VOL. XXII. DECEMBER 12, 1916. No. 12 "M. A. C. Cannot Live On Her Past— What Will You Do For Her Future V 3 R ECOR D PUBLISHED BY THE MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE ASSOCIATION EAST LANSING,MICH. 2 D I R E C T O RY L A N S I NG B U S I N E SS A ND P R O F E S S I O N AL M EN in "J^HE names this Directory, as well as those of all our other advertisers, are of re liable parties. We hope the faculty and students those who patronize will patronize us. A. M. EMERY 223 Washing-ton 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, E a r, 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 All Kinds. H. H. LARNED China, Glass and Lamps 105 Washington Ave. S. THE M. A. C. RECORD. PAGELSEN & SPENCER P a t e n t s, 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. SILAS E. CHAMPE, '06a, Attorney at Law :;'•'« 71 Washington Blv'd, Detroit, Michigan Cherry 4511 SMITH POULTRY & EGG CO. Commission Merchants Solicit consignments in Poultry—Veal—Eggs Guy H. Smith, '11 Western Market, Detroit. GOODELL, ZELIN C. (Forestry, M. A. C. '11) Insurance and Bonds of Every Kind If you haven't insured your better see or write Goodell about a good proposition. Lansing Insurance Agency, Inc., 208-212 Capital National Bank Bldg. salary, * : : . •- • • •• _ HARRY E. SAIER, '11 Cut Flowers, Seeds, Trees and Shrubs Greenhouse, W. St. Joe St. Nurseries, W. Main St. Retail Store, 109 E. Ottawa St. KINNEY & ALLEN Lansing B a t t e ry Shop 109 N. Grand Ave., Lansing. E. E. Kinney, '15—S. C. Allen, '14. Storage Batteries and Auto Electrical Troubles Our Specialties. SAMUEL L. KILBOURNE, ex-'61 Lawyer 21414 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., E a st Lansing. H o u r s: 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 Variety Shop. Your barbers for "HANK" AND "FRANK" the Pool, Billiards, Cigars. In the new Dickson Building. last five years. 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 gf Everything. Agents for Star Laundry. Electric Supplies. LOFTUS Good Things to Eat EAST LANSING'S LEADING GROCERj, THE. 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, D E C E M B ER 12, 1 9 1 6. N O. 12 T O L. X X I I. EXTENSION SCHOOLS STARTED. The first extension schools in agri culture of the winter season started last week Tuesday at Montague, Mus kegon county. A school in home eco nomics was held in connection, though schools in this line have been con ducted in the Upper Peninsula through the entire month of November. The number of one-week schools will be limited this year to about 50 and the larger number of them will be for four days rather than three and five as was the case a year ago. This num ber will take care of but a small pro portion of the calls which have come to Director Baldwin's office, but he be lieves in giving the people just what they want, and if he cannot do this he will not try to make substitutions but will postpone the schools. Dairying, animal husbandry, horti culture, soils and crops, insect pests, demonstrations, farm management farm engineering, and home econom ics are the lines offered this winter. In addition to the county agents who will assist in their counties, these va rious specialists will take part in the J. A. instructions: W. F. Raven, Waldron, ,1. K. Maystead, J. W. Nich olson, J. H. Carmody, J. Allen Petrie, C. P. Reed, Margaret Justin, Pauline Raven, Edna V. Smith, Anna B. Cow- "les, C. A. Spaulding, E. C. Lindemann, O. E. Robey, and D. B. Whelan. THE SPLIT ROCK AGAIN. For the benefit of those who were not reading the Record in 1912, the story of The Split Rock is here retold. A fine detailed picture of the rock and cherry tree which caused it to split appears on the cover page this week. In the Record for November 12, 1912, the late Charles E. Bessey, '69, tells of his first trip to the College the day he entered in June, 1866. On his walk out his attention was drawn to a large boulder with a little wild cherry tree about two feet high and one-third of an inch in diameter grow ing in the crack at the top of the rock. The crack at that time was not more than half an inch wide and did not extend through the boulder. He call ed the attention of many of the stu for dents to it but nobody seemed to think it extraordinary. Returning a visit in 1885 Dr. Bessey noticed that the crack extended entirely through the boulder and that the two parts of the rock were separated a number of inches. The sapling had become a fair-sized tree. By 1907 the tree had attained inches the diameter of ten and Dr. Bessey's prophecy of more than 40 years before had been real ized. that In the December 3 issue of the Rec ord for that year, Joseph A. Jeffery, who was at time professor of soils at M. A. C, reported a conver sation which he had had some nine years previous with Thomas Foster, who then owned and lived in the brick house near the rock. Mr. Foster said that 51 years before, when he and an other were working in the vicinity of the rock, his companion pulled up a small cherry seedling growing near the rock and placed it in the mold oc cupying the upper portion of the crack in the rock. According to Mr. Foster's reckoning the tree at the present time is about 64 years old. It measures about 13 inches in diameter at the top of the stone. CLUTE, '96, WRITES BOOKS FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE. Books two and three of the series, "Practical Lessons in Tropical Agri culture," have been received at the M. A. C. library. This series has been written by Robert L. Clute, '96, for merly instructor in agriculture in the Philippine Normal School, and is now being used in the agricultural schools throughout the Philippine Islands and in Porto Rico. There a that they will be strong probability translated into Spanish in for use Cuba, Mexico, and Central America. further is Book one of the series has been in use in the Philippines since 1913 and, according to George E. Smith, '13, who teaching has recently returned from in the Philippines, it is the only book adapted for the teaching of elementary agriculture. Smith was much inter ested in .the two volumes published this year and expressed himself as be lieving that they would fill a long felt need in instructing prospective trop ical farmers. The first book deals with agricul tural botany with strong emphasis upon its application to industry. Book two is concerned for the most part the subjects of soils and farm with crops. Book three discusses other farm crops, farm animals, business forms and methods for the farmer, and farmers' organizations. All three are profusely illustrated with perti nent photos and drawings. Naturally the books contain, to the uninformed, of many descriptions novel plants and agricultural prac tices. It is to be noted also that all weights and measures are spoken of only in the metric system. Among many others, Professor Clute makes acknowledgement in the prepa rations of the texts to Dick J. Crosby, '93, and J. H. Tibbs, '12. Professor Clute is now in Washington, D. C. SHORT COURSES ANNOUNCED. Six short courses for the winter are announced in the Agricultural College Bulletin for December. These are in general, agriculture, creamery manage ment, cheese making, poultry, fruit growing, housekeepers' course, and they will extend from January 8 to March 2. In addition to these regular courses which have been conducted for many years, there will be a special course for creamery managers and ex perienced butter makers December 18 to 23. Besides the local faculty in the Dairy department, Prof. M. Mortensen the of Iowa State, H. D. Wendt of State Dairy and Food Department, and W. S. Liverance, M. A. C, '07, of the Michigan Co-operative Association of Creameries, will assist in the instruct ing. BASKETBALL PRACTICE. The basketball men, with the excep tions of some of the varsity football men who have not recovered sufficient ly from the football season, have been engaging the past in daily practice two weeks under the tutelage of Coach Gauthier. Some of the men who are working out are Captain McClellan, Sheffield, Peppard, Hood, Miller, Rig- by, Wood and Brown. 4 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 30, 1916, at the post office at East Lansing, Michigan, under the Act of March 3, 1879. C. S. IiANGDON, '11, Managing Editor. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $1 P ER YEAR for by P. O. Money Order, Draft, or Personal Check. Subscriptions may be paid TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1916. OUR COLLEGE SPIRIT. M. A. C. cannot live on her past-— what will you do for her future? This is not an idle epigram coined on the spur of the moment to meet the exig encies of an almuni gathering. Rather is it a slogan, a motto, which should always be before the alumni. the eyes of Many believe that alumni and teach ers have been too prone in the past to point to the achievements of our early alumni. Certainly many of them have won victories and fame which have done much to send the name of M. A. C. to all lands and all places. Noth ing that we can say can detract from what they have done for us. But we certainly cannot rest when we have glorified them. Neither do we believe that their victories were exceptions. When time shall place in perspective the activities of graduates of the pres ent day we think they will stand to rank along with those of the earlier grads. But M. A. C, like the country church and the country school, must adjust her progress to meet the condi tions of the present. And this pro gram will have to be shifted continu ally. As Professor Waugh points out in his recent book, "The Agricultural College," such institutions cannot be conservative; they must be progres sive. And the alumni must be con cerned with the progressive program. The gauntlet has been thrown down to you in the above epigram. It has been thrown down to you in another direction by a remark which the presi dent of the Lansing Auto Club has made regarding the loyalty of M. A. C. graduates. He substance: said "You can tell a Harvard man where- ever you see him. A Yale man is al ways a Yale man. The spirit of Uni versity of Michigan graduates is con crete, and great. But as soon as an M. A. C. man is graduated he forgets all about his institution and feels no responsibility to it for the education it has given him." in What may have been the occasion of these remarks we cannot say un less it is the response he has received to the letters sent out to former var sity men asking their co-operation in sending athletes to M. A. C. Of course the editor does not believe this charge. He knows, for instance, as an indica tion of how M. A. C. people keep in touch with their alma mater, that a larger proportion of graduates read the alumni magazine than obtains at almost any other the country—the per cent is two and three times as great as at most places. institution in But whatever the facts of the case the charge has been made, and it is a general one. Now is the time for you to deny it, and bring new proof to bear. Will you take the time NOW to write to the Record? Or will you maintain your silence which has by some been interpreted as apathy, but which we know is merely an indica tion that you have been attending to your own business and in this way glorifying M. A. C. This latter is fine but just now we want to hear from you. WThat do you think about an ex tensive campaign for athletes? What do you think about .an outside organ ization taking the initiative in this? How can M. A. C. improve her edu cational service? What should be the program of an active alumni associa tion? These are live points. Have you not something to contribute on these, or others, We want concrete evidence that you are interested, that you are loyal, that you will do something for M. A. C.'s future. -COACH AXD TEACHER." The Chicago Tribune, in a recent editorial entitled "Coach and Teacher," strikes hard at a condition in Amer ican colleges. And while all the state ments may not be convincing we do think the Tribune should be compli mented most highly for bringing this matter to the attention of its readers. It almost gives us hope that some day, through agitation such as the various activities of an educational institution will receive their proper emphasis. this, The editorial is here quoted in full, to liberty the after which we take make comments: The prediction of sport writers that Northwestern will enlarge its regis tration by its victories in football will If fore not be extensively challenged. casting the weather were as easy as the weather man would never that have a gray hair. for It granted. Colleges are known by the football teams they keep rather than for the doctrines they teach. taken is Offhand it is difficult to name any American college which is known popularly for much else. Certainly they are not known for any schools.of thought. Political doctrines do not come from them. They come instead from men like William J. Bryan and Billy Sunday and Harold Bell Wright. And these men cannot by any distor tion be said to have originated schools of thought. Their products have noth ing to do with thought. But American colleges, whose grad uates ought to be the enlightened op position to American political crud ity, cannot even compete with such men. Where they ought to be providing statesmen of some caliber and excel lent administrators, they turn out more or less pleasant social beings who make successful business men or not according to their capabilities. They know the polite language of their fel lows and are eligible for the local uni versity clubs. They have a polite ac quaintance with a few intellectual sub jects—so polite, indeed, that it rarely approaches familiarity. But if they re tain any recollection of theories or mu nicipal government, state government, or national government, they have no knowledge at all of the practical side of public affairs. They would not even make good clerks in the asses sor's office. All this is nothing against football. Football is interesting and stimulat ing. But we wish that teachers could build up followings as passionate and interested as football coaches do. We are not sure that sufficient proof could be brought for the statement that Northwestern will greatly enlarge its registration by its football victories this fall. In fact, popular opinion to the contrary notwithstanding, all care ful subject show that there is no relation between the ups and downs of athletic teams of a college or university and the attend ance. investigations on this Charles W. Eliot, president emeritus of Harvard University, says that the enrollment at that institution has not been affected by victories or defeats of the Harvard football team. Columbia College, which dropped football for several years, only taking it up again last year, had its enrollment doubled in the last five years. At the Univer sity of Michigan, where it is admitted that football years have not been espe cially fat of late, the enrollment has been mounting steadily, as steadily, in fact, as it ever did in the "palmiest days." The enrolment at M. A. C. has shown no appreciable increase after successful years. The largest enroll ment of regulars we have ever had occurred the same year as our biggest football year^perhaps due to the rosy expectations of the incoming students. As for naming a college known popu larly for much football else teams, we admit our inability, but do think that this word limits the ques tion inconsiderately. It might be men tioned that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has some reputation as an educational institution that is not due in any way to athletics. than Keep watch for the next Record. It wili be a big one. * * * How do you like our new dress? THE M. A. C. RECORD. 5 AN IMPORTANT TASK. Right now it seems to us t h at the selection of a physical director at M. A. C. is j u st about the most i m p o r t a nt t h i ng t h at h as come up in some time. It is more i m p o r t a nt t h an selecting a football coach if one of the two h as to be sacrificed. It seems to us t h at t he new athletic director should be on t he the next calender year job early so t h at he m ay familarize himself with conditions here and work out a pro gram of physical education t h at will fit the demands. in in a nutshell As to the qualification of such a m an those we may express which seem to be in the minds of most of t he people interested—he should be a m an of Chester L. Brewer's type. We can t h i nk of no greater s t a n d a rd to set up for the new man. the even influence Concretely, we w a nt first, a m an of character, whose for good can never be questioned, and whose methods will be on such a high plane t h at not a m u r m er of discontent can be circulated by highest minded of those who come in contact with him. We w a nt a m an who will be a real physical director. We w a nt a m an who will live at the college and become an integral p a rt in the life of t he students a nd faculty. We w a nt a m an who will be head of his depart faculty m e nt a nd represent body. We w a nt a m an who sees in t he new g y m n a s i um an opportunity to the physical well- do something being of every every a nd member of the faculty if possible. it in t he s t u d e nt for t h at at to know Since we have mentioned our former coach, Chester L. Brewer, you may be interested the Uni versity of Missouri he h as m a de all branches of athletics pay out except basketball, a nd t h is ivithout student tax. Needless to say, his in blanket fluence for good a nd h is popularity are as great t h e re as they were here. a A nine-pound son was born to Dr. and Mrs. J. S. McDaniels on Wednes day, December 7. NEWS AND COMMENT Dean R. S. Shaw was made chair m an of the E x p e r i m e nt Station divi the Association of American sion of Agricultural Colleges and E x p e r i m e nt Stations at in Washington. recent m e e t i ng the Dr. Giltner a nd Dean L y m an repre sented the College at the meeting of the United States Live Stock S a n i t a ry Association in Chicago recently. Dr. Giltner speaks of meeting Prof. E. S. a nd H. K. Good, '03, of Kentucky, Wright, '13, and L. Himmelberger, '12. P L A NS FOR HORT S H O W. a n n u al H o rt P l a ns for t he show which will occur J a n u a ry 26-27 are al ready u n d er way. As usual t he dis play will be conducted the stock j u d g i ng pavilion of the Agricultural building. A. L. Maire, '17, of Grosse Pointe has been placed in charge of t he show. in DEAX W H I TE GIVES LECTURES. suffrage Dean Georgia W h i te gave a lecture the Michigan on before in branch of the Congressional Union Bay City early She was also chosen one of the directors. L a t er in t he week she lectured on home eco nomics before a group clubs in Charlotte. of woman's last week. COST OF LIVING W I T H IN REASONABLE L I M I T S. term The price of board at the College this is most excellent evidence of the success of M. A. C.'s co-opera tive buying system and also does much the credit to the people in charge of various boarding clubs. As audited, t he various clubs, w i th t h e ir managers, stand as follows: A—$3.12, Mrs. C. J a m e s; B—$3.11, Mrs. Allen; C—$2.80, Miss H u n t; D— $2.75, Mrs. F a r l e m a n; E—$3.30, Miss Rhoda Hill; F (Foster House)—$2.70, Mrs. E a s t m a n; G—$3.10, Mrs. Bright; H (Senior House)—$3.15, Miss Ethel Van Wagenen. VARSITY DEBATORS CHOSEN. the Out of a field of 14 a s p i r a n ts for the following varsity debating squad last F r i d ay eight m en were chosen n i g ht to represent M. A. C. in the an n u al Tri-State debate: A. L. Trang- '19, mar, '17, Hancock; Harold King, '18, Battle Creek; B u r d e t te Bellinger, Battle Creek; H o w a rd C. Rather, '17, '18, of De of E l k t o n; W. G. Retzlaff, troit; H. E. H e m a n s, '19, Mason; H. C. Howard, '18, of Jamestown, N. Y.; H. A. Furlong, '18, of Saginaw. EXGIXEERIXG NOTES. engineering The differentiation in the electrical and mechanical course, which now a m o u n ts to 25 credits, has to 39 credits. recently been increased Also for engineering students there will be given, in addi t a k en the 10 credits usually tion with of work especially adapted to t h e ir needs. The R. E. Olds Hall of E n g i n e e r i ng to the electricals, t he mechanical credits six is progressing to such s t a te t h at work m en will begin to pour the roof thfs week. Windows a re already being p ut in in the top t h at the basement some of will be ready the beginning of the next term. It is hoped in floor. t he rooms for occupancy by inquiries Dean Bissell reports t h at he is beset for engineering grad is no with uates and slackening of industrial activity. t h at evidently there COLLEGE W I LL H A VE C H R I S T M AS TREE. At the the the instigation of teaching staff of the Home Economics division, permission has been secured and plans a re u n d er way for c a r r y i ng out an all- college Christmas tree celebration the t e rm last Sunday evening before spruce closes. A beautiful Norway which stands out alone in front of t he selected W o m a n 's building has been and the electricians are busy with the a r r a n g e m e n ts for lighting. T he pro gram, the entire plans for which are not being divulged, will t a ke t he place the usual Y. M. and Y. W. C. A. of t he whole college joint m e e t i ng a nd invited community will be t a ke features will be the p a r t. One of to THIS DOESN'T APPLY IN YOUR CASE BUT- CHRISTMAS GIFTS WITH ENDURING VALUE. BEWARE OF PIGEON HOLES : FOR RECORD READERS: the pigeon hole of last July. in my desk I'll have pigeon hole had been sorely out that While this particular cleaning across your communication fess lected. print desks only. Please accept closed dollar to Beware for my I warn all readers of the Biggest Little Paper does not apply the this partial apology and of Pigeon Holes—this subscription. I. came to con neg in to in Yours for W. T. McCaskey' Co., Bugger, W. N. Moss, '09. Ind.) for news, (Sup't pleasure What would bring more permanent it? Unlike most of your Christmas ord subscription taking year, a dollar with last year. it would 50 cents a year an M. A. C. grad not now that we icill opportunity. than a Rec for some of your M. A. C. friends not now this dollars return the twice a special offer of know assured the the Record will bring For we are making take care of the matter, once you give us Can you for new subscribers. If you do not boost—one? the paper, taking rest 6 Christmas songs a nd carols by the stu dent body. Those in charge are most enthusiastic over t he venture and be lieve it can be made a most beautiful observance; it is further believed t h at it may become one of M. A. C.'s tradi tions. FACULTY RECITAL. of Music head of tiie parlors lovers of E a st L a n s i ng and the College, and guests from Lansing, filled t he W o m a n 's building last Tuesday evening to h e ar Miss Louise Freyhofer, t he music department, in the first faculty recital of the year. Even more t h an usual Miss Freyhofer's work was She m a r k ed by masterful execution. was particularly effective in Sonata, Op. 14, No. 2 by Beethoven; Etude, Op. 10, No. 3 by Chopin, and Reverie, Op. 9, No. 4 by Strauss. In addition to these and encores she played Prae- ludium, Op. 5, No. 1, by Oldberg, The Mountain Demon, Op. 3, F a i ry Pic tures, by Korngold, Romance by F r a nk LaForge, and a serenade d'Ariequin and Caprice Sganarella from Carnaval Mignon by E d w a rd Schuett. F r e d e r ic Able, director of the band, chorus, and glee club, who Frey hofer, won much applause with his cel from list solos. He played Andante Concerto, Op. 8 by Heberlein, Scherzo, Op. 12, by Von Goens, and Kol Nidrei, Op. 47, by Max Bruch. The accompa niments were played by Miss Mabel Leffler. assisted Miss very ably MASOXIC F A IR IS OLD FASHIOXED COL LEGE Cutccs. to raise money for F o r m er students who remember the college circus which used to be held the every spring athletic association can, by recounting these events, have a very good picture of the Masonic F a ir which was held the last four days of last week at the opening of the new Masonic Temple the in E a st Lansing. There were all events of a college circus and more. Lansing and E a st L a n s i ng m e r c h a n ts flow contributed groceries, furniture, ers, a nd other articles sab-. A baked goods d e p a r t m e nt was conduct and Other roulette wheel ed. The games of chance and a such r i n g i ng the duck, were present in pro fusion. As usual the court room was one of the busiest places of the show a nd here members of the college fac to receive some in ulty were m o st severe sentences—the penalties were all paid in cash. In addition to the m a ny faculty m en in charge of the show, several of the leading actors in college, such as Hugh Blacklock, Ralph Henning, Del VanDervoort, Kieth Krueger, and others, were called upon for their specialties. t a k en skill, for The M. A. C band furnished music for the opening night. There was dancing every evening and on F r i d ay co-eds and ' Saturday evenings the THE M. A. C. RECORD. were given the privilege of attending. Another the week was a baby show on F r i d ay afternoon. feature of T HE STATE HORT S H O W. first place; In t he fruit J. F. Sheldon, M. A. C. was exceedingly well rep resented at the State H o rt Show at Grand Rapids last week. T h e re were present from t he college, in addition to about 45 juniors and seniors, Pro fessors Eustace, Halligan, Pettit, Gun- son, and Loree. j u d g i ng contest E. B. Benson, '17, of Fennville, took '17, of Croswell, second place; W. F. Van- '17, of Harbor Creek, Pa., Buskirk, third place. In the 'nve-mirutt: speak ing contest A. L. Pino, '17, of Ithaca, won first, with a s p e e d: on " W h at the Government Can Do F or the F r u it Grower in M a r k e t i n g ;" R. L. Lepper of Washington, D. C, took second Avith "New Sources of P o t a s h ;" J. T. Breg- ger, t h i rd with " F i re Blight." In both of these con tests the prizes were $15, $10, and $5. to the faculty men on '14, of Me t he New York '12, of the the program E r n e st H a r t, dina, N. Y., discussed Apple Law. F. H. McDermid, Battle Creek, was elected one of directors of the state association. '17, of Bangor, In addition took Chan Taylor, '14; U. S. Crane, The following M. A. C, men were present, in addition to those mention '09; ed above: " P a" Taylor, '11; H. B. Crane, '14; J a m es Satterlee, '69; Chas. '92; W. Garfield, Geo. A. Hawley, J o hn Nellist, '07; A. L. Coons, '94; R. L. Pennell, '14; R. J. Coryell, '84; L. E. Babcock, '11; J. H. Skinner, '01; A. W. Edison, '12. '70; G. E. Ewing, '92; 60 S T L P E X TS ATTEXD THE IXTEUXA- TIOXAL STOCK S H O W. J u n i or and senior agricultural stu dents to t h e . n u m b er of 60, and Pro fessors George A. Brown, W. E. J. Edwards, and W. N. Clark, attended the I n t e r n a t i o n al Live Stock Show at Chicago last week. In the opinion of Prof. Brown, who has attended most of the F at Stock shows of recent years, this one was the best of them all. The M. A. C. delegation had a special car the new each way. They p ut up at Y. M. C. A. hotel which h as the repu tation of being the finest experiment in reasonable, yet absolutely clean and high class lodging houses in the coun try. T he students visited m a ny of the the city but most of attractions of their a t t e n t i on was given to the show, the packing houses. stock y a r ds and t he One of the features of especial the student in terest was j u d g i ng con test. Twelve different colleges were represented in this. The contest was won by the team from Purdue. The g r a nd champion steer was from the the re University of California, also serve em b a r r a s s m e nt was felt by our students Considerable champion. You Alumni —watch for space of the 1917 Uniform? in the next issue, and think it over. 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. Grand Circus Park, between Washing-ton Boulevard and Bagley Avenue. NEW BITRDICK HOTEL, Kalamazoo, Mich.. Fire proof construction; 250 rooms; 150 rooms with private bath. European plan. $1.00 per day and up. THE PARK PLACE HOTEL Traverse City, Mich. 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I like to keep track of proceedings at Michigan Agricul tural College. But nothing in con nection therewith lately has touched me so deeply as has the news of the death of Prof. A. J. Cook; a fine man, in a noble character, tensely interested and active in his work. But two or three of the class I was in drew my attention and in terest as closely as did he. And the College: May its good influences al ways dominate! and always A. F. Allen. '71. A letter from Byron D. Halsted, re tired professor of Botany at Rutgers College, some time ago informed the Record that he was slowly recovering from partial paralysis of the left side of his body. '91. K. L. Butterfield, president of the Massachusetts Agricultural College, was recently honored by election to the presidency of the Association of Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations. '98. "Commencing next week please have my Record sent to me at Bellaire, county I have been elected Mich. treasurer (Antrim) and will be mov ing to the county seat. Expect to read the Record with as much interest as ever. Also expect to keep in touch with agriculture even if we do cease for a time to follow the plow or milk the cows, for we have a 200-acre farm near Central Lake which we will con tinue to be interested in." R. E. Mor row. '01. J. C. Green, ex '01, who is with the General Electric Company, is also a contributor, to the switches which the M. A. C. employes of this company are sending to the Electrical department, as mentioned in last week's Record. '02. Herbert K. Patriarche, a, admits that time is flying when he mentions in a letter to Mrs. Landon that he has been in the railroad business 13 years. He is connected with the Pere Mar quette R. R-, having charge of the 7 Boston office. He and Mrs. Patriarche and their seven months old son expect to return to their old home in Detroit for the Christmas holidays. ' 0 7. Neal C. Perry, a, is m the advertis ing department of the Fresno Evening Herald at Fresno, Calif. In addition he dees piano teaching and playing evenings. '08. Lillah M. Haggerty, ex '08, is precep tress and teacher of home economics in the Epworth Seminary, Epworth, Iowa. '09. Don Shannon, ex '09, is chief chem ist for the Thomas Canning Co. of Grand Rapids. This concern is one of the largest in the country. C. W. Dunlap, e, who is structural engineer with the Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Co., at Milwaukee, addresses the Record as follows: "Many thanks for the pleasant hours you have given me as the link between days which are past and those which .are of the pres ent. '10. A ten-pound son, Donald Thomas, was born on Nov. 20 to A. L. and Hazel Crafts Campbell of Holt, Wyoming, at the latter's former home, Grass Lake, Mich. Campbell was on the campus last week for the first time but once since graduation. Naturally he was glad to be back, but was most inter ested to have us plan on this latest arrival and the other son, Cole, now three years old, for M. A. C.'s varsity football years some hence. If they follow in the footsteps of their father, M. A. C. can expect great things of them, for there was never a cleaner, more aggressive ath lete to represent M. A. C. on the foot ball field than this same "Big" Camp bell. Campbell came east to Omaha to market 150 steers. He and Mrs. Campbell do not expect to return to Wyoming until the first of the year. '12. twenty team A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred R. Harris of Leipsic, Ohio, November 27. Harris, ex '12, is man ager of the North Western Ohio Light Co. Sid Smith, a, instructor in agricul ture at Watervliet, had ten of his high school students at the International Stock Show at Chicago recently. Milt Gearing, e, who is with the Diamond Crystal Salt Co., at St. Clair, writes: "I certainly would hate to be deprived of receiving our little paper as it is the only means I have of keep ing in touch with the College. I hope to ship several freshmen out to you next fall. '13. D. L. Hagerman, a, agricultural agent for Ottawa County, was on the campus last week. Hagerman attend ed the state farmers' club meeting in Lansing and on Wednesday morning 8 THE M. A. C. RECORD. discussed before rela tion of the county agent to the farm ers' club. t h at body the the t he t he our F r a n k, my time, however there we visited and myself made St. Petersburg, Fla., Dec. 1, 1916. seven husband, m o n t hs old son, my father and mother- in-law t r ip from Benton Harbor, Michigan, to St. Petersburg, Fla., in our machine. It was surely a fine trip. We carried a camping outfit with us and camped out most of the cold drove us to a hotel occasionally. Our route led us by Mammouth Cave, Kentucky, where we stayed a day or so and took one of t he u n d e r g r o u nd trips; also through Chatanooga, Tenn. While famous Lookout Mountain of Civil W ar fame, also drove along Missionary Ridge and fact t h r o u gh Chickamauga P a r k. we camped one night the park. There a re h u n d r e ds and h u n d r e ds of telling m o n u m e n ts and who fought. I enjoyed so much the coming over the mountains, (here I m i g ht say t h at we even drove r i g ht for a p a rt of a mile, a nd forded dozens of o t h e r s ), and all t h r o u gh this country t h at is so different from Michigan. F l o r i da is very w a rm now and every t h i ng is green or blooming, in fact, St. Petersburg is a regular bower of poin- settas. They are beautiful. We m ay leave here a nd go to F o rt Myers or Miami so m ay w a nt address changed again. Sincerely, Clara Jak- v.-ay Culby. tablets fought and where tip a creek t h e re they the In in '14. C. C. Cox, e, county and city engi the looking- neer at Hillsdale, Mich., visited College for a good draftsman. last week. He was •15. Alice Crafts, h, is teaching at Grass Lake t h is year. L. M. Shumaker, e, asks t h at his to 337 P u t n am Ave., Record be sent Detroit. E. A. Boettcher, a, is superintend ent of the Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Ind. He writes pects to visit ML A. C. soon. t h at he ex '16. Nita Russell and Rhoda Reed are teaching at Monroe, Mich., a nd room ing together at 56 S. Macomb St. C. X. Winston, e, is in the engineer ing d e p a r t m e nt of the Olds Motor W o r ks and lives at 431 Sycamore St., Lansing. : T he deep sympathy of her m a ny in loss of her father, whose death friends go out the occurred Dec. 2, at Lansing. to Florence Stoll "Our new domestic science course is a winner," is the way C. B. Charles, '79, of Bangor, speaks of the work of Dorothy Lewis. J. M. 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