VOL. XXII. MARCH 20, 1917. No. 22 "M. A. C. Cannot Live On Her Past— c What Will Ton Do For Her Future?" JL JL 1 JL_/ JL \*Jr\. • v ^» R ECOR D T HE WILLOWS. Walk Leading from College Hall to Abbot. PUBLISHED BY THE MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE ASSOCIATION EAST LANSING,MICH. 2 THE M. A. C. RECORD. 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 ^PHE 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 Framing1 a Spec ialty. Loose leaf note books for all purposes. BLUDEAU, SEIBERT & GATES Bookbinders File Boxes, Map Mountings, Etc. Citizens Phone No. 3019. Corner Washington Ave. and Allegan St. LOUIS BECK COMPANY 112 Washington Ave. N. Correct Clothes, Up-to-date H a ts and Caps, Classy Furnishings. J. E. STOFPER, D. D. S. Office 203-5 City National Bank Bldg. Automatic phone 2361 Bell phone 61 ALLEN «ft DE K L E I NE PRINTING CO. 128-130 Ionia St. W. Printing, Typewriters, Office Supplies, Adding Machines, Programs, E n 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, t in Grand Ave. 8. 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 W a s h t e n aw 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. BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL PAGELSEN & SPENCER Patents, P a t e nt Law, T r a d e m a r ks 1107-10 Chamber of Commerce Bldg., Detroit, Michigan E. N. Pagelsen, '89 L. M. Spencer, '06 Formerly Examiners U. S. P a t e nt Office. SILAS E. CHAMPE, '06a, Attorney at Law 71 Washington Blv'd, Detroit, Michigan Cherry 4511 SMITH POULTRY & EGG CO. Commission Merchants Solicit consignments in Ponltry—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, * : 1 : ! HARRY E. SAIER, '11 Cut Flowers, Seeds, Trees and Shrubs Greenhouse, W. St. Joe St. Nurseries, W. Main St. Retail Store, 109 E. Ottawa St. KINNEY & ALLEN Lansing Battery Shop 109 N. Grand Ave., Lansing. E. E. Kinney, '15—S. C. Allen, '14. Storage Batteries and Auto Electrical Troubles Our Specialties. SAMUEL L. KILBOURNE, ex-*61 Lawyer 214% Washington Ave. S., Lansing, Mich. CORYELL NURSERY Birmingham, Mich. Growers of High Grade Ornamentals. We raise a large variety of vigorous stock for home grounds and public parks. R. J. Coryell, '84, presi dent; Ralph I. Coryell, '14, secretary and treasurer. REMOVAL Having been forced to vacate our present location, we have rented S A B I N S' Hardware Store 2 12 Washington Ave. S., Bought his stock, and same will be on sale next week. We wish to close same out; also F I X T U R E S, before we move. 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. 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 Variety Shop. "HANK" AND "FRANK" Your barbers for the last five years. Pool, Billiards, Cigars. In the new Dickson Building. WILDWOOD TEA ROOM Service a la carte. 318 Abbott Ave., E a st Lansing. Fountain Pens S E t£ $1 to $ 6, a ll g u a r a n t e ed College Drug & Grocery Store Full Line if Everything. Agents for Star Laundry. Electric Su-plies. Good Things to Eat EAST LANSING'S LEADING GROCER^ TME, M AC 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, M A R CH 20, 1 9 1 7. N O. 23 VOL,. X X I I. ENGINEERS STUDY COLLEGE PROB LEMS FOR THESES. Senior engineers a re t a k i ng up for theses a serious study of some t h e ir the more knotty problems which of t he college will have t he development of college property in the next few years. to face in for the concrete reinforced improving investigated One of these problems is the grad ing necessary for t he new south field and drill ground athletic of the Red Cedar. Closely associated with t h is is the bridging problem over the river at the W h i te Elepehant site. Grading schemes and surveys and estimates for g r a d i ng improvements a re being worked out by L. F. Levin and A. F. Comb. Under t he direction of Professor Melick of the Civil En gineering d e p a r t m e nt two schemes a re being bridge. One of these calls for an open span arch drel with floor. Work on this is being done by senior civils, D. L. Mead and J i m m ie solid Rasbaeh. The other spandrel being worked out by W. D. Kimmel and H. A. Morse. Among 10-ton t he mechanicals electric traveling crane of 25-foot span is being designed. Nicholas P r a k k e n, ex-'07, a representative of t he Shepard Crane company, spent a day at M. A. this problem C. recently going over with L. A. P r a tt and G. W. Quick who are doing the designing. D. C. Black, W. E. Savage and H. L. Campbell will r un comparative tests on four or five different m a k es of carburetors." G. C. Somers and H. W. Hayes will r un a series of tests on gas engines. idea, bridge, earth-fill a is a ATTRACTIVE PROGRAM FOR SUM MER SCHOOL CONFERENCES Professor E. H. Ryder, director of the S u m m er Session, has announced a notable list of speakers for the spe cial conference on community leadership which h as been scheduled for t he week of J u ly 5 to 12. r u r al J. M. Gillette, professor of sociology the University of North Dakota, at will m a ke an analysis of r u r al life from the standpoint of the sociologist. Professor Gillette is vice-president of the American Sociological Association, the and in J u ne Will have charge of r u r al section of t he convention of as sociated charities in Pittsburg. Others who will give lectures dur ing the week are Bishop Henderson of Detroit, a m an who is a very popular through speaker in college gatherings out the United S t a t e s; Paul Voght, national r u r al field agent for the Meth odist church and formerly professor of sociology at University of Ohio; W. W. Diehl, r u r al for ivj-ichigan; and Dr. Lloyd Douglas of A nn Arbor. agent field the week. The Boys' a nd girls' club work and rec reation will come in for special atten tion d u r i ng second special conference of boys' and girls' club leaders will be held. E. C. -Lin- in demann, who will give a course community leadership the t h r o u g h o ut e n t i re s u m m er session, will a r r a n ge his program so as to give special at tention to lectures and demonstrations t h at week. He for will have t he boys t he assistance of assembled for the boys' camp, in his demonstrations. t he r u r al leaders of the feature Another program which is expected to be popular is the the provision different conduct round-tables for the discussion of their particular r u r al church problems. for s u p e r i n t e n d e n ts of denominations to The Ben Greet Players will give a t h is special con performance d u r i ng ference week. T AU BETA PI INITIATION. for Public initiation of t he Tau Beta Pi took the winter fraternity t e rm place last week. The following jun iors were t a k en i n: M. G. Jewett, St. J o h n s; L. N. Jones, Galesburg; B. W. Bellinger, Battle Creek; R. L. Doyle, H a s t i n g s; W. E. DeYoung, McBain; A. M. Hopperstead, Muskegon. The initiates were banquetted at the Tea Rooms Wednesday Wildwood night. Dean Bissell presided at the toast program. Responses were m a de by H. H. Muesselman, M. E. J o h n s on and A. Iddles of the instruction staff, Minton S. Nelson of the senior class, and L. N. Jones of the J u n i or class. At a meeting of the athletic board of control recently a rule was passed which will prohibit anyone who has not been in college the t e rm previous from participating in varsity athletics. RECOLLECTIONS OF AN "ORATOR. In Which the Benefits of training are Ex- tolled • t h an from l i t e r a ry they did the open t h at period an to oratorical In my day, 1891 to 1895, the mem bers of societies benefited more from the declamations, debates, orations and other work of the society the rhetorical courses of the college. Some inter- what prior society organization was formed a nd each society elected a rep resentative. To win was one of the greatest honors of t he college life be cause it brought honor and s t a n d i ng to the contestant a nd showed w h at the society was doing its members. Among the gold and silver medalists of t h at period whom I remember a re L. Whitney W a t k i n s, Kenyon L. But- terfield, Dor N. Stowell, A. B. Cook, W. L. Harvey, R. S. Welsh, R. E. Doo- little, and E. D. Sanderson, every one of whom has been p r o m i n e nt in public affairs in many cases in state and national m a t t e r s. locally at least a nd for In * * * PKEPAUATION CONTEST. The very n i g ht of the contest in the fall of 1891, w h en I was a few weeks- the ambition old freshman, I formed I became a to be the w i n n er when t he fall of my senior. j u n i or year I told Dr. E d w a r d s, then the E n g l i sh department, of head of my ambition and asked his advice. He t r a i n i n g, suggested t h at I have voice (four so d u r i ng t he w i n t er vacation teen weeks I studied in those days) with a professional elocutionist in my She gave me no pretty town. home to recite or sing—nothing but pieces exercises, vocal, facial, armal, footal, bodyal. At the end of her course dur ing which I put in two to six or eight h o u rs a day she told me she had never h ad a s t u d e nt who started with more faults. to from college lessons took p r i v a te a n o t h er professional elocutionist t h en residing at M. A. C. She dug up a b r an new batch of faults fully as big to as t he first eliminate by "pieces"—pathetic, grew- sentimental, weird, hilarious, some, ghastly—just expression and feeling, which were conspicuous t he because of their lack. No one at lot. These she sought to develop * On my r e t u rn * I * (Continued on page 4.) 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 a, 1879. C. S. LANGDON, '11, Managing Editor. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $1 P ER YEAR Subscriptions may be paid for by P. O. Money Order, Draft, or Personal Check. TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1917. • • ' , ' •' * — THE FUNiJ. We wish to remind some of the REC ORD readers again that the alumni have started a project to raise a fund of $1,500", the interest on which is to be used for the encouragement of public speaking at M. A. C. is in raised Up to the present time we have had about 180 subscribers to this fund and the total amount the neighborhood of $400. This is a good beginning and indicates that with a very general response this first con structive piece of work by the alumni may be completed. Have you enlisted the support of your college friend who is not the RECORD? *.: :|: :|: RECOLLECTIONS OF AN "ORATOR." taking (Continued from page 3.) college, except my teacher, ever heard me declaim any one of them, for I spoke them mostly between 5 and 6 a. m., as I strolled gesticulating and "elo- cuting" from the bridge down the lane to the Grand Trunk track. * * * Well, I was nominated and elected, not because of my silver tongue, my grace of movement, my ringing voice, my poise, nor a combination of these and other attributes. Blessed I know why, unless it was because my society brothers I would felt work. * * * that if THE CONTEST ITSELF. And the contest—a perfect stampede of fright. The first speaker started out bravely enough, but I think he was a Methodist and not at home in the Congregational church. At any rate, he made such a weird and pro longed pause that the other three of us felt inundations first of chilly rip ples, then of frigid billows racing and chasing up and down our vertebral columns. While number two was busy talking, partly extemporaneously, for he forgot some of his lines too, but had his nerve with him somewhat better than the rest of us, I heard number turn. His breath was coming and going with the most remarkable tremble effect I three anticipating his three did his best have ever heard. It accompanied a vigorous rattling of his teeth, suggest ing that he has several sets which he was shaking loosely in a box. Then came one of the most unwelcome pieces of music I have ever heard! Next number to forget his lines, but I was too busy getting ready for my turn to note his I followed. Be progress especially. fore I had well launched into the first paragraph that a gila I discovered monster, or something several sizes larger than a bull frog had crept into my pharynx and was sitting on my It got what would nowa epiglattis. days be called "my goat." Was the game worth the candle? that For myself I. can honestly say winning was merely an incident. I know also what it is to lose; for I less went through a similar unpleasant experience at Cornell a year and a half later, when I was "among those present," not even being accorded "mention," much less "hon orable mention" or prize. What I wanted, what I worked for and what I got has lasted me for over twenty years—the training. * * * though large as Therefore, Mr. Secretary, I am eager to do "my bit," as we Canadians say, to encourage the two classes of under graduates who should devote their en ergies to public speaking—those who think they may have to speak to audi ences as their prospective families or larger, and those who feel sure they will not have such audi the division? Among ences. Why those of the first group may be some who may develop into good speakers. Others who might become unmitigated bores may be forced or shunted into less harmful channels. In the second group may be some who may discover unsuspected talent; but prob ably a larger number who can thus develop into appreciative or even elo the quent listeners. In every case training will be worth while if the student will work for his best devel opment, the development of a personal asset, because whoever works to make something of self, whether in tennis, dancing, calisthenics, drill—anything —will become more easy, confident, useful, appreciative, have better poise and be a greater pleasure to himself or herself and to others. latent Port Washington, N. Y. M. G. KAINS, '95. The freshmen won the basketball series this year. took second place. interclass Juniors Dean Bissell attended a meeting of the Michigan Engineering society in Detroit last Friday night. C. E. Bement, of Lansing, talked at the meeting of the Engineering society last week on "The Managerial Side of Business." THE ALUMNUS' RETURN. (From the Minnesota Alumni Week ly. It applies equally well to M. A. C. But our Alma Mater will be home June 19-20. Are you coming back?—Ed.) Alma Mater, Blessed Mother! We return to thee awhile, For we fain would find some heart- balm In the sunshine of thy smile. We are weary, Blessed Mother, Of the turmoil and the strife, And the ups and downs and levels Of this thing which we call life. Alma Mater, Blessed Mother, Give again thy calm serene, idyllic And those lotus-hours Spent upon thy campus green. Alma Mater, Blessed Mother! Why this bustle everywhere? Whither gone the calm abstraction That befits the scholar's lair? Words unknown and strange of mean ing Jangle harshly on my ear— "University extension," Learning carried far and near. Long course, short course, and still Campus stretching through the shorter, state; Tabloid courses swallowed quickly, No time now to meditate. Don't you know, O Blessed Mother, "Woman's place is the home?" There to offer balm and solace When to thee thy children come? Home no longer, Alma Mater, Satisfies thee, there's the rub! In these days of active women, joined the rest, you've Like club! the FORESTRY SUMMER SCHOOL The Forestry department will offer a special short course in forestry at their summer school camp near Cad illac this summer. It is open to young men sixteen years of age or over and carries no entrance requirements other than that the students should have had two years in high school. The courses to be given include ele ments of forest practice, covering the identification of trees, methods of lumbering, forest protection, fire pa trol, etc; timber cruising and map estimating, ping, study of the rate of growth of. trees, the use of pocket and suveyor's com pass and the construction of forest maps; re sources, consisting of a series of lec tures on the conservation of forests, conservation of natural including timber water, mineral and wild life; field methods and wood craft, covering in struction in camp packing photogra phy, swimming and physical culture. The camp this year will be in the same place as last year, on the lands of the Cummer-Diggins Lumber Com pany at Dayhuff Lake, about 12 miles from Cadillac, where there are excel lent boating and bathing facilities, and all the opportunities for enjoying life in the open. RESOLUTIONS ON PROFESSOR CARPENTER'S RETIREMENT. Professor R. C. Carpenter reaches the retiring age at the end of the present college year and will sever his active connection with Cornell Uni versity at that time. Respecting his retirement, the com mittee on general administration of the Board of Trustees adopted the following resolution: "Resolved, That the Trustees in ac cepting the resignation of Professor Carpenter express their high appreci ation of his services to the university for nearly thirty years. As a pioneer in the field of experimental engineer ing he is held in the highest esteem by all mechanical engineers, and by his writings in this field he has made an assured place for himself in the annals of his profession. As a teacher and investigator he is affectionately remembered by many generations of students and his retirement from the faculty of Sibley College will be viewed with great regret by all his colleagues." Professor Carpenter retires in good health and expects to maintain his ac tivities in the fields of engineering investigation and research for several years to come. After graduating from M. A. C. in 1873, Professor Carpenter was con nected with the institution from 1875 to 1890, in the later years in the ca pacity of professor of mathematics and civil engineering. FIRST FRESHMAN CONVOCATION. The first freshman convocation ever scheduled at M. A. C. was held in the assembly room, Agricultural building, It was the last Tuesday afternoon. first freshman that the entire class ever got together and nearly every seat in the big room was filled. staff had Members of the teaching seats on the plauorm. time President Kedzie spoke on "The Heritage of an M. A. C. Student." He emphasized the qualities of the stu dents who had gone before and told that if they got their the freshmen lessons and entered into the spirit of the college they would add to the heri tage of the students of the future. If they soldiered on the job they would detract. Secretary A. M. Brown gave a fine resume of "Finances of M. A. C." THE M. A. C. RECORD. COMMENTS ON PUBLIC SPEAKING FUND. M. A. C. RECORD: On looking through the catalogs of other institutions of similar rank with M. A. C. one's attention is struck by the large number of announcements of scholarships and prizes that fill the pages of these catalogs. Most of these are from funds donated by the alumni of the various schools, both as indi vidual and collective gifts. It seems to me that we are lacking in this re spect. The Fund for Encouragement of Public Speaking now being raised is a start, and is in a good cause. M. A. C, although one of the oldest col leges in the country, has not a single scholarship. Why cannot the alumni provide a fund in the near future, the income from which will provide at least one scholarship or fellowship? GERALD H. MAINS, '14. Washington, D. C. M. A. C. RECORD: "I received your letter some time ago telling of the Alumni Fund for the Encouragement of Public Speak ing. I am pleased to learn that at last something is to be tried along that line. I only wish more public speaking could be required. So few realize its worth until they find it is too late. ANNICE HARGREAVES, '15. Wakefield, Mich. Dear Editor: The Public Speaking Fund is about the best proposition that has ever been presented to the alumni and I am glad to have a part in it. It is nearly the beginning of our busy season and, while the peaches were evidently thinned out during the cold period of February, still pros pects are good for a fair crop. I would be glad to find more news in the RECORD from the members of '08, but suppose they are all too busy to write anything. FLOYD M. BARDEN, '08. South Haven, Mich. Editor of RECORD: So few of my class break into print that I feel called upon to pound the keys myself. Public Speaking at M. A. C. is in dire need of stimulation and I believe that the Alumni Fund will be the in I have never been centive needed. backward about talking when I had the chance, but I realize now that my public training did not amount to very much. speaking If possible I wish that you could get a few signs of life out of some of the '14 class. NORTON W. MOGGE, '14. Kansas City, Mo. Alumni Secretary: Am glad to help boost M. A. C. whenever I can. Of course, we alumni 5 would never think of doing otherwise. I can't understand why all members of the Grange and Gleaners should not boost M. A. C. Of course, they do as organizations, but they have a cer tain few prominent members who are continually "knocking" M. A. C. Strange, if farmers and those repre sentatives of "Farmers' Organizations" cannot support the Farmers' College. Bellaire, Mich. R. E. MORROW, '98. Alumni Secretary: Experience convinces me that the clearly and science of expressing gracefully what one has to say is vast ly underestimated as to its import ance. The world classifies a man not so much by what he says as by how he says it. LYNN D. RUDOLPH, '02. Alumni Secretary: I did not write Some years ago it was my assigned duty to have the freshmen—all of their weekly them, some forty—in that "rhetoricals." they were taught, but they were had. It is hoped that the fund for the en couragement of public speaking will help to bring the M. A. C. to the fore forensically. My mite I herewith drop into the treasurer's hands with plea BYRON D. HALSTED, '71. sure. New Brunswick, N. J. Editor M. A. C. RECORD: Am enclosing a small check which I Wish yOu would divide up among the R. E. Olds picture fund, the public speaking fund, and RECORD subscrip tion. I am very sorry that this last item has held over until a Wilsonian ultimatum (note) was necessary. For the sake of M. A. C. spirit and democracy I sincerely hope that the state board will look at conditions at Ann Arbor and at Madison before they consider Greek letter frats at East Lansing. The student spirit does not compare in either case With that at M. A. C. Mrs. Jacklin (Florence Hayes, 13-H) and I seldom see any M. A. C. people up here, but we • have enjoyed some visits with Almyra Lewis, '13-H, who has come down from Coleraine, Minn., once or that' there are several M. A. C. men and women in this locality. We will be glad to welcome any of them at 807 16th St., Superior, whenever they are in the Twin Ports. I understand twice. If Douglas or any of the other fel lows are looking for a new country, they need not go west. Come north into Michigan, Wisconsin, or Minne sota and you will find a country just waking up, and alive with opportuni ties that need cultivating. Yours truly is still with the Uni versity of Wisconsin in extension work, traveling about the fourth dis trict on some one of the five trunk lines that pass through Superior. 6 the long Personally letter until real purpose I have saved my in w r i t i ng a last. At present, the various buildings a re t a k i ng care of the language and math ematics classes. W hy not h a ve an Alumni hall with class rooms for these departments and perhaps an auditor ium. t h at my diploma fee paid my last debt to the college. It seems to me t h at most of us could dig down to help pay for such a building. Couldn't a plan be for each one who w as worked out able a nd willing ten to donate say dollars per year for ten years? This is merely an to see some discussion on I do not feel I should like idea. Yours very H. M. it. truly, JACKIXNT, '13-E. OTHER CORRESPONDENCE. E d i t or of RECORD: I h a ve t a k en a long time lease with to buy upon a large farm on option the E a st Shore of Maryland. It bor ders for a mile a nd a half on Sassa fras river a nd W i nd Creek about 45 Baltimore miles steamers m a ke t he wharf on o ur from Baltimore. r e g u l ar stops at farm. We have about 40 acres of aspara gus, a b e a r i ng apple orchard of 3,300 trees a nd about 2,000 peaches, with general farm crops on the rest of the 300-acre farm. Climatic conditions a re very good here a nd the fine roads place us w i t h in easy reach of city and sea O. B. BUKBELL, '05. side pleasures. Galena, Maryland. Dear E d i t o r: Am here for keeps now and if you will send my RECORD to me at Crow- ther, McMullen Co., Texas, it will reach me O. K. Was at Whittier, Calif., a few days '13, and Rich the ball ago and saw Schuyler, ards, h a rd on the Leffingwell '15. Both a re h i t t i ng ranch. Am busy digging for oil here and hope for luck. H. J. LOWE, '14-F. S an Antonio, Texas. M. A. C. RECORD: Recently on a six-days t r ip w i th 14 several directors farm advisers and from each of counties, several the m a k i ng a p a r ty of 70 altogether, I dis covered t h at F a rm Adviser Connor of S an J o a q u in county was an M. A. C. m an in t he class of '92. He is doing the people of his excellent work for I r un across every now a nd county. t h en some of this large state of ours. t he older m en in School Our University F a rm at Davis is in the north central p a rt of from t he state a nd yet we a re as far San Diego as Chicago is from Phila delphia. We have t h is y e ar 314 stu dents 3-years' t he F a rm School course, students who spend all of their t he University F a rm of 779 time at jun acres. We have 100 University in THE M. A. C. RECORD. semester t h is iors a nd seniors h e re to secure requires t h at work which land, live stock, crops, trees a nd ma chinery. We have 268 short course students, t he total of which is 682, a half more students in o ur farm school t h an M. A. C. when I was there. Davis, Calif. H. E. V AN NORMAN, Vice-Director and Dean. BASEBALL SEASON OPENS IN THREE WEEKS. With last year the opening of the baseball season hardly t h r ee weeks away at tention is centered on the campus on the prospects of a w i n n i ng "Lefty" Brown will not be the only varsity team. t he As was expected to be the case to greatest difficulty at present seems be in developing an adequate pitching staff. in college and twirler left from is " F r e n c h i e" De Mond. DeMond gave a good account to of himself be going better t h an ever at the pres In the more or less in ent writing. t e r m i t t e nt try-outs wnich Coach Mor- rissey h as been able to hold the past t h r ee weeks some likely candidates for the pitching staff showing up. Mills, a class pitcher last year, seems to be a close second to DeMond. Hin- scrubs, kle and McCool, will also be strong contenders for the slab position. last y e ar a nd he seems last year's a re It "Chief" Fuller's place behind the bat will be contested for by Oas, Wil liams and MacDonald. is quite likely t h at F r i m o d ig will hold his old place at first again. Hood, who was out of the game last year on account of an operation, is slated for second base and Huebel for third. Fick, who is captain of t he team, will very like ly Play shortstop. T h o m as is t he only outfielder who graduated last year and a m an by the name of Willman seems to be the strongest contender for this position. Dean Williams and McWil- liams will be back their garden berths. fighting for The first game of the season will be with Olivet at E a st L a n s i ng on April 14. With a kindly weather m an this will give the boys two weeks practice in the open and may serve to b r i ng out some strong contenders for base ball honors t h at have not been able to show up well in the cramped quar ters of the cage in livestock pa vilion. the POSITIONS FOR ENGINEER GRAD UATES No. 10. A well-known company, building gas tractors, steam engines and t h r e s h i ng machinery, can use four engineering students as apprentices. Northwestern Teachers'Agency Largest in the West—For the Entire West Only and Alaska. - - HOME OFFICE Progressive—Aggressive—Your Best Medium to Secure a Western Position. Write immediately for free circular. - BOISE, IDAHO 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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C. junior hor ticulture student, nas been selected to supervise in Lansing this summer. the garden club work Five senior veterinary students took last the civil week for appointment to positions in the Bureau of Animal Industry. service examination Dean Lyman of the Veterinary divi sion read a paper at the recent con ference of the Missouri Valley Veteri nary association at St. Joseph, Mis souri. The subject of the paper was "The Action and Control of Animal Parasites." Among the alumni visitors at the college last week were: E. C. Peters, '93, Saginaw; "Dutch" Oviatt, '16, Bay City; Russell A. Murdoch, '09, Detroit; J. M. Moore, '16, Chicago; Vera Gru- ner, '16, Imlay City; W. W. Barron, '15, Detroit. As a result of short notices in the Ladies' Home Journal recently con cerning two extension bulletins of the college, one on table setting and serv ing and one on textiles, Director Bald win has already received between three and four thousand requests for these circulars. Letters asking about them are still coming in. At the meeting of the students' vet erinary association last week, Dr. Gilt- ner told of the work of the Bacteri ology department. Several seniors spoke also, giving account of the re cent milk and meat trip which they took to Mt. Pleasant and Detroit under the direction of .Mr. Cooledge and Dr. Hallman. inspection Last week Friday Dr. Giltner re ported that 19 cases of scarlet fever had come to his attention since Janu ary, two of which had developed in latest cases the same family. The were children of Dr. Bessey of the Botany department and Mr. Winters of the Experiment Station. The lower 'the East Lansing four grades of schools have been closed. Members of the Farm Crops depart-' ment and wives met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Spragg last "Wednesday evening in compliment to Prof. V. M. Shoesmith who left the next day to take up the management of a large tract of land north of Grand Rapids. Professor Shoesmith was presented with a Masonic ring as a token of the esteem in which he is held by his associates. THE M. A. C. RECORD. 7 tion of its kind for men. It is esti mated that at the present time 600 M. A. C. men hold membership in some literary society. MURRAY HEADS BASKETBALL NEXT YEAR Byron M. Murray of Marquette was elected captain of the 1918 M. A. C. basketball team at the election held last Friday. Monograms for basket ball have been awarded as follows: Murray, Sheffield and Vevia, forwards; Peppard, center; McClellan and Frim- odig, guards. now of the Ontario.Veterinary college, has been awarded the Distinguished Cross for Gallantry by the French government as a result of a fight on January 4 in which he had three sep arate engagements with hostile aero planes. He was well over the enemy lines when he was wounded the right arm but guided his machine with his left hand back into safety. He is now in the Royal Naval Hos pital, Haslem, where he is progressing favorably. Last September Grange was awarded the Croix de Gueurre. in FERONIAN GATHERINGS. Every two weeks former members of the Feronian society in Lansing hold a meeting. At a recent gather ing these guests from out of town were present: Frances Farrand Dodge, ex-'02, Cincinnati; Grace Bryant, ex- '16, Bloomington, 111.; Norma Loewe, ex-'16, who is now working at the capitol; and Ruhamah Force Doherty of Mackinaw Island. FACULTY RECITAL. An especially fine program has been prepared for the Faculty recital which will be given this week Wednesday at 8 p. m. in the parlors of the Woman's building. The local teachers of music, Mabel Louise Leffler, Louise Freyho- fer, and Frederic Abel, will be assist ed by Delia Bemis, violinist, Mary Louis Creyts, contralto, and Leah Sei- bly, accompanist. SENATE-HOUSE CLUB AT M. A. C. About 50 women of the Senate- House club were guests of the Home Economics division at the college last Thursday afternoon. The Girls' Glee Club entertained the guests in the par lors of the Woman's building and re freshments were served. Each visitor received a booklet with the club name and date on the cover and 12 of the choicest recipes enclosed. HORT CLUB. lecture Members of the Hort club were privileged to hear a very interesting and highly on instructive "Darwinism" at their regular meeting last week. The lecturer was Dr. J. T. Jones, pastor of the East Lansing People's church, whose knowledge of Darwin and other great men of his time, gave his lecture the stamp of authority. He said that Darwin was a trained man, narrowly trained in fact, who never expressed a disbelief in God, but who acknowl edges that his lack of interest in re ligious things was probably due to an that undeveloped appreciation along line the same as in poetry and music. specially VETERINARIANS MUST TAKE EXAMS. The attempt to let down the bars so that veterinary graduates of last year and this year would not need to take the state examination for prac titioners has been foiled. It appeared in the shape of a bill which was in troduced in the legislature at the in stance of the students of the Grand Rapids Veterinary college. This was opposed by all the veterinary students at M. A. C. who submitted a petition to the committee on education to which the bill had been referred. Had the bill been reported out and passed it would have defeated the purpose of a measure passed two years ago which had the effect of raising the standard of the veterinary profession. SOCIAL EVENTS. The 13th annual Themian German was held in the Armory last Saturday evening with Professor and Mrs. Stew ard and Mr. and Mrs. Leroy chaper ons. Among those of the old girls back were Cora Amphlet, Marion Pres ton Cole, Helen Storrer, Ruth Beebe, and Faye Lobdell Jones. Ero Alphians entertained with their last Saturday annual dinner-dance night. The dinner was held in the basement of Wells hall and the dance in the Agricultural building. Presi dent and Mrs. Kedzie and Prof, and Mrs. Huston were patrons for the af fair. Louella Wilder, Vera Gruner, Rose Hogue, and Olive Donovan re turned for the occasion. The faculty open-house held in the parlors of the Woman's building by the Sesame girls last Saturday even ing was fully up to the high standard of former entertainments. A musical program was presented and girls of the society "took-off" various members of the faculty. their '15. F. Lee Bloom, a, and Miss Frances Jane Price of Craig, Missouri, were married March 8, 1917. After April 1 they will be at home at 207 S. Glenn street, Wichita, Kansas. Bloom has the Cali the business of charge of fornia Fruit Growers Exchange at Wichita. Helen L. Kennedy, h, is teaching domestic science at Saginaw this year, living at home, 703 N. Michigan ave- ne, west side. NEW LITERARY SOCIETY. A new literary society known as the Orphic has been formed on the cam pus. This makes the 18th organiza FORMER PROFESSOR'S SON GETS CROSS. Edward R. Grange, son of Professor Grange who was formerly head of the M. A. C. Veterinary department but 8 THE M. A. C. RECORD. ALUMNI NOTES '87. learned The RECORD has indirectly t h at W. W. Diehl, who h as made a national r e p u t a t i on as a r u r al pastor in Illinois, h as accepted t he position of r u r al field agent for the Methodist church reported t h at in Mr. Diehl's speech at t he Coun last t ry Life conference at Kalamazoo week he by conference storm." in Michigan. "took the is It '08. E. F. 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