VOL. XXII. MARCH 27, 1917. No. 24 "M. A. C. Cannot Live On Her Past- What Will You Do For Her Future?" THE IAA.C. R ECOR D A LITTLE JOURNEY WITH "THE SPIRIT OF M. A. C." STATE BOARD TO PASS ON RE SERVE TRAINING CORPS. THE PINETUM. PUBLISHED BY THE MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE ASSOCIATION EAST LANSMG,MICH. 2 THE M. A. C. RECORD. D I R E C T O RY LANSING BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN names in this Directory, as well 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 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. 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. 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, 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. 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 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 P a t e n t s, 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 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 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 W a s h i n g t on A v e. 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. Norton's Hardware 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 Waterman's, Mercantile, Parker's, Etc. $1 to $ 6, all g u a r a n t e ed A T- College Drug & Grocery Store Full Line %f Everything. Agents for Star Laundry. Electric Supplies. LOFTUS Good Things to Eat EAST LANSING'S LEADING GROCERj, TI-IE: M AC RECORD VOL,. X X IL 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 2 7. 1 9 1 7. NO. 24 STATE BOARD WILL PASS ON OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS. At t he March m e e t i ng of t he State Board of Agriculture, which occurs t h is week Wednesday, t he question of the organization of one or more units of tne Feder'al Reserve Officers' Train ing Corps at M. A. C. will be t a k en up. Captain Longanecker, command ant, has d r a wn up plans for the work a nd believes t he board will 0. K. them. If the plan goes tnrough all cadets at t he end of the sophomore year will be asked to decide w h e t h er they will drill only one year more or take up the w o r k ' f or t wo years, five h o u rs a week, with the possibility of becoming second lieutenants in t he regular a r my at a salary of $1,700 upon graduation. Those t h at elect t he l a t t er course will receive for t he last two years $7.50 a month r a t i on money a nd clothing. In addition to t he drill during the col lege y e ar t he students will be required Fifty to attend two s u m m er camps. men must signify their desire to take the full course if an R. 0. T. C. u n it is changes will have to be made in t he college armory to house equipment the additional necessary. One of in favor of the big items establishing such a unit the is t h at government will furnish uniforms for all the cadets. These at present cost about $20 each. established. Some F or t h at those t h at do elect full t he course it is understood there is no special compulsion about going to war ezcept for those who elect to take commissions t he Reserve Corps. Then in case they a re called out for " w a r" or " t h r e a t e n ed war," or sum m er camps, officers' pay is given. in ROSEN, '08 HAS HAND IN SUGAR BEET SEED SITUATION. According to t he March n u m b er of '08, of New Sugar, Joseph A. Rosen, York City, who is representing t he State Agricultural society of Charkow, t he i m p o r t a nt cog in Russia, importation of sugar beet seed i n to this country. Considerable purchases of seed were m a de last y e ar by Amer ican beet sugar the organization which Rosen represents. factories is an from t h at ready the situation re In commenting on at stated cently Mr. Rosen t he Charkow so the present time ciety h as in Vladivostok, for shipment, about 100,000 poods of seed (a pood is about 36 pounds avoirdu p o i s ), but t h at practically all of this is already sold and m u st be delivered It is understood t h at Mr. on contract. this seed at $25 per Rosen is offering bag—about 23 cents per pound, the t e r ms of payment being cash upon ar rival and inspection at a U. S. Pacific coast port. in i n d u s t ry i m p o r t a nt p a rt The above quantity of- seed, 3,600,- 000 pounds, is, according to a recent U. S. bulletin on " T he P r e s e nt Status in of the Sugar Beet Seed the United States," more t h an one- sixth of t he entire a m o u nt of seed used in t he United States in one year. This Mr. Rosen, who is playing such an the enormous sugar industry, is the same m an t h at introduced into Michigan from Russia the r ye which now bears h is name. Rosen rye, as multiplied and selected by t he M. A. C. E x p e r i m e nt Station, has been a tremendous boost to Michi gan farmers. Yields of 45 bushels to the acre have not been uncommon, and Wiien it is realized t h at ordinary rye yields between 10 and 20 bushels per acre, the importance of the introduc tion of t h is new r ye can be seen at a glance. One county agent in Michi gan this rye were planted last fall. t h at 3,000 a c r es of reports ALUMNI MEETINGS. NORTHEAST MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION. The a n n u al meeting of t he North east Michigan M. A. C. Association will t a ke place at the Y. W. C. A., Bay City, at 7:30 p. m., Friday, March 30. President Kedzie will be t he guest of honor. its annual meeting BERRIEN COUNTY. The Berrien county association will hold in Benton Harbor, Saturday evening, March 31, this being also t he date of the concert by t he M. A. C. Glee Club. GRAND TRAVERSE. M. A. C. people of t he Grand Trav in a n n u al erse region will assemble meeting at Traverse City April 6. A LITTLE JOURNEY WITH "THE SPIRIT OF M. A. C." I into the a u d i t o r i um of I am the spirit of M. A. C. I per vade every nook a nd c r a n ny of t h is country. Recently found myself peeking t he I be I n s u r a n ce Exchange in Chicago. held there a meeting of insurance m en the gathered from every United States, from Canada t he Gulf, from t he Atlantic to the Pacific. A venerable white-haired m an was presiding a nd an energetic young sec r e t a ry was calling t he roll. Suddenly I started—familiar names were being I made note of each. called. corner of to B u r r o u g hs was t h e r e — F. F. Bur from from Lansing, roughs, '09, fire prevention engineer the Mutual F i re Prevention Bur- for eau at Oxford, Mich. His classmate, A rt Sargent, inspector from St. Louis, ranged alongside of him. A rt looked fat a nd well-fed, a nd was enthusiastic over M. A. C.'s methods of teaching home economics which a re being so Jess Gibson ably demonstrated by Sargent, ex-'12. E. E. Hotchin, '12, special agent startled me with a h e a r ty " H e r e ." ' " H o t c h" is getting gray, probably family troubles. Living in E a st Lansing, he is very close to M. A. C. a nd was busy passing out t he latest gossip. Glea- son Allen, '13, electrical engineer w i th the N o r t h w e s t e rn Agency at Minne apolis, was fresh from t he Northwest, disgusted w i th t he w i n t er of sub-zero its seven feet of snow. weather with He was telling for t he seventh time of a Sunday dinner with L a u ra Crane Eaton, '13, at F a r g o, N. Dak., and, as I listened, my appreciation of L a u ra It m u st have been some dinner. grew. E. G. Chambers, '13, did not answer to roll call. Ed h as spent the w i n t er with t he Boys on t he Border. Re cently released, he is now serving h is companies in Texas in his official ca pacity as electrical engineer. L. P. Dendel, '14, fire prevention engineer with offices at Lansing, was fresh from balmy Florida, exposure from his 3,500-mile auto trip, healthy —and—unmarried. tanned by With t he roll call complete, t he ven t he erable president p r o g r am for t he convention. I w as pleased to note t h at o ur old friend, A. (Continued on page 4.) t h en announced 4 THE M. A. C. RECORD. THE M. A. C. RECORD P u b l i s h ed E v e ry T u e s d ay D u r i n g- t he C o l l e ge Y e ar t he M i c h i g an by A g r i c u l t u r al C o l l e ge A s s o c i a t i o n. E n t e r ed as second-class m a t t er October 30, 1916, at t he post office at E a st L a n s i n g, M i c h i g a n, u n d er t he A ct of M a r ch 3, 1879. C. S. LANGDOJf, '11, M a n a g i ng E d i t o r. S U B S C R I P T I ON P R I C E, $1 P ER Y E AR S u b s c r i p t i o ns m ay by P. O. M o n ey O r d e r, D r a f t, or P e r s o n al C h e c k. be p a id f or TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1917. . THE GLEE CLUB TRIP. to get The a n n u al spring tour of the Glee Club affords a fine opportunity for for m er students to hear some good music and also t h at in M. A. C. spirit which t he boys fairly radiate trip. Look over the i t i n e r a ry in another column of this issue and see if you can't meet up with the delegation somewhere. touch with t h r o u g h o ut the * * * W i th us S a t u r d ay next is pay day. It is also checking-out day. Here's hoping t h at the first is the same with you, and, in the second, t h at you get clear around—to the RECORD. * * * T h at is, if you haven't responded to t h at pink slip. * * * Or your name has not appeared in t he List Of Contributors. * * * A LITTLE JOURNEY WITH "THE SPIRIT OF M. A. C. (Continued from page 3.) M. Marsh, ex-'09, would demonstrate t he Non-Chokable Elevator for the B. F. Gump company of Chicago. Also t h at J. A. Poison, professor of me chanical engineering at M. A. C, was internal com to give an address on bustion engines. the A day later found me again at a u d i t o r i u m. Poison was Professor j u st completing his paper. Apprecia tion of the appearance of a half-dozen eager mem it bers on t h e ir feet, demanding t h at be published for distribution. its value was shown by in pamphlet form L a t er I expect to follow luncheon. the Boys t he Chicago A l u m ni Association's to They are eagerly weekly to renew w a i t i ng for the opportunity old acquaintances. t h e ir con versation I gather t h at t h e re will be some gossip when they meet. F r om t he rest I can imagination. Looking The following day found me on the sixteenth floor of t he Stevens Building where I once again recognized familiar voices. The old time questions reached my ears of "Hello Woody," "How are leave you Bill," a nd in at to your the I found about twenty M. A. C. m en gathered around the table enjoying the weekly luncheon of the Chicago Alum ni Association. Such a bunch of pep and enthusiasm can do credit only to M. A. C. There were present t he fol lowing: Intercollegiate h e a d q u a r t e rs P. B. Woodworth, '10; C. B. Tubergen, '86; J. W. Perri- go, '94; N. P r a k k e n, ex-'07; F. F. Bur '09; J. F. roughs, '09; A. H. Sargent, '11; E. Newell, E. Hotchin, '13; F r a n k l in B u r n s, ex-'13; I. J. Woodin, '13; E. H. Meyers, '13; Gleason Allen, '13; W. L. Nies, '13; L. P. Dendel, '14; H. C. Zierleyn, '15; H. P. Henry, '15; J. M. Moore, '16. '12; H. F. Miners, Signed, Spirit of M. A. C. G. A.-E. E. H. POULTRY HEAD BECOMESIN- TERESTED IN PUBLIC SPEAKING. CHICKEN SPECIALIST JUDGES STATE ORATORICAL CONTEST. To the ordinary observer there is much j u d g i ng chanticleer it would in com not seem t h at in mon between the oratorical out the b a r n y a rd a nd bursts senatorial of togas. Yet this would seem to follow from a recent experience of Prof. C. H. Burgess, head of p a r t m e nt at M. A. C. t he Poultry de a s p i r a n ts for those Some time ago speaking. They called up in charge of the state oratorical contest were seek ing judges for this year's meet at Yp- the college silanti. instructor and asked for Mr. Burket, in public telephone The girl inadvertantly t u r n ed the call into Professor Burgess' office. For a m an with such a variety accomplish ments as the poultry head boasts, this was merely an item in the day's work. Surely, he would be glad to help them out! of On a r r i v i ng at Ypsilanti t he mis take was uncovered, and, for the con test officials, the dilemma appeared to be a difficult one. Professor Burgess, however, had no difficulty in proving his unbiased position, his unacquaint- ance with a ny of the contestants, and t h i ng his willingness to through. He was p e r m i t t ed to go on and acquitted himself with his usual creditableness in the capacity of judge. see the STUDENT ELECTIONS. In the largest vote ever polled in a s t u d e nt election at M. A. C, T. C. Dee, an engineering student from Brooklyn, N. Y., was elected to t he position of Holcad editor last S a t u r d ay over R. S. Simmons of Alpena, by a vote of 593 to 401. The competitive system of choos ing Holcad editors was adopted by a vote of 846 to 25. The total n u m b er of votes cast in t he election was 1,005. G. E. Zuver of Hillsdale was chosen business m a n a g er of t he Holcad by a m a r g in of two votes, beating out G. T Bentley of Ceresco who has been assistant m a n a g er this year. Other officers were elected as fol lows: F r ed Zehner, Cleveland, Ohio, assistant baseball m a n a g e r; W. E. De Young, McBain, yell m a s t e r; R. Mont gomery, Buffalo, N. Y., assistant foot ball m a n a g e r; R, J. DeMond of E a st Lansing, a nd William Wood of De troit, athletic board of control; M. F. Beauchamp of P o rt Huron, assistant tennis m a n a g e r; L. W. Miller of Niles, liberal a r t s; F. A. Davis of E a st Lan sing, W. N. Cawood of Marlette, D. C. Cavanaugh of Lake City, F. Weyen- eth of Deckerville, J. P e r m ar of Cas tle Shannon, Pa., and A. W. Winston of Saginaw, members of student coun cil; S. Coryell of Chicago, H. K. Abbot of Reading, Iva Jensen of E a st Lan sing, C. V. R. Pond of Owosso, Lois McBride of E a st Lansing, and S. John son of Roscommon, members of M. A. C. Union Board. GEORGE G. TORREY. In the passing of George G. Torrey, whose death occurred at Grace Hos pital, Detroit, March 20, M. A. C. loses a most loyal supporter. Mr. Torrey was present at the opening of college in 1857 a nd he and his close friend, J a m es H. Guunison of Lansing, also first students, have been one of familiar at every Commence m e nt reunion in recent years. figures the t r a m p i ng Last fall when Mr. Torrey and Mr. Gunnison were the colh ue grounds in their "between Commer. e- ments visit," both expressed their w. ;h for J u ne a nd a g a t h e r i ng of the " :d boys" to come again. Mr. Torrey was born in W a r r - n, Mich., in May, 1837. He attended ;;ie Marcy-Barstow school in Detroit, one of the first union schools built in this county and to fly the Stars first and Stripes. the For 35 years he was in the employ the C. H. Little company of De of is survived by a brother, troit. He O. D. Torrey, Goodman, Mo.; one daughter, Miss Mabel Torrey, and two sons, F r ed and William Torrey, of Seattle, Washington. C. M. Leveaux, a j u n i or forestry stu dent from Ludington, lost a brother on t he S t a n d a rd Oil s t e a m er which was s u nk recently. Work had been resumed on the gym nasium. T h e re will be no a t t e m pt to finish it before the opening of college this fall. THE M. A. C. RECORD. 5 COUNTIES TO COOPERATE WITH COLLEGE IN SOILS DEMON STRATIONS. county, where the supervision was by County Agent Smith, the farm was made to return a profit of approxi mately $3,000. A demonstration and experimental farm in every county in the state is the hope of the Soils department of M. A. C. The plan, which was worked out by Dr. McCool and tried last year in several counties with much suc cess, calls for a co-operative arrange ment of the county boards of super visors and the college in the estab lishment of series of soils experiments on the county poor farms. With an experimental plat in each •county it is believed that the soil characteristics and fertilizer require ments of the state can be gotten at much more definitely than with just the two experiment stations, at Chath am and at South Haven, as at present. Also these experiments will be more easily accessible to the farmers, and in this way better results will be se cured. As worked out last year the college agreed to furnish seed and fertilizers for a plat 30 acres in extent and to supervise the work if the county would furnish land and labor. Kent, Van Buren, Cass, and Manistee counties took advantage of this, and the re sults were very encouraging. In Kent GLEE CLUB DATES. March 30, Grand Rapids. March 31, Benton Harbor. April 2, Muskegon. April 3, Hart. April 4, Ludington. April 5, Reed City. April 6, Cadillac. April 7, Traverse City. April 9, Bay City. April 10, Flint. April 13, Lansing. April 15, East Lansing. FORESTRY POSLTIONS OPEN UP. Just recently Professor Chittenden, head of the Forestry department, has been asked to recommend a man for assistant branch manager of logging operations on the Gold Coast of Africa, also five men for positions with lum ber companies in Africa and Central America, a man to lay out logging railroads and estimate timber in Texas and a man to investigate lumber sup plies and buy logs. Graduates inter ested in these positions should com municate with Professor Chittenden. CONTRIBUTORS. Since last published former students have to the "Alumni Fund for the Encouragement of Public Speaking": contributed these Harry Gottheimer, '15; E. H. Brad- ner, '69; C. H. Ponitz, '10; J. M. Moore, '16; R. A. Turner, '09; C. A. Gilson, '13; James G. Moore, '03; M. J. Paine, '14; E. E. Hotchin, '12; E. E. Alden, '15; Fred A. Hagedorn, '16; N. W. Mogge, '14; G. A. Secrist, '16; Annice Hargreaves, '15^ I. T. Pickford, '13; A. T. Stevens, '93; Laura Crane Eaton, '13; Jane Todd, '15; Floyd M. Barden, '09; '08; Myrta Severance Barden, Cora Feldkamp, '05; G. H. Osborne, '11; E. A. Seelye, '04; W. F. Uhl, '02; Helene F. Hatch, 16; Henry A. Haigh, 74; E. A. Calkins, '98; Jay D. Stan- nard, '76; Florence Brennan Stone, sp. '10-'12; J. W. Rigterink, '97; H. C. Skeels, '98; W. R. Olmsted, '11; E. A. Wilson, '07; F. G. Brown, '12; Bertha Cameron, '09; Carmelita A. Hill, '03; Wilfred Strond, '05; A. L. Darbee, '07; Irving Kirshman, '14; Mrs. Russell H. Waldo, '12; H. N. Peck, '92; Bert Shedd, '10. R. F. Kroodsma, f, is working for the Stiles Brothers Lumber company in Grand Rapids, Mich. THE PINETUM. The Pinetum, situated on the Red Cedar river across lege woods, is one of the lege woods, is one of the show places of all the college property. The white pines were set out in 1896 by A. A. Crozier, '79, under the direc tion of Dr. Beal. The loca tion chosen was the poorest part of the college farm, be ing an old gravel pit which had been used until it was exhausted. Box-elders were planted between the pines, since it was considered that broad-leaved trees were need ed as nurse trees. The pines soon outstripped the maples, Avhich were cut out in 1903. land was cultivated once or twice for the first three years. The wide spac ing of the pines caused them to develop heavy branching, so in 1909 the three lower whorls were cut out. The trees, which are now 20 years old, average 31 feet in height and six and one-half inches in diameter at breast height. Some are over nine inches in diameter. Members of the Forestry department estimate that the tract would cut 6,000 board feet of box boards per acre. The trees are grow ing at such a rate that in 10 years it is estimated they will cut over 20,000 board feet per acre. This would give an average increase of 1,400 board feet per year, or, figuring at the /^tumpage value of $15 per thousand feet, this gives an increase per year of $21 per acre. Entirely aside from its utilitarian and aesthetic values, the Pinetum is very dear to the college family. It serves as an ideal picnic ground, and, in the spring and fall, the sheltering pines look down many an evening on a weenie or beefsteak roast. In fact a large number of the social organizations consider this the Mecca of canoe trips "up the river." The 6 THE M. A. C. RECORD. NEWS AND COMMENT T he Physics d e p a r t m e nt h as insti t u t ed a system of class photographs to enable faces w i th names, both d u r i ng college days a nd after graduation. to connect up t h em The Alpha Psi, h o n o r a ry v e t e r i n a ry fraternity, h as elected following officers for next y e a r: W. C. Heustis, president; O. O. Mater, vice president; H. A. Weckler, t r e a s u r e r; D. C. Bea ver, secretary. t he Some of the alumni to visit M. A. C. '16; last week w e r e: Louella Wilder, '16; F r i e da Meisel, '16; P. V. Towar, A. H. Hunzicker, '16; M. A. Russell, '14; E. D. Mills, '82; P. C. Baker, '14; Blake Miller, '16; R. u. Dodge, '14. CIAJB BOARDING COSTS Low. t he clubs While a little higher t h an last term, t he cost of board at t h is t e rm still seems free from very close association with t he H. C. L. The fol lowing figures are t he costs per week: Club A, $2.80; B, $3.17; C, $2.53; D, $3.00; E, $3.45; H (Senior H o u s e ), $2.80. EAST END OF FIRST FLOOR, SHOP No. 1. Showing group of direct drive motor-head lathes for wood t u r n i n g. Each l a t he h as speeds v a r y i ng from 600 to 3,000 R. P. M. In t h is end of the room t h e re a re also 35 wood w o r k i ng benches capable of accommodating a class of 70 at one time. The piping for a dry k i ln is being installed in the other end of t h is room, which will m a ke it possible to have seasoned lumber for p a t t e rn m a k i ng at all times. H I GH R I F LE SCORE L A ST W E E K. T he Aggie rifle team t u r n ed in the h i gh score of the season in their match l a st week, a total of 972 being m a de out of a possible 1,000. Individual scores were as follows: Berridge, 197; Kean, 196; Shane, 196; Pennington, 192; Weston, 191. Latest advices from t h at Washington W a s h i n g t on State the class A col in leges by about 250 points. M. A. C. is second. leading show is FERONIAN W I N T ER T E E M. the F e r o n i an society Members of e n t e r t a i n ed with their annual winter t e rm p a r ty in the Armory last Satur evening. The Saxaphone Trio day the from Columbus, Ohio, furnished m u s ic a nd the p a t r o ns were Dr. a nd Mrs. J. L. Snyder a nd Professor and of Mrs. Sawyer. t he society who were back t he p a r ty were Reeva H e n y an a nd Grace P e n n i n g t o n. F o r m er members for A POPULAR OBJECTIVE FOR STUDENT HIKES. H E A RS GOVERNMENT M A N. A. F. Hawes, for e i g ht y e a rs state forester for Vermont a nd now forester in t he States Relation Service in The maple syrup plant in the college woods is not lacking for visitors these days. Students use discretion, however, and don't swoop down in too big bunches. In t h is way they keep on the good side of Mr. Hendryx, w ho is in charge of the "bush," and who lets them sample t he "sweet stuff." (h a r ge of t he N o r t h e rn States, talked efore t he F o r e s t ry club last week on F o r e st Investigations." Mr. Hawes pent t wo days at M. A. C. a nd ex pressed h e a r ty approval of t he work of He the F o r e s t ry brought out the point t h at Michigan has t he only full t i me extension spe cialist in forestry in t he United States. " T he appearance of t he farm wood- lots in the state," he said, "is evidence that they receive much more consider ation t h an do woodlots in most other states." department. F R E S H M EN DEBATERS. These m e m b e rs of t he class of 1920 will represent M. A. C. in t he tri-col- lege debate which will be held April 13: J. W. Sims, Branch; W. E. Fowle, Traverse City; C. J. B. McLean, Lan sing; E. G. Lane, Detroit; R. E. Tri- pensee, St. Charles; F. F. Rogers, Lan is a son of F. F. sing. T he latter Rogers, highway is '83, who commissioner. s t a te The M. A. C. affirmative will debate Albion at M. A. C. a nd t he negative will meet Kalamazoo at Kalamazoo. The question which t he freshmen will lebate t he U. S. Government should own a nd operate ;he railroads. i s: Resolved, t h at SENIORS PREPARE FOR CIVIL SERVICE. THE M. A. C. RECORD. not only emphasizes t he value of milk as a food with children, b ut also w i th adults a nd m a k es some s t r i k i ng com parisons with other food m a t e r i a l s. FACULTY RECITAL. Wednesday evening t he parlors of the W o m a n 's Building were well filled by E a st L a n s i ng music lovers who h e a rd a fine program given by Mabel Louise Leffler, pianist; Delia Bemis, violinist, and F r e d e r ic L. Abel, 'cel list, assisted by Mary Louise Creyts, contralto; Leaah Seibly, accompanist, and Louise Freyhofer, pianist. All received b ut the numbers, were well the audience w as especially apprecia tive of the skillful ensemble playing. Miss Creyts, who appeared in recital for the first time at M. A. C, chose n u m b e rs which displayed h er powers favored as an emotional artist, and two encores, "A the audience with J u ne Morning," a nd "Come into t he Garden, Love," Miss Bemis was pleas ing in h er i n t e r p r e t a t i on of "Svend- sen's Romance." Miss Leffler played first three MacDowell numbers, having for its theme an old Scotch fair, whose un castle a nd its lady t he happy song floated out across t he water from h er prison window. "Pol onaise" afforded h er ample opportun technique. ity to display h er brilliant CORRESPONDENCE. Dear RECORD: I have been t u r n i ng over in my m i nd two things a nd have been talk ing with a l u m ni in this p a rt of t he country abount things, a nd at these last have come to t he conclusion to air my views. These two things have to do with t he caption on your front page, " W h at will you do for h er fu t u r e ?" A nd I wonder if the m e m b e rs of t he State Board a sk themselves t h at question very often, and how they would answer in view of t he two ideas I have to offer. t h at question for F i r st of all, there is a m a t t er of to t he faculty a nd in salaries paid I realize t h at M. A. C. is structors. funds. T he misfortune pinched which h as followed h er financial af fairs for the past t en y e a rs h as been wonderfully consistent. She h as been able to secure a nd to hold for a time some of t he finest m en in t he land, but in view of the r i s i ng scale of sal institutions a nd other aries in other It is quite possible t h at some of ;he senior forestry students will have .he opportunity to do forest pathology work u n d er t he appropriation passed ay the last congress for t he eradica- :ion of t he white pine blister rust. Several of the seniors a re p r e p a r i ng :or a civil service examination which will be given to secure m en for t h is next month. Congress work early dis t he for $85,000 appropriated of con- of new methods covery l o l l i ng $300,000 a nd disease the for t he purpose of continuing control and eradicating measures now known. Dne generation of r u st iives on gooseberry a nd c u r r a nt bushes and t he most i m p o r t a nt method of control now known is to destroy these within certain distances of pine plant ings. the blister LARGE CALL FOR CIRCULAR ON M I L K. Miss May Person of Lansing, a grad- aate of t he University of Michigan, who is t a k i ng g r a d u a te w o rk at M. im -*j ^% ^ 9f •*&'' *5 •"Sj"* Jfm 4 ill] | i i * i SOME OF THE HORTICULTURAL STUDENTS WITH PROFESSOR BEACH. Professor S. A. Beach, of Iowa State, one of t he special lecturers of F a r m ers' Week, formerly with the Geneva Station in New York, is seated holding the two volumes of his m o n u m e n t al work, "Apples of New York." Reading from left to r i g ht the students a r e: J. T. Gregger, Bangor; A. L. Pino, Ithaca; D. L. Peppard, E a st L a n s i n g; H. V. Abel, Buffalo, N. Y.; C. E. Garthe, N o r t h p o r t; E. W. Pinckney, L a n s i n g; A. A. Durfee, Northville; I v an Wright, Lawford, W. Va.; R. L. Lepper, Washington, D. C; D. E. Gower, F a r m i n g t o n, N. Mex.; D. B. Hogue, Pontiac; R. E. Bloom, Detroit; C. C. Hood, Buffalo, N. Y.; -C. R. Crozier, Grand Rapids; Richard Sullivan, L a n s i n g; A. M. Porter, South Paris, Me.; W. F. VanBuskirk, Erie, Pa.; S. W. H a r m a n, Geneva, N. Y.; F. S. Hobbs, Benton H a r b o r; F. J. Whalen, Buffalo, N. Y.; D. E. Storrs, Grand Blanc; F r ed England, Detroit; A. B. Muir, Detroit. 8 lines of agricultural endeavor, can she hope to m a i n t a in h er s t a n d a rd of in- instruction on t he low average salary t h at she now pays".' It seems to me t h at is a question r a t h er vital t h at to h er future. to for t h at them to pay financial through I do not care to give this a personal t r e nd by comparing salaries for vari ous positions at M. A. C. with those offered for similar positions at other institutions. The professors a nd in they structors no doubt realize are underpaid, a nd practically all a re very susceptible to "calls" to other in stitutions at a "comfortable increase in salary." To get good m en and to hold them, the State Board m u st be the price. Under prepared stand, I am finding no fault with the present members of the faculty. The older ones remain loyalty, a nd through other connections which bind the college a nd E a st Lansing. But the younger and more recent members have no sentimental or lingering reasons when more money is offered elsewhere. And then, there is a m a t t er of hir ing year after year the graduates of the institution as instructors. Almost every issue of the RECORD contains an account of some g r a d u a te of '15 or '16 being added to the. teaching staff. I was told five years ago t h at M. A. C. was suffering from "intellectual dry- rot" a nd I am afraid t h at she is still It afflicted Avith does not pay to hire back graduates until they have h ad an opportunity to go elsewhere to secure a new angle of vision a nd a different grip on their special subject. The future success of the college is at stake if t he same old methods a re to be t a u g ht year after year and generation after generation. great M. A. C. h as produced teachers, but somewhere they went else to m a ke their s t a rt after gradua tion. And the State Board can do a great deal for the future of the col lege by requiring to have a year or two of experience at some other institution before appoint ing them to positions on the teaching force. And this brings us back to our idea, for, to get these m en with first the broader the Board m u st pay more .money. the same disease. the graduates experience, some Assistant in Research and I n s t r u c t or ROY F. IRVIX, '14. in Poultry Husbandry. New Brunswick, N. J. M. A. C. RECORD: T he doings on t he campus coupled those t h at of one's class a nd with others with whom one is familiar help to m a ke its weekly advent a source of much pleasure when far from home. I will be pleased to have you change my address to 867 W. 181st St., New York City for future delivery of my college mail as we a re now settled there in an a p a r t m e nt from which we have t he pleasure of overlooking t he hourly, H u d s on with its Palasides THE M: A. C. RECORD. hence m a k i ng keenly enjoyable. life in t h is large city Regretted t h at we were unable to attend the N. Y.-M. A. C. Alumni ban quet and hope to be a better a l u m n us located now t h at we a re p e r m a n e n t ly here. Sincerely, MRS. LUCILE T I T US KOHLER, '14. New York City. Dear E d i t o r: to Please find enclosed by check for the Alumni Public Speaking F u n d. Too much encouragement cannot be given t h is work. The M. A. C. g r a d u a te who goes back into h is home community doesn't w a nt to talk very much at first, but when he does speak in public, he should know w h at to say and how to say it. H is useful ness to himself a nd those with whom he comes in contact will depend on his ability t h i nk out community problems and convince others as to their proper solution. This is espe cially true of t he m an who goes onto a farm. He cannot gain t he greatest individual success except as his neigh borhood Organization, co-operation continued development, m ay depend upon h im as a community leader. If he got something out of his Public Speaking work at M. A. C. he will always be thankful. The time to m a ke m en realize this is while they are in college. is successful. to I t r u st very successful. t h at your project will be A S H L EY M. BERRIDGE, '12. I I r an county in Genesee "Have been working for Saginaw county since t he first of the year on a d r a in suit. My work consists of looking up data on drains t h at enter into the Saginaw R i v er system. While at work r an across Geo. Huggins, '86-'87, surveyor for Genesee county. In Lapeer I r an across Taylor, a 1910 or '11 m a n, and at Sandusky across Stewart Nichols, '13, who is county drain com missioner for said county. In his of fice I also met Walt Smafield, ex-'13, who is county surveyor. I also met a Geo. Brown, '14, who is holding down town. fire chief the job of From t h at r e m a r ks "I their they are practically r u n n i ng the coun ty, t h at is t he younger men are doing most of the county work. They have in Michigan. the sheriff They offered to r un me for t r e a s u r er or for county clerk if I would only move there before next election. their learned youngest in "While in F l i nt I r an across several old M. A. C. m en who are working there in the auto game. No m a t t er where you go you can almost always bank on r u n n i ng across some of t he old boys. Saginaw h as her share of them, and, believe me, there are a couple of them here who a re making good. Henry Aldrich, '14, is now head draftsman for t he Wicke's Boiler Co. and is very highly thought of. Along 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 STATLBR 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 Washington Boulevard and Bagley Avenue. NEW BURDICK 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. The of leading- all-the-year-'round hotel the region. All modern con veniences. • All outside rooms. W. O. Holden, Mgr. OCCIDENTAL HOTEL Muskegon, Mich. 150 rooms. Hot and cold water and telephone in every room. European plan, $1.00 and up. Edward R. Sweet, Manager. FOR SALE—At the secretary's office the following publications: Michigan Bird Life, by Prof. Walter B. Barrows. 60 cents and postage. History of Michigan Agricultural College, by Dr. W. J. Beal. $2.00 and postage. The First Thought in D R U GS G. J. Rouser Drug Co. I For 21 Years I I Printers of the M. A. C. R e c o rd I iOafomtr? & Han lEurrm printing Glompattg 210-212 North Grand Ave., Lansing | | I t with, h im with t he same company is Tom W a r m i n g t o n, '15. Morre, '15, is connected with some steel company, while Clare McGee, ex-'14, is still w i th E l m er Geyer, Werner & Pfleiderer. '13, is head of t he cost d e p a r t m e nt with Herzog A rt F u r n i t u re a nd is very highly spoken of. A rt Carpen ter, ex-'14, is on t he road, I believe. Ed Martin, '15, is spending h is time t r y i ng to rebuild t he on their soil t h at h as been sadly misused t he last few years. farm is funny Well! I almost forgot o ne of our n u m b e rs a nd t h at too, for there is hardly a day passes t h at h is smiling face does n ot gladden our door. At present he is devoting t he greater p a rt of h is time in t r y i ng to give Saginaw h i gh a w i n n i ng basket ball fairly team, a nd he is h a v i ng good success. Yes, " D u t c h" Miller is the one I have reference t o; we live within a block of each other. "Must say t h at I am proud of t he record t he basketball team h as m a de this year a nd takes us back to t he days when we were fighting for t he green a nd w h i te on t he court. "Yours for a greater M. A. C, al N. M. SPENCER, '14." ways. Saginaw, Mich. E d i t or M. A. C. RECORD: clearly, is t he ability If t h e re is one t h i ng t o w a rd which every s t u d e nt at M. A. C. should strive it to express h im or concisely a nd with herself confidence before a gathered body. In our h i gh schools we strive to develop in t he pupils t h is power as far as pos sible in t he recitation, a nd in t he lit erary clubs. societies a nd debating These same people as they enter t he colleges and universities should be en them couraged to f u r t h er It selves along is not so much t he power of "eloquent oratory" as t he power of simple, con vincing, a r g u m e nt which should be developed in t he s t u d e n ts at M. A. C. I for one am realizing every day how i m p o r t a nt is t h is won derful power in a m a n 's m a k e u p. i m p o r t a nt forceful develop line. t h is R A L PH G. CHAMBERLAIN, '13. Milwaukee, Wis. F i nd enclosed as my p a rt towards I c an look the public speaking fund. back now a nd see w h e re I could have improved myself immensely by h a v i ng : taken a more active p a rt in public speaking at M. A. C. One does not realize h is m i s t a k es until he h as left college a nd I would advise every un d e r g r a d u a te at M. A. C. to get all they can out of t he courses in public speak ing at M. A. C. A college m an is often called upon to give a s h o rt t a lk at various If he h as n ot de veloped t h at before leaving college he is usually in a bad fix. I hope t he fund grows from year to y e ar a nd puts, the public speaking 'spirit into every alumni t h at leaves old M. A. C. times. THE M. A. C. RECORD. SPRING TERM SCHEDULES. VARSITY BASEBALL. April 14—Olivet College at E a st Lansing. April 20—Marshall College at E a st Lansing. April 27—Western State N o r m al at E a st Lansing. April 28—Western Reserve Univer sity at E a st Lansing. May 4—Syracuse University at E a st Lansing. May 5—Alma College at E a st Lan sing. May 8—Notre Dame University at E a st Lansing. May 12—U. of M. at E a st Lansing. May 18—U. of N i a g a ra at E a st Lan sing. May 19—U. of Buffalo at E a st Lan sing. May 22—W. Va. University at Mor- gantown, W. Va. May 23—W. Va. Wesleyan at Buck- h a n n o n, W. Va. May 24—W. & J., at Washington, Pa. May 25—U. of P i t t s b u rg at Pitts burg, P a. May 26—Carnegie Tech. at Pitts burg, P a. May 30—.U. of M. at A nn Arbor, Mich. J u ne 1—Notre Dame at E a st Lan sing. J u ne 2—Notre Dame at E a st Lan sing. A L L - F R E SH BASEBALL. April 17—Lansing H i gh School at Lansing. April 21—U. of Mich. All-Fresh at E a st Lansing. May 5—U. of M. All-Fresh at A nn Arbor. May 8—Lansing High School at E. Lansing. May 19—Ypsilanti N o r m al at E a st Lansing. May 22—Albion College at Albion, Mich. May 26—Mt. Pleasant Normal at E. Lansing. J u ne 2—Mt. Pleasant N o r m al at Mt. Pleasant. VARSITY TRACK. May 5—Interclass meet a nd varsity tryout. May 12—Intercollegiate meet at E. Lansing. May 19—Notre Dame University at E a st Lansing. 9 ALUMNI NOTES '93. W. A. Maxfield, a physician a nd surgeon at Hudsonville, Michigan, h as h ad a very serious nervous break down. We l e a rn t h at he is now in a hospital in G r a nd Rapids. •oi. Ben Laubach, e, is s u p e r i n t e n d e nt of t he electric d e p a r t m e nt of public service at Conneaut, Ohio. J '02. W. R. Wright, a, w ho h as spent some years at t he University of I d a ho as i n s t r u c t or in bacteriology, h as been compelled to give up h is position on account of h is health a nd is this y e ar living on a farm at R. F. D. No. 3, Kalamazoo. '03. A son w as born March 19 to Mr. and Mrs. J o hn A. F r a s er of Lovings- ton, Va. '04. C. M. Annis, '00-'01, is w o r k i ng on t he K r e n t el P o u l t ry farms n e ar E a st L a n s i n g. '05. Clara Morley is now doing real es t a te work for herself in Detroit. She still lives at 1023 E a st Jefferson. '06. R. C. Bird, e, cement engineer for the Cuban P o r t l a nd Cement Company, should now be addressed at 30 E a st 42nd street, New York City. '09. Myron R. Bowerman, e, who h as been instructor in m a c h i ne design at K a n s as State Agricultural College for some is now checker for the" Alliance Machine company at Alliance, Ohio. time, ' l i. E t h el T r a u t m a n, h, is t e a c h i ng in Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. Local members of t he class of 1911 gave a dinner at t he Wildwood Tea Rooms, E a st Lansing, last T h u r s d ay n i g ht in compliment to Mr. a nd Mrs. H. E. Dennison who a re leaving soon to take up farm life at Fulton, New York. Those p r e s e nt were Mr. a nd Mrs. Dennison of F u l t o n, p a r e n ts of THE WOLVERINE BOARD, EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN May 26—U. of M. All-Fresh at A nn Please reserve.. copies of Arbor, Mich. J u ne 8 a nd 9—Interscholastic meet at E a st Lansing. J u ne 15 a nd 16—Western Conference at Chicago. A L L - F R E SH TRACK. May 12—Intercollegiate m e et at E. Lansing. 1917 Alumni Wolverine. I am sending one dollar and will pay $1.50, plus 30c for postage before April 21, 1917. Name ... Address... :. ..... " j. A. T H O M P S O N, '16-F. Texarkana,3 T e x a s. _ 'zS£EiiEtli May 26—Freshmen will be used in : m e et a g a i n st t he U. of M. F r e s h m e n. 10 THE M. A. C. RECORD. A Message to Women Who Appreciate High Grade Suits-Coats-Dresses At Our January Clearing Sale Prices. THIS is Central Michigan's Appar el Shop for Women and Misses— and founded upon a foundation of satisfaction—giving principles at the same time rigidly maintaining our reputation of high justly earned quality standards at moderate prices. WINTER SUITS Every Suit must go—and now is the time to buy. 1-2 Regular Price is all you'll have to pay for any Suit in stock. WINTER COATS Every woman wants a new Coat— like ours—at our prices. 1-4 Regular Price is the amount you'll save on any Coat in stock. 108-110 S. 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