VOL. XXII. NOVEMBER 28, 1916. No. 10 PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO ESTABLISH EN GINEERING EXPERIMENT STATIONS. At the meeting of the Engineering Division of the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations, held in Washington, D. C, Nov. 14, 15, 16, and 17, one of the most important dis cussions taken up was that concerning the "proposed legislation to establish engineering experiment sta tions" at land grant colleges, comparable to the agri cultural experiment stations established by the Hatch Act in 1887. The discussion hinged upon the Newlands bill, introduced into the last Congress by Senator New- lands of Nevada, and known as the "land grant engi neering experiment station bill," the passage of which, it was pointed out, should contribute greatly in increasing the industrial efficiency of the United States. Section 2 of the act says: "It shall be the object and duty of said experiment stations to conduct original researches, to verify ex periments, and to compile data in engineering and other branches of the mechanic arts as applied to the interests of the people of the United States, and particularly of such as are engaged in the industries; also to conduct researches, investigations, and experi ments in connection with the production, transporta tion, extraction, and manufacture of substances uti the application of engineering and of lized in (Continued on page 4.) ± -±M 3*£3 A. A. /< &jt PUBLISH^CT'BY' T AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,-JC . yij EAST LANDING, M/cklGA: 5 . X « * 2 D I R E C T O RY LANSING BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN names in this Directory, as welt 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 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. BLIDEAU, 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. STOPFER, D. D. S. OffLce 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. 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LANDON Office hours: 7 to 8:30 a. m.; 1 to 3 and 7 to 8 p. m. Sundays, 12 to 1 p. m. Citizens' phone 3261. DR. OSCAR H. BRUEGEL Cor. Michigan Ave. and Grand River Ave., E a st Lansing. Hours: 7 to 8:30 a. m.; 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p. m. Sundays 12 to 1 p. m. Citizens' phone 3244. A. B. HARFORD College Watchmaker At Variety Shop. "HANK" AND "FRANK" Your barbers for the last five years. Pool, Billiards, Cigars. In the new Dickson Building. WILD WOOD TEA ROOM Service a la carte. 318 Abbott Ave., E a st Lansing. Fountain Pens Waterman's, Mercantile, Parker's, Etc. $1 to $ 6, all g u a r a n t e ed College Drug & Grocery Store Full Line tf Everything. Agents for Star Laundry. Electric Supplies. LOFTUS Good Things to Eat EAST LANSING'S LEADING GROCERj, TnL M-A-C- 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 2 8, 1 9 1 6. ^M N O. 10 T O L. X X I I. MOVEMENT TO RAISE ATHLETIC STANDING. last the athletic W h at is hailed as the greatest for w a rd movement in athletics was aired Tuesday office at night when, at the invitation of Hugh I. Glazier, '07, representatives of the Lansing Automobile Club met with faculty men, alumni, representative the a nd students to Auto Club is doing and proposes to do for M. A. C. athletics, and to secure the co-operation of college and alumni organizations. explain what Opportunity was also taken to clear up some alleged m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n gs on the p a rt of College faculty m en a nd students as to the real purposes of the Auto Club. "We have no ulterior or sinister motive in our interest in M. A. C. athletics," said Lee Briggs, presi dent of the Auto Club. "We a re Lans ing business m en representing busi interests, and our concern goes ness only as far as seeing M. A. C. develop w i n n i ng teams. We a re getting along in y e a rs when we do not actively take p a rt in athletics such as baseball and football and we w a nt something to play with." Mr. Briggs further outlined their purpose as follows: "We have a list of the monogram w i n n e rs at M. A. C. for t he past 16 years and purpose to write a series of letters urging them to send us good athletes. They will keep us informed as to the likely ones in their various communities and we will keep a card index of these, giving us they play, when they will g r a d u a te from high schools or preparatory schools, and t he difficulties we are likely to encounter to attend M. A. C. in getting legi Then we will b r i ng all possible timate pressure them to get to m a ke a right decision, using alumni, the Varsity Club, a nd other students now in college. their weight, position to bear them " J u st now we a re interested in foot ball material. Now is t he t i me to size it up. We cannot have any influence on the 1917 team for the material for this is now in college, b ut by 1918 we ought to have a 'world beater.' If we find t h at among these candidates some would be held back for financial rea sons we will see t h at they get a job in Lansing d u r i ng t he s u m m er t h at will them materially. Our club h as help representing every members industry in Lansing. If a m an is es pecially good we will see t h at he gets an especially good job." almost Prof. L. C. Plant, president of the athletic board of control, spoke in fa t h at he saw vor of t he plan, saying where a great deal of good could come from it. G. O. Stewart, editor of t he Holcad, gave some strong a r g u m e n ts as to why t he plan should be put through and should have the co-opera tion of every organization represented. The relation t he Varsity Club bears to this movement was explained, it being shown t h at three members of the Auto Club now have h o n o r a ry membership in the Varsity Club. The meeting adjourned after some discussion as to the methods of pro m o t i ng t he plan in which all t he va rious organizations would take a part, and it was decided to have a commit tee made up of members of each or ganization in order t h at all m i g ht be kept informed as to t he progress. OBITUARY. The Record has j u st received notice of the death of Lewis Vanderbilt, who was the class of 1864. Death occurred August 18, at Memphis, Michigan. living member of last t he father Lewis Vanderbilt was born at Lyons, N. Y., Nov. 20, 1833. W h en less t h an pur four years of age h is land n e ar chased 200 acres of wild the Memphis, Michigan. He entered University of Michigan in 1855, b ut owing to the death of two brothers, was obliged to leave before t he end of In 1861 he entered M. his first year. A. C. and graduated with four others in 1864, being the oldest member of t he class. In 1865 Mr. Vanderbilt was mar ried to Miss J a ne E. Blakely. They later moved to Iowa where Mrs. Van derbilt died in 1878, After five y e a rs Mr. Vanderbilt again married, t a k i ng for his bride Miss Alice Chambers of New York. They moved to California w h e re Mr. Vanderbilt served as county surveyor for some time. While t a k i ng the a m o u n t a in wagon overturned and in jured and was left an invalid for 12 years until her death. trip with his wife she was From 1902 to 1908 Mr. Vanderbilt surveying in Michigan, doing lived F r om work at Kinde and Memphis. 1908 to 1910 he was compelled to live at Phoenix, Ariz., on account of his failing health. He then came back to Memphis, Michigan, where he lived un til his death. M. A. C. WILL ENTERTAIN 1000 BOYS SATURDAY. The 14th Annual State Boys' Con ference is to be held in L a n s i ng this week Friday, S a t u r d ay and Sunday. The new P r u d d en Auditorium will be conference a nd 1,400 h e a d q u a r t e rs boys are expected. S t u d e nt I n t e r n a t i o n al t he p r o g r am Speakers of national r e p u t a t i on have been obtained for this year. Of these the following a re con spicuous: Chas. D. H u r r ey of New York, Secre t a r y; Branch Rickey, vice president of former coach at the University of Michigan; Dr. Allan Stockdale, the "pitching par son" of Toledo; H e n ry R. Pattengill of Lansing; Dinnie Upton of Grand Rapids, and Bishop Theodore Hender son. the St. Louis Americans, to is being made On S a t u r d ay afternoon M. A. C. will the conference and pro be host vision to e n t e r t a in a thousand boys. T he College will char ter special cars which will b r i ng the boys to the College about 3 p. m. Each car will be met by four of the college Y. M. C. A. boys and in a whirlwind trip of 45 m i n u t es t he entire campus will be covered. The College i t i n e r a ry will end at t he Armory, where, upon entering, t he boys will be given h am sandwitches and cocoa and entertain ed by t he M. A. C. band. A short snappy program is being prepared by Secretary Heffley of t he college "Y," a nd will consist of t he following: Address of Welcome by P r e s i d e nt Kedzie; Introduction of the M. A. C. Football Team; Readings by Prof. C. E. Mitchell; and F a n cy Gym nastics under the direction of Coach G. E. Gauthier. In addition e n t e r t a i n m e nt which M. A. C. is providing for t he state Y. M. C. A. boys, Mr. F a u n ce has gotten out a little leaflet containing pictures and news of M. A. C. and blank pages for notes of t he Conference. These will be passed out at the beginning of the con ference. very neat the to '1 THE M. A. C. RECORD. THE M. A. C. RECORD Published Every Tuesday During College Year the Michigan by Agricultural College Association. the Entered as second-class matter October 80, 1916, at the post office at East Lansing, Michigan, under the Act of March 3, 1879. C. S. LiAlVGDON, '11, Managing Editor. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $1 P ER YEAR for by P. 0. Money Order, Draft, or Personal Check. Subscriptions may be paid TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1916. The Athletic We ask Situation. the readers of the Record to give their most earnest attention to the proposed method, outlined in this in issue, of putting M. A. C. forward her athletic standing. is pointed out that, owing to intense competition, influence possi we m u st exert every ble to get good athletic material for M. A. C. teams. And the alumni, es pecially former those who played on M. A. C. teams, are particularly en joined to be on the lookout. It 3: ;•: :•: Seeded: Careful Weighing is true If it to obtain there are far- t h at reaching organizations among the col leges of this country, and among out side Interests associated with these colleges, the best athletes, isn't it also t r ue t h at we are carrying intercollegiate athletic competi this Isn't it time t h at some tion too far? alumni organization rise up and es tablish a reputation for doing some t h i ng different at t h an institutions? We cannot carry other out this "keeping up with Lizzie" for ever, allowed jr is to produce winning Colleges and Universities do not exist athletic t e a m s , as a fundamental object. And their they couid somehow go on educational way if intercollegiate ath letics were abandoned altogether. in the object for which the best surviving T he present acme of development of the organization for intercollegiate competition grows out of funda athletics mental were established, t h at of healthy par ticipation of the whole student body, with represent us in contests with rivals. This is all It is a healthy spirit. The very well. represen t h e ir a l u m ni rightly watch interest. But tatives with absorbing to carrying on such when it comes far-reaching propagandas to develop w i n n i ng teams we very much question if we should not take stock funda of the things we put forth as mentals in educational institutions. in order to We doubt if it is the r i g ht idea to leave or inculcate in a student body t h at the athletic d e p a r t m e nt of an in s t i t u t i on stands p r i m a r i ly for winning varsity teams. We doubt if this is the idea t h at prospective students should be obsessed with. Of course we ad m it t h at there is room for a r g u m e nt this. We do believe most in all of heartily t h at the alumni should be an institution's urgent agents in getting new students, but we prefer in the the alumni before candidates for admis sion, they underscore and italicize M. A. C.'s educational service as well as her athletic ambition. a r g u m e n ts down by t h at laid REGARDING PROPOSED LEGISLA TION TO ESTABLISH ENGINEER ING EXPERIMENT STATIONS. (Continued from page 1.) and disposal; inoffensive road building; sewage purification other branches of the mechanic a r ts to industrial p u r s u i t s; water supplies to potability and economic distri as bution; its ultimate eco nomic disposal of u r b an and manufac t u r i ng wastes; flood protection; archi engineering tecture; problems connected with transporta tion, manufacturing, and public utili ties; and such other researches or ex periments bearing directly on the va rious industries and occupations of the people of the United States as may in each case be deemed advisable, having due regard to the varying conditions, resources, and needs of the people of the respective States and Territories." Section 3 of t h is act provides for the these sta publishing of bulletins at tions at least once in six months. Sec tion 4 sets the sum to be appropriated for these stations at $15,000 per a n n um for each institution. This is the same amount appropriated for agricultural experiment stations in the Hatch Act, above referred to. The Hatch Act was followed, however, by the Adams Act, in 1906, setting aside an additional $15,000. The the American Association of Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations rec ommended, at t he recent meeting, the passage of the meetings in Washington a number of representatives of the land grant col leges, of which Dean G. W. Bissell was the National one. representatives Research Council, and of separate state universities met in t h is New York City question very F r om all the data t h at can be gathered it seems as if this bill has a very good chance of passing during the next Congress. some members of thoroughly. committee Following this bill. executive discussed and of The county regular meeting of the Hort. club last week was addressed by T. A. F a r r a n d, for Allegan county. Other speakers were Roland Morrill, prominent horticulturist; Al fred Bentall, county agent; Dr. Saf- fro, specialist with the Tobacco Prod ucts Co. agent NOVEMBER STATE BOARD MEETING. The November meeting of the State the Board of Agriculture convened at P r e s i d e n t 's office last Wednesday at 11 o'clock. There were present Presi dent Kedzie, Messrs. Graham, Doherty, Waterbury, and Woodman. The following were of important m a t t e rs which more ceived the attention of t he Board: some the re The C h a i r m an of the Board and the Secretary were directed to deed to the Public Domain Commission for a con sideration of $1.00, a tract of land of located near Grayling and 80 acres, for experimental pur formerly used poses by t he College. ( T h is land was t u r n ed over to the College in 1888 and some experiments were carried on but nothing has been done for some years as there seemed to be no use of con t i n u i ng t he work there.) Prof. Geo. A. Brown and Mr. Ed wards of the Animal Husbandry de p a r t m e nt were given permission to ac company the senior class to the Inter national Live Stock Exposition at Chi cago Dec. 4 to 6, and also to attend t he meeting of t he American Society of Animal Production at t he Univer sity of Illinois Dec. 1 and 2, total ex former penses being allowed for and t r a n s p o r t a t i on for the latter. the It was voted employ Robert to Mackie as H e r d s m an in charge of live stock at the barns, beginning Jan. 1, 1917. The recommendation of Dr. Bessey as to the employment of E z ra Levin, beginning J u ly 1, was approved, and the m a t t er of a r r a n g i ng his line of work and department relationship was to a committee consisting of referred the Mr. Woodman, the President, and Secretary. Dr. Giltner and Dean Lyman were given permission to attend t he meet ing of the United States Live Stock the Sanitary Association former first week of December; also to attend the meeting of the So ciety of American Bacteriologists; the latter also to attend the meeting of the Association of State and Provincial Veterinary Colleges. in Chicago the The request of Prof. Clark for an ad ditional student assistant in the Chem ical department was approved. report A detailed from Prof. Eus tace was read relative to a conference which he and Dr. Kedzie had held with Mr. Charles E. Greening, president of the Greening Nursery Co. of Monroe, in which Mr. Greening urged the ap a State Horticulture pointment of Commissioner. He was very frank in his criticism of what he termed the lack of efficient work in orchard and nursery submitted inspection. He "Items of I n t e r e st T h at May Be Taken Up By a Commission of Horticulture to Promote the Horticultural ests of the State of Michigan." Inter F. W. F a b i an was appointed as in- THE M. A. C. RECORD. 5 structor in bacteriology in place of Mr. W. L. Kulp, resigned, at a salary of $1,200, beginning J a n. 1. B. F. Kin- dig was appointed State Inspector of in Bee Keep Apiaries and I n s t r u c t or ing, to succeed Mr. F. E. Millen, who has resigned. Mr. Kindig will take up h is w o rk J a n. 1. Miss Caroline Holt, in drawing, was, upon of Prof. Steward, given leave of absence for the winter term with full pay. instructor request t he The suggestion of President Kedzie t h at a phamplet, descriptive of the work of the College as at present car ried on, be prepared for distribution to members of the Legislature and oth ers, was approved. in to engineering experiment The report of Dean Bissell re sta gard land g r a nt colleges, was re tions at the ceived and ordered spread upon re In p a rt Dean Bissell's minutes. port on the bill outlined elsewhere in this issue) reads as fol lows: (which is in to followed "I believe t h at greater their mission, "The effect of the bill in my opin ion will be to round out the usefulness the of the engineering d e p a r t m e nt of laud g r a nt colleges as the Hatch Act the a g r i c u l t u r al departments enabled to better fulfill and therefore contribute the develop m e nt of our nation's resources, to pro motion of greater efficiency in times of peace and consequently times of stress. t he passage of t h an •:':-""• immediate value to the states and to the nation the New- will follow the Hatch lands bill Act because the activities which it will promote can be launched and carried of to successful the 29 years of H a t ch Act, which an open book. Moreover, I feel certain t he Newlands bill t h at one effect of the spirit of co will be new operation and agriculture mechanic arts, which has lately been characteristic of land g r a nt col the I recommend t h at the authori leges. ties of this College support with all their power the Executive Committee of t he A. A. A. C. E. S. in its efforts to have t he Newlands bill enacted into law." issue in experience light under is life to between experience the FOURTEEN RECEIVE MONOGRAMS. to the T he much coveted M. A. C. mono gram was awarded following 14 football m en last week: Ralph Hen- ning, Bay City; H u gh Blacklock, Grand Rapids; S h e r m an Coryell, Chi cago; L y m an Frimodig, Calumet; Her bert Straight, Holland; Adelbert Van- Dervoort, L a n s i n g; C. F. Ramsay, Lud- ington; Robert Huebel, Menominee; F r ed Charles C. Butler, Bellevue; Jacks, Muskegon; H e l m er Fick, Chi cago; A. L. Brown, H a s t i n g s; A. L. McClellan, Holland; Joseph E. T u r n e r, r i g ht guard, Whitney. Vandervoort, was chosen to lead t he Aggies for the 1917 season. County Agents and Specialists in Conference Last Week. COUNTY AGENTS' CONFERENCE. in All county agricultural agents Michigan, except one, were present at the a n n u al t he College round-up at to settle upon and discuss last week the various projects which will be pushed the coming year. regular meetings the to Previous the specialists in the various depart m e n ts of the College m et in commit tee with county agents and drew up w r i t t en recommendations which were b r o u g ht before t he conference for dis in cussion. T h is was very each case and t he projects were either accepted as presented or else amended. the The work of the general office at to sending College now consists of each agent typewritten reports of the projects. These will be considered by each county man, who will choose the projects fitted to his needs and adapt them to his local condition. His work d u r i ng t he winter will he largely edu cational—getting his constitutents ac quainted with the projects and enlist ing their support. thorough One of t he features of t he meeting was an inspiring talk by C. B. Smith, '94, chief of extension work for the U. S. Depart, North and West. He said: the "Michigan states in t he n u m b er of county agents. New York leads w i th 36, I n d i a na has 32, and Michigan 26, with t h r ee more ready." among stands t h i rd at some Mr. Smith spoke length the upon the co-operative features of Smith-Lever bill and paid a compli m e nt to the far-sightedness of the con gressmen who pushed it. "They con templated co-operative extension in the county agent work, j u n i or extension work, m a r k e t i n g, and home econom t he co-operative the original "And I know- of ics," said Mr. Smith. fea no state where t u r es as outlined in in tentions of these men has been better carried out t h an in Michigan. Mich igan should be congratulated especial ly on h er early creation of a depart m e nt of m a r k e ts t h is most i m p o r t a nt question, which all of us know so little about. We believe also t h at ultimately we will have a woman county agent in every county. This work is j u st up. Some of the eastern states have sev eral women has one." agents; Michigan to work upon being t a k en County agents in a t t e n d a n ce w e r e: J a s on Woodman, '81, Kalamazoo; H. G. Smith, U. of Wis., Kent; E. P. '07, Saginaw; C. L. Nash, Robinson, '10, Branch; R. G. Carr, '08, Ontona gon; C. L. Brody, '04, St. Clair; J. M. Wendt, '13, St. Joseph; C. V. Ballard, '12, Dickinson; David Woodman, ex. '13, Alpena; C. H. Knopf, '11, Che boygan; D. L. H a g e r m a n, '13, Ottawa; C. L. Coffeen, '12, Lenawee; J. F. Ka- donsky, U. of Wis., Gogebic; R. G. '09, Iron; H. B. Bland- Hoopingarner, J. F. Zimmer, Ohio ford, Newaygo; State, Wexford; L. R. Walker, '15, Marquette; T. A. F a r r a n d, Van Bu- ren; E. G. Amos, '15, Schoolcraft; E. '15, Menominee; R. L. Olds, B. Hill, Muskegon; H. J. L u r k i n s, Berrien; Al fred Bentall, Allegan; F r a nk Sand- h a m m e r, '13, Manistee; R. V. Tanner, '09, Mason. FARMER'S INSTITUTE LECTURERS M E E T. the a nd In addition to of conference t he specialists county lecturers held sev f a r m e r s' eral meetings, sometimes meeting with the county agents and sometimes agents i n s t i t u te this winter alone. They went over t he work which very they will present carefully and all expressed themselves at t he end of the conference as feeling much surer of their ground t h an ever before, and hopeful of accomplishing much more in their institute lectures. About 15 of the state speakers were present. FRESHMEN WIN AT MT. PLEASANT. Coach Beatty's All-Fresh squad "beat-up" Blake Miller's Mt. Pleasant Normal eleven last Wednesday by a score of 14 to 0. The game was played in the m ud but the report is t h at the 'M. A. C. fresh m en showed team work which a var sity crew would be proud of. "We looked eleven," like Notre Dame's says Beatty. "There 'were no stars, but good blocking, tackling a nd inter ference by everyone." is the best "I predict t h at there are some m en on the All-Fresh squad who will m a ke the varsity squad m en hustle for po an end sitions next year. Bassett, from Flint, I ever saw. Some good backfield m en are O'Connor, Barnard, Bartells, and Whitney. It is a little h a r d er to tell about t he linemen, b ut we'll send up some good ones in the persons of C. Lord, center, a nd Leach, Bailey, Aron- son, Thomson, a nd Allan, linemen." timber COACHES PREDICT STRONG TEAM FOR 1917. Contrary to what m i g ht be expected the workings of the three-year from rule, football of coaches a re to t he effect that M. A. C. will be represented by a strong team next fall. predictions the The m en who will graduate in J u ne are: Blacklock, Henning, Fick, Mc- Clellan, a nd Frimodig. Archer h as shown ability to fill " F r i m ' s" shoes at the pivot job. F or t he line there are W. Miller a nd Ode. In t he backfield Baker, who showed up so very strong as a freshman two years ago, should be developed into a fast m an by t he right coaching. Other likely backs, in addition to Al Brown, Huebel a nd oth ers of this year's squad, a re J. Ryan and M. Jewitt. Men who will work out for substitute linemen are Shum- way, Kelly, Woodsworth, Speltz, Ham- nes, Hinkle, a nd M. Nelson. Thomp son, Walton, and Bassett are likely end substitutes for J oe T u r n er and Ramsay. Little h as yet been accomplished in the way of a football schedule, though Coach Gauthier h as announced t h at M. A. C. will play some big eastern school, probably in the east. No west ern trip will be made. THE M. A. C. RECORD. NEWS AND COMMENT Cleveland Abbe, instructor in civil engineering at M. A. C. in 1859, died at Chevy Chase, D. C, Oct. 28, 1916. H. G. Smith, agricultural agent for Kent county, talked at t he meeting of last week on The the F a r m e r s' club Duties of a County Agent. ATHLETIC BOARD MEETING. At a recent meeting of t he athletic board of control it w as voted to give the m a n a g e rs of football and baseball teams a jersey sweater with a three- inch monogram. It w as also voted t h at hereafter all athletics eating at t he t r a i n i ng table m u st pay $2.50 a week for their board, in advance, a nd t h at no athletes shall wait table. The bas ketball schedule was limited to sixteen games. H O U SE DIRECTOR RETURNS. Miss Clara H u n t, house director at the Woman's Building, r e t u r n ed t he first part of this week from a two weeks' trip in t he east where she went to study institutional management a nd t he col girls' leges Bryn Mawr, Columbia, Mount Holyoke, Smith, Wellesley, and Amherst. In her absence Miss Blanche Cade, '16h, car ried on h er duties. dormitories. Among visited a re Cornell, N EW FORM OF HOLCAD. The Holcad appeared with a change in make-up last week, t he change be four to five columns with ing from out e n l a r g i ng t he sheet. This w as made possible by reducing t he width of t he column slightly, two ems, to use the printer's phrase. The new form looks as well as the old, permits of more efficient use of t he space, and en ables the Holcad to get along with eight pages for each issue. With t h is change they hope to reduce the debt hanging over from last year. PKESIDFXT SPEAKS AT PLYMOI T II C U B. In an address before the Plymouth Club of t he Plymouth Congregational Church of Lansing recently, President "If I lived in Lansing Kedzie said: and h ad a boy going to M. A. C. I should want h im to go out a nd live on the campus and in this way make a m an of him." Touching on character building he said: there comes to my office a boy to whom I say, 'Boy, your ideals a re not our ideals—you do not understand us. Un til you do you must go away from here.' There is no meeting of the dis cipline committee; I meet." "Occasionally NOUTHKK.X MICHIGAN CONGRESS. In the announcement of the second Agricultural Congress of Northern Michigan, this week Monday a nd , Tuesday, we find held at Ludington J. Eustace the following M. A. C. people on t he p r o g r a m: Prof. W. A. Hedrick speaks on The F a rm Loan L aw a nd t he F a r m e r; Dr. M. M. McCool lectures on Soils of N o r t h e rn Michigan; Prof. H. discusses Michigan F r u it Conditions Compared to Other States; a nd C. E. Bassett of Washing ton talks on Co-operative Marketing. R. V. Tanner, county agent, is secre tary of this organization, a nd " T e d" Caldwell, instructor in agriculture at Ludington, is superintendent of the Western Michigan Apple Show, which is held at this time. HOTEL HEADQUARTERS FOR M. A. C. PEOPLE HOTEL, STATLER Detroit 1,000 rooms—1,000 baths. 400 rooms (with shower bath) at $1.50 and $2 a day. Club breakfasts. 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Bas- '12; C. F. Schneider, sett, sp. There will usual be speaking and j u d g i ng competitions for the junior and senior students in hor ticulture, and sometime d u r i ng the three days t he boys will be t a k en on an inspection tour of the greenhouse industry of Grand Rapids. t he This week Prof. Sawyer will move his work in electrical m e a s u r e m e n ts to t he east room on the second floor of Shop No. 1. This is but a tempor ary expedient. SOCIAL EVENTS. The m e m b e rs of the 1916 football team were t he guests of the Colum bian literary society at t he a n n u al fall- term p a r ty last Fri P a t r o ns for t he event day evening. were Prof, a nd Mrs. F. S. Sanford, Prof, and Mrs. Snow, and Prof, and Mrs. V. M. Shoesmith. Roscoe's or chestra played the program. in the Armory The E u n o m i a ns entertained w i th a very pretty dancing p a r ty in the Agri cultural hall F r i d ay evening. T he pa t r o ns w e re Prof, a nd Mrs. Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Spaulding, and Coach and Mrs. Geo. E. Gauthier. The fall term p a r ty of the T r i m o ra society was held in t he new Masonic Temple, E a st Lansing, last S a t u r d ay night. Prof, and Mrs. Poison and Mr. and Mrs. Morse were patrons. Music was furnished by the College Orches tra. VARSITY C UB SET R I G H T. to t h at that, In view of the fact to h is knowledge or requested Dr. Kedzie t h is organization wishes there did in t he L a n s i ng afternoon pa appear per last week a s t a t e m e nt to t he ef fect t h at t he Varsity Club at M. A. C. invite had F r a nk Sommer to coach football at M. A. C. again next fall, P r e s i d e nt Hood it made of plain t he knowledge of the secretary, t he club In fact never took any such action. he says t he Varsity Club h as been opposed to t he College contract ing with Mr. Sommer for another year. Three members of t he club did indi vidually, however, intercede for Som- mer's retention. One went so far as to give out an these "Every member of t he foot w o r d s: ball squad believes t h at Coach Som m er h as delivered the goods a nd we t h i nk he ought to be asked back next fall." interview t h at in The Hammond Typewriter Co. 69th St. at East River New York City, N. Y., U.S.A. SHOKT COURSE M EN P L A Y. L a st F r i d ay m o r n i ng Mr. C. F. Ang- ell, county Y. M. C. A. secretary for Ionia county and a specialist on m a ss 7 into play, conducted a very successful play demonstration for t he two-year short course men in the Armory. About 125 men were present, including some reg ular students, and for an h o ur Mr. Angell t a u g ht them games. The stu dents entered t he m a t t er with wild zest, and Ashley Berridge, who is in charge of t he short course men, is in favor of continuing something of the kind every week. The demonstra tion was essentially a p a rt t he course being carried out for t he short t e r m e rs leader ship. T he day was not finished be fore Secretary Heffley of t he Y. M. C. A. was fairly besieged for names of t he different games and names of books them more about which would games t he country. r u r al community can be played t h at tell of in in BOARD MEMBERS REPRIMANDED. P r e s e nt indications a re t h at G. A. Himebaugh, a senior agricultural stu dent from B u rr Oak and a oousin of C. L. Himebaugh, '87, will not w a nt for a responsible job upon graduation. At least not if a recommendation from Dean Shaw carries any weight. Hime baugh is t he night caretaker for the Agricultural building. Dean Shaw h as requested h im to p ut an end to smok ing by students in the building d u r i ng dancing parties. Believing t h at com mission extended to every one, Hime baugh '81, member of t he State Board of Agri culture, upon t he shoulder t he other the n i g ht and requested h im to snuff didn't light. Of course Himebaugh know his party. Woodman didn't ex "Do you actly like t h is a nd he said: w a nt me to tell you who a m ?" I Himebaugh said: "No, I don't care who you are, but if you don't stop smoking we'll have to p ut you out." We u n d e r s t a nd t h at H i m e b a u gh is still night caretaker. Jason Woodman, tapped it fact is a class T AU BETA PI ELECTION. there engineering Occasionally it seem as if looms up argu it m e n ts which m a ke pays to w r i te poetry. T h is m ay have nothing to do with t he m a t t er in ques tion, b ut t h at Rodger S h e r m an Clark, '18, of Assyria, Mich., farm boy, prize poet, and engineer, to be is t he first one of h is chosen a member of the T au Beta Pi fraternity, the national u n d e r g r a d u a te h o n o r a ry organization. Elections .to t h is fraternity were an nounced at last week. A Clark's scholastic record would seem to prove t h at at least one individual inclinations of poetic is not alone a dreamer. In his six' t e r ms of college work he h as received b ut six grades of B and one of these is in m i l i t a ry drill which is not counted in t he sum mary. All the rest of h is credits a re A. Others t he honor of membership, all of whom a re seniors, a r e: C. R. Stough of Sherwood; H. L. W a t e r b u ry of L a n s i n g; H, N. Fox of to receive glance 8 THE M. A. C. RECORD. Grand Rapids; V. R. Cooledge of De- Smet, S. D.; H. A. Morse of Bessemer; R. D. K e an of Stanley, N. Y.; M. S. Nelson of Iron Mountain; H. G. Som- m er of Grand Rapids. At the banquet of fraternity, held at t he Wildwood Thursday night, the following spoke: President L. 0. Stewart, Professor J, A. Poison, Prof. M. M. Cory, H. A. Morse, H. L. Camp bell. the ALUMNI NOTES is '79. at farming C. B. Charles, who the Record: Bangor, Mich., writes teachers, Dorothy "Our M. A. C. Lewis, '15, are '16, and Karl Miller, doing well and the new domestic sci ence course is a winner." »02. H. E. Young, a, began work October 1 as field assistant in dairy extension for the U. S. Department of Agricul ture. Young spent some time at M. A. C. last week getting in touch with t he work being done in this state in cow testing associations. •90. Paul Woodworth, '86-'88, and Miss Margaret Carolan, both of Bad Axe, were m a r r i ed Nov. 22. '07. T he many friends of Violet Miller will be shocked to learn of the death of her husband, H e r b e rt M. Dixon, which occurred Sept. 21, at Saginaw. Mrs. Dixon is at present undecided as to whether she will r e m a in in Michigan for t he w i n t er or go south. '13. Simpson N a t h an Duncombe and Miss Louise Anthony Lepper of P aw P aw were m a r r i ed at the home of the bride's parents, Thursday, November 23. Mr. and Mrs. Simpson will be at home to their friends. after December 15 at Simpson Acres, Hartford, Mich. '15. E. J. Smith, a, is not confining his activities alone to room teaching of agriculture at Blissfield, but is doing some extension work. He h as rented a room r i g ht in the h e a rt of the winter, on Saturdays, will conduct demonstrations lines of farm operations, in various with t he aid of his class in agricul ture. He h as learned t h at in spite of t h at m a ny farmers come to the fact town on Saturdays, is a difficult it m a t t er to get them to the school house so he is t a k i ng the school to them. town and during class the '16. Max B. Kannowski, ex-'16, is a senior in city forestry and landscape gardening at t he University of Mich igan. M. S. Fuller, a,,^ is teaching agricul t u re in the high school at Ontonagon. In a time ago "Chief" said t h at he was rooming with R. G. 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