. A. G. - Notre Dame Game, Satur day, 2 o'clock. (See page 5.) [A*%* • £-*'•, / *»!»«., P U B L I S H ^ ^ B \ ^ F R E ^ M IC *GA - AGRICULTURAL COLLEGETXsioCIATION f'f % , „.M E A ST LANDING, MjftfyiGA £1& * €v v 3 / W i LANS1N6 EN6 to. DtilSNERS. !» AH f^ s 2 THE M. A. C. RECORD. D I R E C T O RY L A N S I NG BUSINESS A ND P R O F E S S I O N AL M EN 'JfHE names in this Directory, as well as those of all our other advertisers, are of re liable parties. We hope the faculty and students will patronize those who patronize us. A. M. EMERY 223 Washington Ave.' N. Books, Fine Stationery, Engraved Call ing Cards, Fountain Pens, Pictures, Frames. • Fine F r a m i ng a Spec ialty. Loose leaf note books for all purposes. BLUDEAU, 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. STOFFER, 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—Athletic Goods of AH Kinds. H. H. LARNED China, Glass and Lamps 105 Washington Ave. S. BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL PAGELSEN & SPENCER Patents, Patent 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 Shruhs 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 L a w y er 214 y2 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. BRUEGEL Cor. Michigan Ave. and Grand River Ave., "East Lansing. Hours: 7 to 8:30 a. m.; 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 Arariety 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 M^ste,8 • V M i i w i ii • V l l tf Parker's, Etc. $1 to $ 6, all g u a r a n t e ed College Drug & Grocery Store Full Line if Everything. Agents for Star Laundry. Electric Supplies. LOFTUS Good Things to Eat E A ST LANSING'S L E A D I NG GROCERj, THE MAC RECORD E A ST L A N S I N G, M I C H I G A N, T U E S D A Y, N O V E M B ER 14, 1 9 1 6. N O. 8 V O X. X X I I. WASHINGTON ALUMNI SEND IN VITATION FOR NOV. 16. Dear Record: see what We have postponed announcing a get-to-gether d u r i ng the week, Nov. 13 night to to 19, in order would offer the fewest counter attrac tions. It's h a rd picking, but we de cided on Thursday night, Nov. 16. So kindly announce t h at on t h at evening all M. A. C.-ites w i t h in a radius of 2,- 500 miles of Washington are called upon to join the colors at the Ebbitt House at 6:30 p. m. Classes of 1861 to 1920, inclusive, are ordered out ir respective of age, sex, health, disposi tion or condition of pocketbook. Fail incur ure Royal displeasure. Probably more fa mous a l u m ni will t h an ever before were assembled under one s t a rs tent, and with there is bound to be some time. Tell President Kedzie t h at if he will come we will have t he alumni confirm his election to office. this galaxy of is very apt to a t t e nd present be to G. V. Branch, '12. [The Editor wishes t h at this could the it fast enough, so lit have been printed last week, but mails didn't carry we're using erary value (?) ] it this week—for its MANY M. A. C. MEN IN WASH INGTON THIS WEEK. in the their meeting M. A. C. a l u m ni a nd professors have a very prominent part pro g r a ms of the various national associa tions which have in Washington, D. C, t h is week. Among these associations a r e: Land Grant College Engineering Association, of which Dean G. W. Bissell is presi dent; American Association of Agri cultural Colleges and E x p e r i m e nt Sta '67- tions of which Chas. E. Thorne, '68, director of the Ohio E x p e r i m e nt Station, is president; Official Potato Association of America; County Agent Leaders; Teachers of Home Economics in Land Grant Colleges; Society of Feed Control Officials; Agronomy; of Official Agricultural Association Chemists; Society for Promotion of Agricultural Science. Dean R. S. Shaw is secretary of the E x p e r i m e nt Station section of the A. A. A. C. a nd E. S., and as such is re at the and program t h is sponsible for '91, dean of meeting. F. B. Mumford, agriculture at the University of Mis souri, is a member of the committee on Graduate Study and also of the executive committee on Projects and Correlation. of Research with U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Dean Eugene Davenport,. '78, of Illinois, is a mem the committee on E x p e r i m e nt ber of Policy. Station Organization President Kenyon L. Butterfield, '91, of Amherst, is a member of the com mittee on College Organization and Policy, and also the Special Commit tee on Agricultural Terminology. Prof. W. D. H u r d, '99, of Amherst, is a mem ber of tfn Extension Organization and Policy. At the meeting of the Extension Section of the A. A. A. C. and E. S., R. J. Baldwin, '04, director of Extension at M. A. C, has a paper on Home Economies to Rural E n g i n e e r i ng and Architecture. C. B. Smith, the U. S. Office Extension, North and West, is to give a discussion of The Advisability and Necessity of National Conference on Extension Projects. the committee '94, chief of Its Relation in At section the E x p e r i m e nt Station meeting, Dean E. A. Burnett, '87, of Nebraska, discusses the subject, Shap ing Results of E x p e r i m e nt Station Work for Extension Uses. The Em ployment of Research Assistants Who May Register As Graduate Assistants is discussed by F. B. at Mumford, the National Potato Association, C. W. Waid, extension specialist on potatoes at M. A. C.,' presents A Proposed Plan for Reorganizing the National Potato Association. '91. At the meeting of the College At the Society the meeting of for the Promotion of Agricultural Science, Dr. W. J. Beal of A m h e r st talks on Improving Grasses by Selection; S. M. '68, of Biloxi, Miss., presents Tracy, Varying Effects of Salt on Different P l a nt Families, and W. D. H u r d, '99, of Amherst, speaks of Boys' and Girls' Club Work in Relation to Agricultural Education. following will be present from the col lege: Dean Georgia White, President F. S. Kedzie, Prof. W. H. French, Dr. Eben Mumford, C. B. Cook, Dr. M. M. McCool, V. M. Shoesmith and Prof. A. J. Clark. ROSE COLEMAN, '16, AND R. S. CLARK, '18, WINS ADDITION AL HONORS. '18e, Word has just been received from T he Stratford Company of Boston t h at poems, written by Miss Rose Coleman, have '16h, and R. S. Clark, been selected for publication the Anthology which this company is get the t i ng out and which will contain best poems w r i t t en by American Uni academic versity year. The to this book will be written by William Stanley Year, Braithwaite, a u t h or of the Lj/rie Tran and poetry editor of The Boston script. introduction the past s t u d e n ts in " J o h n ny Raves on The poems selected from M. A. C. Springtime are Joys," by Clark, and the to Chicken Fry," by Miss Coleman. "Rime appeared It will be remembered t h at Clark won the E u n o m i an Prize eontest this last year with his poem, "Ryme of (he Plowman," which the Summer School n u m b er of the Record. Miss Coleman won this contest a year ago with a poem, "The Gypsy," and she also wrote the prize song at M. A. C. last year, " T he Seasons at M. A. C ," which was published the Com mencement number of the Record. in in of "Rime There is an i n t e r e s t i ng story in con nection with Miss Coleman's poem. W h en Clark's poem, the Plowman," was published in the Hol- cad last spring, it was signed, "R. S. C." A good many of Miss Coleman's friends, knowing of her poetic ability, a t t r i b u t ed this poem" to her, and con it gratulations were so profuse "got on her nerves." re solved to "get even," and "Rime to the Chicken F r y" is the result. then that She Dean G. W. Bissell is scheduled for a discussion of the subject, Proposed Legislation to Establish Engineering E x p e r i m e nt Stations, at the meeting of the Land Grant E n g i n e e r i ng Associa tion. In addition to the above named the T he Eclectic society is going to help make the Alumni Homecoming a suc cess by e n t e r t a i n i ng their alumni at the house after the game. All alumni p l a n n i ng to requested to r e t u rn are notify the secretary of the society. 4 THE M. A. C. RECORD. THE M.A.X. RECORD Published Every Tuesday During- the Michigan by College Year Agricultural College Association. the Entered as second-class matter October.SO, 191t5, at the post office at East Lansing, Michigan, under the Act of March 8, l,X7'.i. C. S. LAIfGDON, '11, Managing Editor. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $1 P ER YEAR for by P. 0. Money Order, Draft, or Personal Check. Subscriptions may be paid TUESDAY, XOYHMUEU 14, 1916. LAPSING We ALUMNI. sincerely hope t h at Lansing alumni, and others nearby, will avail themselves of the splendid opportunity which the luncheon affords this week Saturday of meeting a large number of college friends. You t u r n ed out in the large n u m b e rs at luncheon held last J u ne previous to the Cap night celebration, and we are sure you en joyed yourself. We promise to give you a still better time Saturday, and a attraction still more after the luncheon. interesting LANSING AND EAST LANSING UNITED. Not really, but virtually so. F or the road which has been under cement process of construction for some time Is now completed between the H a r r i son road, which touches Michigan Ave the White E l e p h a nt site, and nue at the Split Rock, which now m a r ks the eastern boundary of Lansing. The city of Lansing is novr extend ing the road to meet the old pavement, and the city of E a st Lansing has voted to pave east to t he point where t he street car t r a ck bends north on the Pine Lake track. The latter work will not be done, however, until usxt year. This road was very largely made possible by the generosity of W. K. Prudden, '78, who offered to contribute the property owners along $10,000 if the r e ad would pledge the r e m a i n i ng small amount. The College authorities in this gift Mr, P r u d d en believe t h at has contributed greatly the well being of M. A. C. for the road between into such the t wo cities was getting poor condition as to reflect harmfully upon institution educational nearby. the to The Union L i t e r a ry society will hold this the game after "Open-House" week. Since there was no attraction in the the the way of a football game Saturday, M. A. C. Union held a p a r ty in A r m o ry from 2:30 to 5 p. m. ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR ELECTED PROSECUTING ATTORNEY IN OHIO. EXTENSION DIVISION GETS RE- SULTS WITH JUNIOR POTATO CLUBS. instructor A telegram was received by A. S. Burket, in public speaking at M. A. C, last Tuesday morning, no tifying him of his election to the posi tion of prosecuting attorney of Vinton county Ohio. Burket is a Republican and the telegram said t h at he h ad 100 majority. This was exceedingly grati fying, also the announcement said the rest of the Democratic ticket was 100 in the lead of the Re publican. since t h at This leaves B u r k et in a quandry. If he takes the position he will have to resign, and he had decided to give up If he lets law work for the present. the county officials the vacancy they will put in a Democrat. Hence he is inclined to accept the position and appoint an assistant the work in Ohio. to carry on fill QUESTION FOR TRI-STATE DEBATE SELECTED AT M. A. C. For the fourth time in t he history of the Tri-State debate the question fin ally chosen is the one submitted by Prof. C, B. Mitchell of the English de p a r t m e nt at M. A. C. This year M. A. C. selected a question, but voted for submitted by Ames. Then the one word was received from P u r d ue t h at they wanted the M. A. C. question and did not w:ant the one proposed by Ames. This led the M. A. C. English d e p a r t m e nt to reconsider, with the re sult t h at the following question is the t he debate which one to be used occurs Re in March: solved, t h at the United States Should Provide by Federal E n a c t m e nt for Compulsory Arbitration of all Dis- sputes Between Capital and Labor In volving Public Utilities. in time some E a st Lansing gave Hughes there 182 votes, Wilson 183. Now are something like 183 people who claim It may they cast the deciding vote. be mentioned this con in incidently nection t h at the registration of voters in the college town was 20 per cent larger t h an ever before. This gives some idea of the growth recently. life they smack Public society initiations have been the past the feature of student week. While somewhat of high school "doin's," it cannot be they are occasionally hu denied t h at morous. chemistry the freshman In class one initiate, who h ad most of his outer garments on wrong side to, was being quizzed by Dr. Kedzie. The verdant one wasn't getting along very wTell and "Uncle F r a n k ," with his never failing humor, said, "Well, you seem to show a reversal of form to day." in T h at the showing m a de by the Extension division at M. its boys' A. C. is getting results is evi and girls' potato club work denced by the sixty-eight club members who exhib ited at the State Show held at Esca- naba, Nov. 1 to 3. T h i r t e en counties represented by exhibits, with were first place. t a k i ng Marquette county In general the the club members of Upper Peninsula made a better show ing t h an those in the lower section of the state. This was due to t he more favorable weather conditions north of t he straits. The state champion potato grower is Verner Felt. He secured a yield of 402.6 bushels per acre, his profit on an acre was $503.30; the story of his experience in r a i s i ng the potatoes scored 80, and on quality his tubers scored 90. Following is the list of the ten club members who made the best yields on standard-size club p l a t s: First—Verner Felt, National Mine, Marquette county, 402.6 bushels per acre. Second—Matie Franz, Loretto, Dick inson county, 332 bushels per acre. T h i rd — Clyde Mantta, county, 301 bushels Tapiola, per Houghton acre. F o u r t h — R i c h a rd Grangood, Tapi ola, Houghton county, 286.6 bushels per acre. Fifth—Cleo F a r m, National Mine, Marquette County, 277.1 bushels per acre. Sixth—Bernard Nelson, National mine, Marquette county, 270.9 bushels per acre. Seventh—Weikko Lukkarinen, Pal mer, Marquette county, 258 bushels per acre. Eighth—Howard LaFrance, Hersey, Osceola county, 252 bushels per acre. Ninth—William Skog, Metropolitan, per county, 250 bushels Dickinson acre. Tenth — Joseph Dziedzie, Loretto, per county, 240 bushels Dickinson acre. The average yield per acre for the ten highest is 287.02 bushels. The profit per acre was ascertained in each case. In order to m a ke con ditions equal for all members an ar b i t r a ry scale of prices was adopted. According to this scale all m a r k et po tatoes were computed per bushel; all cull potatoes at 30 cents per bushel, and all seed potatoes at $2 per bushel. On this basis the profits ten highest are as per acre for follows: $1.25 t he at First—Vernor Felt, National Mine, Marquette county, $503.30. Second—Frank VanElsacker, North land, Marquette county, $372.14. T h i r d — R i c h a rd Grangood, Tapiola, Houghton county, $361.40. F o u r t h — B e r n a rd Nelson, National Mine, Marquette county, $276.27. Fifth—William Skog, Metropolitan, Dickinson county, ,$251.84. Sixth—Howard LaFrance, Hersey, Osceola county, $241.10. Seventh—Julia Isaacson, Metropoli tan, Dickinson county, $233.76. E i g h th — I r e ne P a r e n t, Dickinson county, $231.12. Loretto, Ninth—Matie Franz, Loretto, Dick inson county, $220.96. T e n th — Kenneth Stevens, North land, Marquette county, $207.74. The average profit per member the ten highest was $289.96 per acre. for RIME TO THE CHICKEN FRY. It's some folks joy to mix and stir And bake a fancy cake, And pile it up with frostin' Till its hull foundations s h a k e; And some will bile a batch of fudge And t a ke a keen delight In addin' nuts, and beatin' hard, And s q u a r i n' off jest right— Then 'em let sweets— choke themselves on But me—I heave a sigh To stand a r o u nd t h at old cook stove And smell a chicken fry. I like to tie my apern on, All checked and starched and stiff, full of the stove plum And chuck wood, And fling t he skillet—biff! Then add a hull great heap of fat— Of lard and butter mixed, And season up t h at chicken's j o i n ts Until they're nicely fixed, Then lay 'em neatly side by side W h en the grease goes sizzlin' high, Then stand a r o u nd t h at old cook stove And smell that chicken fry. Then when one side is rightly browned I take the fork—jest so— And t u rn t h at chicken over The way it ought to go— Then let it brown and brown again Till it can brown no more, Then shove the skillet towards the back Where it can simmer slower— 'Tis t h en I leave behind me All the theories of Dom. Sci., When I stand around t h at old cook stove And smell t h at chicken fry. Yes, some folks t h i nk a salad Is the only t h i ng to eat And some insists t h at t u r k ey stuffed Is very h a rd to beat, And others go to heaven On a mould of puddin' While a fat, rich pie to m a ny light, Is a vision of delight; But me—I'm jest a say in' T h at I t h i nk of joy I'd die, To stand a r o u nd t h at old cook stove And smell t h at chicken fry. R. C, '16, H. E. THE M. A. C. RECORD. 5 Large Attendance Expected for Homecoming and Many Interesting Events Scheduled. ALUMNI REGISTER AT COLLEGE BOOK STORE BUILDING. The schedule of events which the alumni will be interested in for the Annual Fall Homecoming this week end is as follows: Student Mass Meeting in the Armory, Friday night. Annual Michigan Intercollegiate Cross-Country, Saturday, 10 a. m. Alumni Registration at New Headquarters, Bookstore Building, Saturday, 8 a. m. to 2 p. m. Alumni Luncheon under auspices of the M. A. C; Union, Club D, Wells Hall, Saturday at noon. M. A. C—Notre Dame Game, College Field, 2 p. m. Literary Societies At-Home, Saturday evening. largest crowds experienced. A According to calls for tickets which are pouring into the M. A. C. Athletic t h is week S a t u r d ay will Association, see one of of the alumni on the campus t h at M. A. C. ever n u m b er have signified their intention of being on h a nd for the noon luncheon which will be held at Club D, Wells Hall, under t he M. A. C. Union, and m a ny of these will get in in time for the Intercollegiate Cross c o u n t ry r un scheduled for 10 a. m. the auspices of large Alumni should note t h at the alumni headtjuarters has been changed from the F o r e s t ry Building to t h at known as the Bookstore Building or W a i t i ng AGGIES HAVE STRONG INDIVID UALS—WILL BE IN TOP FORM SATURDAY. squad football T h at the Aggie is composed of as strong individuals as ever donned a uniform for the green and white is easily conceded by any one who h as followed the work of the players t h is year. The say t h at with more emphasis upon har mony of motion and a little of the old- in t he pinches M. A. C time punch t h at will j u st " r ip will have a team t h i n gs u p" S a t u r d ay and be going in top form. coaches And whatever may be said about the Aggie eleven it cannot be said this year t h at they've, reached the pinnacle and slumped. "There h a i n 't no such animal." Confidence in the camp over the outcome of the Notre Dame game rests on t he belief t h at t h is last week will see a r o u n d i ng theo retically possible only at the end of the season. There good ground for this confidence. Blacklock will be back in the line. This isn't so much a result of his showing at South exceedingly some form into is Room. Here the alumni should register as soon as they get off the car. Lug gage can be left here in perfect safety a nd tickets for the noon luncheon can be obtained. its home for The Union L i t e r a ry society has very the con kindly opened in assembling for venience of alumni the the luncheon. After the luncheon in crowd will m a r ch to College Field (every one hopes) M. a body to see to 0 score A. C. duplicate last the to Notre Dame passed out time in 1910. two schools met Many of the literary societies are plan ning special e n t e r t a i n m e nt their society members S a t u r d ay evening. t h at 17 the for Dakota as the fact t h at Charlie Butler injuries will be back at fullback. The which seem to have been troubling him more or less all t he season now appear to be on the r u n. With Butler to going good, a nd b a r r i ng Jacks and Huebel, M. A. C. will have a strong offensive. injuries in "Notre Dame The line is all t h at could be hoped for. Coach Gauthier says it will stand the the p u n c h i ng of any backfield is strong on country. forward passing and around-end plays, and is j u st w h at we have been giving most a t t e n t i on to the past two t h e m? Why, we're go weeks. ing to w in a nd with into idea characterizing Aggie t h is one playing you see a fight to the Stop t he game finish." t h is Considerably more is at stake If t h an w i n n i ng the from Notre Dame. boys do secure a favorable decision the season will be counted a success, but the game the other hand—but if on S a t u r d ay is going to be a winner! M. A. C. freshmen will debate with in t r y o u ts fresh Hillsdale College, Dec. 15. As an centive for a large n u m b er of three credits will be given the m en who m a ke the team. 6 THV M. A. C. RECORD. NEWS AND COMMENT The Alpha Psi, the honorary veter initiated Faculty, Dr. inary fraternity at M. A. (\. the following recently: W a rd Giltner a nd Dr. F. W. Chamber lain; '18, of students. F. E. Kunze, E a st T a w a s; D. C. Beaver, W. C. Heu- stis, '18, F l i n t: 0. 0. Mater, '18, Nash ville: H. A. VVeckler, Haven. 'IS, South . The White E l e p h a nt is no more, ex cept in memory. Its bricks are being- used in the buildings now tinder con struction. Over its site r u ns the road the leading to the fine bridge across Red Cedar at this point. This latter is somewhat ethereal, being only part of the plans which Prof. Halligan has drawn up to show show this athletic completed, entrance will with landscape gardening which the will be used in conjunction to make it attractive. look when list of engineering At a meeting of the M. A. C. fac solid geometry was last week ulty stricken out of subjects the from which entrance credits m u st be selected for matriculation. With this exception, however, t h at those who ex course pect to take the The m u st have had solid geometry. t h a n k i ng faculty passed a resolution J. W. Beaumont, for the interest in the curriculum shown by the establishment of the George E. Lawson Memorial Favorable action was also taken on the request of the junior and senior horticultural students the state horticul tural meeting at Grand Rapids, Dec. 5. '82, of Detroit, to attend prize. ALUMXI NOTES '93. a, secretary W. L. Harvey, and t r e a s u r er of the New Prague Milling "whole Co., was declared to be w o r k s" in New Prague, Minn., by L. S. Storms, ex- '13, Michigan representative, who vis ited M. A. C. last week. company t h at the of I was with Dear Record: Please find enclosed $2 as pay for your welcome and cheery presence. '93 and surely enjoy all of the news of my class m a t e s' whereabouts and doings. Sev eral" M. A. C. grads are here and we expect to s t a rt a club in the near fu the ture. We yelled strenuously for football team, but were defeated. Hav ing roomed with Dr: Cook's family and received much extra kindness other t h an the privilege of his magnificent classroom work, I feel extremely sad t he passing of such a grand and at useful soul away from our midst. After leaving M. A. C. I have studied at the State Normal College, U. of M. and with Mrs. T r e at of Grand Rapids. I t a u g ht public schools of Stockbridge for eight years k i n d e r g a r t en the in and am on my sixth year in Ann Ar bor as private k i n d e r g a r t en teacher. Have also conducted a Sunday kinder g a r t en for your children who are en t r u s t ed to my care d u r i ng t he church services at the F i r st M. E. church. Have enrolled 135 children and have singer. five teachers, a pianist Also conduct mother classes and lec t u re on child psychology in Ann Ar bor and s u r r o u n d i ng cities. So have used my t r a i n i ng almost continuously. Such teachers as Dr. Edwards, Dr. Kedzie, Dr. Cook, Dr. Beal and oth ers have inspired my life for the efforts I am succeeding in the if success is mine. Do you know '93? whereabouts of Marie Sterly with influenced and and Very sincerely, Mrs. Cora D. (Stocking) Palmer, 1345 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor, Mich. '03. E d na V. Smith, h, is now assistant in home economics extension at M. A. C, u n d er Paulina Raven, '05. '04, O, K. W h i t e, a, was a college visitor lives one mile last week. He now north of DeWitt where he has bought a fine farm. in '05. Lillian M. Taft, h, has resigned her the Homeo position as dietition is pathic Hospital at Ann Arbor, and now at home in E a st Lansing. Last Saturday afternoon Mrs. L. R. Taft in h er honor at which gave a party time her engagement to Dr. Henry Morton Sage of Columbus, Ohio, was take announced. The wedding will place late in December. 'OS. Ray A. Small, e, steam engineer for the Semet-Solvay Co., of Syracuse, N. last Tuesday. Y., visited the While wedding of Ray B. Delvin, '12, and Miss Grace Atkins at Howell. in Michigan he attended the college '10. After much coaxing E. P. Bushnell, f, who is in the U. S. Forest Service at Johnson City, Tenn., "comes across" with a subscription. He says, "You win, and I shall be glad to get the pa per for the rest of my life." ' i i. A daughter, Florence Mabel, was born Oct. 18 to Mr. and Mrs. Edwy B. Reid, 3110 19th St., Washington, D. C. George Brault, f, is with the Nation al Lumber and Mfg. Co., at Hoquiam, Wash. They operate a saw mill that cuts 300,000 feet per day, have five dry kilns, two of which are late p a t t e r ns by Grand Rapids Dry Kiln Co., nine planers and stickers, and a large box factory. They do both car and cargo shipping. Brault has charge of the storeroom, through which department to all supplies and equipment have pass. " F r e n c h i e" asks the editor "Do they still have a Club D on the cam it and pus." the I often waiters. 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Storms the New Michigan representative of P r a g ue Milling Co., New Prague, Minn., with his h e a d q u a r t e rs at Wen- t h at onah Hotel, Bay City. He says '93-, who is secretary- W. L. Harvey, t r e a s u r er of the "whole w o r k s" at New Prague. company, this is '14. E. L. Raven, a, is principal of the high school at Croswell this y e ar as well as in agriculture. instructor Cliff A. Reynolds, who is with the F o rd Motor Co., has changed his ad dress to 204 Seward Ave., Detroit. is in J. H. Foote, e, who the dis the E a s t e rn tribution d e p a r t m e nt of Michigan Power Co., h e a d q u a r t e rs at Jackson, has recently changed h is ad dress to 204 Steward Ave. H. J. Lowe, f, who h as been with the Montibello Oil Co., at Fillmore, Cal., is changing his address to Bur nett, Texas, where he h as "a much better position as assistant superinten dent of a graphite q u a r r y ." •15. H a r ry S p u r r 's new address is 85 Willis St. W., Detroit. Geo. W. Green, a, has been located at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, where he has a position in the extension service of the University of Saskatchewan. The Michigan Light and Power Co. has transferred A. M. Engel from F l i nt to Jackson, where he is living at 128 W. Mason St. - Gertrude Thompson, h, who is teach ing home economics at Dixon, Illinois, "Illinois is the best place in W r i t e s: the world teachers, and besides t h at they let us vote." for F. W. Richardson, a, at Wyoming, Del., writes t h at he is not the world as at least a quite out of half dozen M. A. C. people stopped this last summer. to see him farming the M. J. Sisley, v, is in charge of dourine eradication near F o rt Defi ance, Arizona, for the U. S. Bureau of Animal address is Box 464, Albuquerque, New Mexico. I n d u s t r y. His p e r m a n e nt , Roy E. Decker, a, who is continuing his pedagogical work in a g r i c u l t u re at Plainwell, writes t h at he is mixing in a is much encouraged with the progress of the boys in each line. football coaching and little L. A. Cobb, e, and Miss M a r t ha Raine of Grand Rapids were m a r r i ed on Nov. 2. They a re living at 1210 Academy St., Kalamazoo. "Ty," who is w o r k i ng the Shoemaker Con struction Co., says, "Business is boom ing here. Have another big paper mill in course of construction. This makes two on my h a n ds now." for A. C. Paulson, e, is assistant m a s t er mechanic with the Champion Copper Co. at Painesdale, Mich., a little min ing town about 25 miles from Calumet. He writes to the Record, "I might add as a tip to any young engineer who m i g ht be looking for a good place to get a varied experience t h at he get into the mechanical end of the m i n i ng It can't be beat as far as ac- game. 8 THE M. A. C. RECORD. complishing t h at end is concerned, and is quite r e m u n e r a t i ve at incidentally the same least, here's hoping we can tie the can onto Old Michigan again." time. Last but not " It pays to advertise. The l a st is talk about. Incidentally sue before s u m m er vacation I made known my whereabouts and invited M. A. C. people who happened to be pass ing along the Dixie Highway to stop and visit. Lee Hutchins, '13, was t he lots first to visit and we surely had to I had a chance to see H u t c h i ns at work and unless I am sadly mistaken, we will hear big tilings "of him some of these J u st a little later R. E. Decker, days. '15, appeared. He was on his way to spend a few days with Sen. T h o m as Taggart at F r e n ch Lick Springs, but to stop with I time. mo. Yes, indeed, quite a nice frequently. I see Staples of He is behaving nicely. Recently re elected county agricultural agent of I Orange county, in which capacity will serve until September 1, 1917. 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